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The mystery of Rio / Alberto Mussa ; translated from the Portuguese by Alex Ladd.
Van Pelt Library PQ9698.23.U77 S4513 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mussa, Alberto, 1961-
- Standardized Title:
- Senhor do lado esquerdo. English
- Language:
- English
- Portuguese
- Subjects (All):
- Murder--Investigation--Fiction.
- Murder.
- Murder--Investigation.
- Brothels.
- Brothels--Fiction.
- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Fiction.
- Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Mystery fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 212 pages : plans ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Europa Editions, [2013]
- Summary:
- "Rio de Janeiro, 1913. The Secretary of the Presidency of the Republic is murdered at the former home of the Marquesa de Santos, known as the House of Exchanges, a sophisticated brothel where secret meetings take place. Under the guise of a medical clinic, the brothel is run by a scientist obsessed with the study of female sexual fantasies. During the criminal investigation, a forensic expert who frequents the House comes face to face with a rogue from Cais do Porto possibly involved in the murder. The two begin a competition to figure out who is the greatest seducer"--Amazon.com.
- Notes:
- Novel.
- Translation of: O senhor do lado esquerdo.
- ISBN:
- 1609451368
- 9781609451363
- OCLC:
- 829451623
- Publisher Number:
- 99955400248
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