{"product_id":"brazilian-psycho-paperback","title":"Brazilian Psycho - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'BRAZILIAN PSYCHO is a riveting and explosive masterpiece of political crime fiction that deserves to share the shelf with AMERICAN TABLOID, THE POWER OF THE DOG and A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVEN KILLINGS, and confirms Joe Thomas as one of our very best contemporary crime writers.' David Peace\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eComplex and compelling, and shot through with moments of horror and beauty, BRAZILIAN PSYCHO is a magnificent achievement.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e Crime Club\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fans of Don Winslow and James Ellroy's epic forays into the societal effects of systematic dysfunction and corruption will want to check this out' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrazil, 1 January 2003: President Luis Inacio 'Lula' da Silva begins fifteen years of left-wing government. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 January 2019: Jair Bolsonaro is inaugurated, a president of the populist right. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow did it come to this? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA blockbusting novel of our times, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrazilian Psycho\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eintroduces and completes Joe Thomas's acclaimed Sao Paulo quartet. Over sixteen years, a diverse cast of characters live through the unfolding social and political drama, setting in motion a whirlwind of plots and counterplots: the murder of a British school headmaster and the consequent cover-up; the chaos and score-settling of the PCC drug gang rebellion over the Mothers' Day weekend of 2006; a copycat serial killer; the secret international funding of nationwide anti-government protests; the bribes, kickbacks and shakedowns of the Mensalao and Lava Jato political corruption scandals, the biggest in Brazilian history \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrazilian Psycho \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eweaves social crime fiction, historical fact, and personal experience to record the radical tale of one of the world's most fascinating, glamorous, corrupt, violent, and thrilling cities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePRAISE FOR JOE THOMAS \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Brilliant' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Feverish energy' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderfully vivid' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sophisticated, dizzying' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vivid and visceral' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superbly realised vivid and atmospheric' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Original' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A stylish, atmospheric treat an inspired blend of David Peace and early Pinter' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sparse, energetic, fragmented prose' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vibrant, colourful, and complex' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Stylish, sharp-witted, taut. A must for modern noir fans' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNB Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Definitive confident and energetic'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Crime Time \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant manic energy' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJake Arnott \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wildly stylish and hugely entertaining' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucy Caldwell \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vivid, stylish, funny' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMick Herron \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Gripping, fast-paced, darkly atmospheric' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusanna Jones \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Snappy, thoughtful, moving' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn King \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Exciting, fresh, incredibly assured' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStav Sherez \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Happy days!' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Timlin \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Utterly brilliant' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCathi Unsworth \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Had James Ellroy and David Peace collaborated on a novel they'd have written something like this' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Willets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOE THOMAS\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Hackney in 1977. He is the author of the critically acclaimed São Paulo quartet - \u003ci\u003eParadise City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGringa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBrazilian Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e - and \u003ci\u003eBent\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2020 and an \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e pick of the best crime fiction of 2020. His new novel, \u003ci\u003eWhite Riot\u003c\/i\u003e, the start of a trilogy set in Hackney in the 1970s and 1980s, is to be published by Arcadia in January 2023, and will be followed by \u003ci\u003eRed Menace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTrue Blue\u003c\/i\u003e. 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