num_pages: 243
description: The murder of an anonymous beggar on a cobblestone street in the wealthy precincts of Copacabana haunts Inspector Espinosa in this beguiling series ( The New York Times Book Review ) With no witnesses and no weapon it seems like the case of the one-legged homeless man found lying in a cul-de-sac on So Joo Hill shot through the heart will remain unsolved. But Chief Inspector Espinosa cant shake thoughts of the hapless victimwho would target a penniless man who posed no physical threat? Focusing his incisive mind and characteristically unhurried inquiry on a group of affluent guests who dined at a nearby mansion on the stormy night of the murder Espinosa carefully interrogates his way into the lives of his suspects exposing lies cover-upsand further mysteries. When the body of a prominent young urbanite is discovered in a scandalous state of undress Espinosa must find the unlikely connections between two murders with no apparent witnesses or motive. Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza turns up the heat in this novel supplementing his seductive prose with psychological twists and steamy secrets that lead to the unexpected climax. 
language: English
title: Blackout
publisher: Henry Holt and Co.