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Leighton · 04-16-2011, 06:22 PM

A Vine in the Blood is the 5th book in the much-praised Chief Inspector Mario Silva Series.
It won't be available in the United States and Canada until December 27th.
But folks elsewhere in the world don't have to wait another eight months.
They can read it now - on Kindle.
Here's the synopsis, extracted from the jacket of the forthcoming hard cover:

It is the eve of the FIFA World Cup, the globe’s premier sporting event. The host country is Brazil. A victory for the home team is inextricably linked to the skills of the country’s principal striker, Tico “The Artist” Santos, the greatest player in the history of the sport. All the politicians in Brasilia, from the President of the Republic on down, have their seats squared-away for the finale, when they hope to see Argentina, Brazil’s bitterest rival, humbled by the Brazilian eleven. But then, just three weeks before the first game, Juraci Santos, Tico’s mother, is kidnapped. The star is distraught. The public is appalled. The politicians are outraged. And the pressure is on Chief Inspector Mario Silva to get her back.

Suspects aren’t lacking. Among them, are a cabal of Argentineans, suspected of having spirited the lady away to put Tico off his game, the star’s gold-digging, top-model girlfriend, whom his mother dislikes and has been trying to get out of his life, his principal rival, who wants to play in the World Cup in Tico’s place, and the man whose leg Tico broke during a match, thereby destroying his career. In the end, Silva and his crew discover that the solution to the mystery is less complex - but entirely unexpected.

The links on Amazon.com, vary depending on your location in the world, and are too numerous to list here.
You''ll have to use the search function to find it in your country.
But, if you happen to live in the United Kingdom, here's the one for amazon.com.uk:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blood-Chief-...2913470&sr=1-5

Praise for the Chief Inspector Mario Silva Series:

South America’s Kurt Wallander – Booklist
Top notch...controversial and entirely absorbing - The New York Times
Masterful - Toronto Globe and Mail
Compelling - The Boston Globe
Fascinating, complex and riveting - Florida Sun Sentinel
Intelligent and subtle…suspenseful and sophisticated - Publisher’s Weekly
Blurring the distinction between literary fiction and crime fiction, this is a book that…needs to be read. --Sherbroke Herald. (Quebec, CA)

04-16-2011, 06:22 PM	#1288
Leighton Member Posts: 12 Karma: 20000 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Kindle	Fifth Silva Book now Available - ex North America A Vine in the Blood is the 5th book in the much-praised Chief Inspector Mario Silva Series. It won't be available in the United States and Canada until December 27th. But folks elsewhere in the world don't have to wait another eight months. They can read it now - on Kindle. Here's the synopsis, extracted from the jacket of the forthcoming hard cover: It is the eve of the FIFA World Cup, the globe’s premier sporting event. The host country is Brazil. A victory for the home team is inextricably linked to the skills of the country’s principal striker, Tico “The Artist” Santos, the greatest player in the history of the sport. All the politicians in Brasilia, from the President of the Republic on down, have their seats squared-away for the finale, when they hope to see Argentina, Brazil’s bitterest rival, humbled by the Brazilian eleven. But then, just three weeks before the first game, Juraci Santos, Tico’s mother, is kidnapped. The star is distraught. The public is appalled. The politicians are outraged. And the pressure is on Chief Inspector Mario Silva to get her back. Suspects aren’t lacking. Among them, are a cabal of Argentineans, suspected of having spirited the lady away to put Tico off his game, the star’s gold-digging, top-model girlfriend, whom his mother dislikes and has been trying to get out of his life, his principal rival, who wants to play in the World Cup in Tico’s place, and the man whose leg Tico broke during a match, thereby destroying his career. In the end, Silva and his crew discover that the solution to the mystery is less complex - but entirely unexpected. The links on Amazon.com, vary depending on your location in the world, and are too numerous to list here. You''ll have to use the search function to find it in your country. But, if you happen to live in the United Kingdom, here's the one for amazon.com.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Blood-Chief-...2913470&sr=1-5 Praise for the Chief Inspector Mario Silva Series: South America’s Kurt Wallander – Booklist Top notch...controversial and entirely absorbing - The New York Times Masterful - Toronto Globe and Mail Compelling - The Boston Globe Fascinating, complex and riveting - Florida Sun Sentinel Intelligent and subtle…suspenseful and sophisticated - Publisher’s Weekly Blurring the distinction between literary fiction and crime fiction, this is a book that…needs to be read. --Sherbroke Herald. (Quebec, CA)