{"product_id":"brazilian-psycho","title":"Brazilian Psycho","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+2\"\u003e\u003c\/font\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.'' 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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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR JOE THOMAS \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. 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