Bellini And The Sphinx

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Who is the missing dancer Ana Cntia Lopes Why did her coworkers, Camila and Dinia, disappear What does the voluptuous prostitute Fatima want Who killed renowned surgeon Dr. Samuel Rafidjian And what is the role of the hulking live-sexperformer known as the Indian

To confront the puzzle of several sphinxes, most of them female, private detective Remo Bellini plunges into the underworld of So Paulo. Little by little, the mysteries unravel in a surprising fashion, until the solving of the final enigma leaves Bellini perplexed, with a bitter taste in his mouth.

Translated from Brazilian Portuguese into English by Clifford E. Landers.

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Bellotto is one hell of a writer. With an elegant and quick narrative voice, he reaches a pinnacle of excellence and originality that's hard to find around here.
--Reinaldo Moraes, author of Pornopopia

If Marlowe and Harry Bosch are Los Angeles, Matt Scudder is New York and Maigret, Paris, the detective Remo Bellini is So Paulo's most complete translation.
--O Globo

Author Bio

Tony Bellotto is the author of the best-selling Bellini mystery novels, which have been released as major feature films and translated widely, establishing him as the preeminent writer of Brazilian detective fiction. He is also a guitarist and songwriter for the famed Brazilian rock band Tits (the Titans), which has released twenty albums and sold over six million albums. Bellotto writes for the newspaper O Globo and hosts a television show. He is the editor of Rio Noir and So Paulo Noir, both published by Akashic Books.