Body From Ipanema (Tony Kozol Mystery Series) - Softcover

Ripley, J.R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1492921408 ISBN 13: 9781492921400

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

It’s Carnaval time in Rio de Janeiro! What could be more fun? Yes, it’s Carnaval time in exotic Rio and Tony Kozol has been invited. Working for Luis Angel, a hot, young Latin pop singing sensation with an eye for the ladies, journeyman guitarist and amateur sleuth, Tony Kozol packs his bags and heads south to sexy, sunny Brazil. Love is in the air, samba is in the streets…and murder is around the next corner. Tony and his bass playing sidekick, Rock Bottom, want nothing more than to bask in the sun along the famed beaches of Ipanema while reveling in the rhythms of Brazilian music and the beauty of the Brazilian women who stroll the sands and sidewalks with exotic rhythms of their own. Fate, however, has other plans. So does Alvarez Yairi, an unsavory, unreadable thug on Luis Angel’s payroll. When Tony is mugged on the streets of Ipanema, his attacker is soon found with his throat cut. The local police cast suspicious eyes on Tony and it is Alvarez Yairi who comes to his aid. Yairi enlists the assistance of one of Rio’s most notorious gangsters, Little Armando. Soon, Tony and Rock find themselves involved, against their wishes, in Little Armando’s schemes. Tony’s also fallen in love with a beautiful local dancer who will change his life forever. In THE BODY FROM IPANEMA, the fourth book in J.R. Ripley’s quirky and comedic Tony Kozol mystery series, Tony and his bass playing friend, Rock, find themselves surrounded by beauty and intrigue in a land where not all is as it seems…

About this title

From the Publisher

J.R. Ripley is the pen-name of writer-musician Glenn Meganck. As J.R. Ripley, he writes the Tony Kozol series of easy reading mysteries. As Glenn Meganck, he pens the Big Deal series of kid's chapter books, among others. Meganck is also a talented performer, the title of his latest CD for Beachfront Entertainment is Lost in Austin. Ripley divides his time between Boca Raton and Brussels, Belgium.

About the Author

J.R. Ripley is the author of the Tony Kozol mystery series and other novels. He has penned novels in various categories including literary, popular fiction, mystery and crime novels, YA and children's books. As a member of the Mystery Writers of America, he has chaired the Edgar committee for Best Original Paperback novel and served on the Best Short Story Committee. As a member of the International Association of Crime Writers, he has served on the Hammett Award committee for Best Novel.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1492921408
• ISBN 13: 9781492921400
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264