Praise for The Ways of Evil Men
A Kittling Books Top 10 Mystery Series
“Leighton Gage died in 2013, making this fine book, it would seem, the last Silva investigation. Given plot developments that involve an orphaned native youth, the book provides a fitting if unintended resolution to the memorable Silva chronicles.”
—The Wall Street Journal
“The late Gage (1942–2013) weaves an engaging plot and psychologically complex characters together with a sharp-edged social commentary on the Brazilian class system; his voice will be greatly missed in the crime fiction community.”
—Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review
“A final gift from Leighton to his readers . . . His voice, his portrayal of vital fictional characters and stories, his outrage at injustices in Brazil and beyond, and his lively participation in the on-line crime fiction community will remain as his testament.”
—Glenn Harper, International Noir Fiction
“A fine send-off for a compelling character.”
—Booklist
“Gage had it all: social conscience; complex, well-drawn characters; and superb plot development. All he lacked was the gift of another dozen years of writing, to shepherd Chief Inspector Silva safely into his retirement.”
—BookPage, Top Pick in Mystery by Bruce Tierney
“Leighton Gage is one of those rare writers who can write about social issues without being pedantic. There are many facets to the issue of the indigenous peoples and their future, both in Brazil and elsewhere. Gage presents those facets within the framework of a well-written police procedural. While there is a solution to the mystery at the end, there is no pat answer to all the questions Gage presents along the way to that solution.”
—P.J. Coldren, Reviewing the Evidence
“Some of the color went out of the world when Leighton Gage died, but his literary legacy is pure gold. I can’t recommend his books highly enough.”
—Cathy Cole, Kittling Books
“Irresistible . . . It’s sad to think this is the final Mario Silva tale we’ll enjoy. If you haven’t read the previous half-dozen installments of the series, do yourself a favor and look them up, too.”
—Black Mask
“Gage’s last offering is at once dark and light, depressing and uplifting, violent but also compassionate, a tale of dastardly, cowardly evil, but also of quiet, unrelenting heroism.”
—Mystery Scene
“I suspect that Leighton put a lot of himself into the character of Mario Silva, both will be sorely missed.”
—Crime Scraps Review
“There are few storytellers as gifted as Leighton Gage, and virtually none with his ability to convey messages of such societal importance in fast-paced, can’t-put-down mysteries that are not in any way preaching.”
—Jeff Siger, writing for the New York Journal of Books
“Highly recommended. I can only urge that readers who appreciate strongly drawn characters and a well-plotted tale not miss this wonderful, final addition to a much-loved series from a writer who will be sorely missed.”
—Midwest Book Review
“This marks the end of one of Brazil’s most popular procedural crime series. He [Leighton Gage] will be sorely missed by his many fans around the world.”
—BookLoons
“A most rewarding book. Recommended.”
—I Love a Mystery
“A fitting farewell to the inspector.”
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“The complexity of the storyline together with several credible paths of misdirection make this one of the better books in this already very good series; sadly, it will also be the last.”
—Mysterious Reviews
Praise for Leighton Gage’s Mario Silva series
“No one writes the cold glint of evil in bright sunlight the way Leighton Gage does. And there’s enough evil here—and heroism, too—for three lesser books.”
—Timothy Hallinan, author of Crashed
“Top notch . . . controversial and entirely absorbing.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“A dark, violent book with characters that seethe on the page . . . Compelling writing. Readers will smell the steam and stench of the Amazon and recoil from the torture and depredation from which Gage averts his lens, barely in time.”
—Boston Globe
“The Silva investigations have all the step-by-step excitement of a world-class procedural series.”
—The Wall Street Journal
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