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Brazil

Headline Hunting: How Real-Life News Can Inspire the Next Thriller

By Ward Larsen

May 18, 2016

Read this exclusive guest post from Ward Larsen, author of Assassin's Silence, about how everyday headlines can turn into the next thriller, and then make sure you're signed in and comment for a chance to win a copy of the book! How did you come up with that? It’s the most common question authors are asked:…

Reviewing the Queue: City of God (2002)

By Joe Brosnan

December 12, 2014

With the digital libraries of online streaming services expanding more and more, choosing which movie to watch has become difficult. I will be digging through these online queues in hope of bringing you a movie worth watching. This time we’re taking a look at City of God, a violent, sobering, and surreal drama from directors…

Roosevelt's Beast, a novel by Louis Bayard

Fresh Meat: Roosevelt’s Beast by Louis Bayard

By Jenny Maloney

March 18, 2014

Roosevelt's Beast by Louis Bayard is a historical reimagining of a torturous 1914 scientific expedition to the Amazon, in which Theodore Roosevelt and his son Kermit are kidnapped by an unknown tribe who demand they hunt a mysterious and horrible beast (available March 18, 2014). One hundred years ago, in 1914, Theodore Roosevelt and his…

World Cup 2014 to be Policed by Robots

By Crime HQ

February 25, 2014

The 2014 World Cup is set to kick off on Thursday, June 12th in Brazil, and fans who are journeying to the tournament might not be prepared for what they will see: PackBots. The Brazilian government has struck a $7.2 million deal with the creators of PackBot for 30 of the robots. Originally created for…

Leighton Gage, author of the Chief Inspector Mario Silva Investigations, hard at work revising.

In Memoriam: Leighton Gage, Author of Brazilian Crime Novels

By Crime HQ

July 30, 2013

Last weekend, the crime community lost another terrific author and fine person. From the obituary notice by Juliet Grames, senior editor at his publisher Soho Press: Leighton’s work is quite unlike anything else being written or published, and time will only prove its mettle. The novels—procedurals following a team of Brazilian federal police investigators under…

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