by Jô Soares · Companhia das Letras · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788535906172
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«Assassinatos na Academia Brasileira de Letras» is the mystery novel by Jô Soares, in paperback (Companhia das Letras, 252 pp., Portuguese).
Rio de Janeiro, 1924: several members of the Academy die suddenly and Commissioner Machado Machado investigates among politicians, journalists, clergymen and poets. The plot moves through the city's cafés, theatres and cemeteries, combining mystery, irony and comedy of manners with a historical reconstruction of the era.
The work bears the subtitle «romance» and is catalogued as mystery and historical fiction. The edition is the 6th reprint from Companhia das Letras (2005).
For readers of crime and historical fiction who enjoy an investigation set in 1920s Brazil.
José Eugênio Soares, known professionally as Jô Soares, or Jô, was a Brazilian comedian, talk show host, author, musician, actor and writer.
