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A frustrated publisher receives a mysterious angst-ridden manuscript, sent by a 'friend' secretly and in instalments; its contents would, the friend says, put the author - named only as Ariadne - in mortal danger. It seems she is married to one of two notorious Martelli brothers, shady businessmen who dominate a small town in a distant province. Surely her dark outpourings are a cry for help? Our unlikely hero is roused from his dissolute routines - the late-night drinking, literary debates and pitched battles over the proper placement of commas. One by one, he dispatches his motley collection of friends to Frondosa - a town almost morbidly obsessed with five-a-side football - to investigate and bring her to safety. But isn't there something about Ariadne's prose that is slightly... familiar?
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A frustrated publisher receives a mysterious angst-ridden manuscript: 'a friend' must send it in installments; its contents would put the author in danger. As he pieces together the story, he learns that the author is the wife of one of the two Martelli brothers - gangsters who dominate a small town in the Brazilian interior. Surely her dark outpourings are a cry for help? One by one, he dispatches his motley collection of friends to Frondosa - a town totally obsessed with five-a-side football - to investigate and to bring her to safety. A satirical crime adventure from Brazil's best-loved comic novelist. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780857051141
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