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A review by usbsticky
Dying Gasp by Leighton Gage
4.0
I've been reading this series out of order. I read one book, liked it (can't remember which one now). Then I tried #1, didn't like that and wasn't going to continue. But I had already borrowed this one so I read it anyway and liked it.
Spoilers.
What I liked. The writing was easy to read and follow. The story line is also fairly simple. The chief inspector follows a snuff story. It leads to a major Brazilian politician's grand-daughter. It leads to a provincial town of Manaus where he's given the brush off by the local police chief. But he perseveres and continues to investigate a local under-aged prostitute pimp, the snuff film producer and police. The criminals continues to make major mistakes and chief inspector Silva pounces.
What I didn't like in the plot. I thought Silva should have asked for more help right away from the Feds to prevent the deaths from happening. That bit was a little bit unrealistic.
Apart from all that, the book also details the amount of corruption in Brazil, a major theme in the entire series. I have a feeling that any cagey policeman intent on solving crimes would have mentally worked around all that instead of being surprised by it. But no doubt, it's the author's plot device.
Overall, I like that the setting was well written, the characters were fairly well done. I'm already starting on #2.
Spoilers.
What I liked. The writing was easy to read and follow. The story line is also fairly simple. The chief inspector follows a snuff story. It leads to a major Brazilian politician's grand-daughter. It leads to a provincial town of Manaus where he's given the brush off by the local police chief. But he perseveres and continues to investigate a local under-aged prostitute pimp, the snuff film producer and police. The criminals continues to make major mistakes and chief inspector Silva pounces.
What I didn't like in the plot. I thought Silva should have asked for more help right away from the Feds to prevent the deaths from happening. That bit was a little bit unrealistic.
Apart from all that, the book also details the amount of corruption in Brazil, a major theme in the entire series. I have a feeling that any cagey policeman intent on solving crimes would have mentally worked around all that instead of being surprised by it. But no doubt, it's the author's plot device.
Overall, I like that the setting was well written, the characters were fairly well done. I'm already starting on #2.