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A tough, uncompromising style --Jon Wise-- (10/21/2019) I felt my hackles rise on more than one occasion. [...] Thomas consistently exposes the naked truth behind the power and oppression of the more vulnerable in society. [...] powerful and thought provoking... The weighty social issues of the book are more than balanced with the superb characterisation... [Gringa is] a great read for those who like their crime on the darker side of the tracks, and dare I say it, even better than the debut [Paradise City]. Highly recommended --Raven Crime Reads-- (10/21/2019) As vibrant, colourful and complex as South America's largest city --Myles McWeeney, Irish Independent-- (10/21/2019) With its feverish energy, opulent nightlife, culture and chaos, the Brazilian megalopolis is a perfect setting for Joe Thomas's crime thrillers --Jane Dunford, Guardian-- (10/21/2019) Fresh, gripping, and incredibly assured --Stav Sherez, author of The Intrusions-- (10/21/2019) Paradise City is a gripping read. This fast-paced and darkly atmospheric novel introduces Joe Thomas as a new and distinct voice in crime fiction of the city --Susanna Jones, author of The Earthquake Bird-- (10/21/2019) Great crime fiction hinges on a sense of place, and Thomas proves an adroit guide to a city that has developed at dizzying speed --GQ

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JOE THOMAS was born in Hackney in 1977. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Sao Paulo quartet - Paradise City, Gringa, Playboy, and Brazilian Psycho - and Bent, which was a Guardian Best Book of 2020 and an Irish Times pick of the best crime fiction of 2020. His new novel, White Riot, the start of a trilogy set in Hackney in the 1970s and 1980s, is to be published by Arcadia in January 2023, and will be followed by Red Menace and True Blue. Joe lives in London with his partner and son, and teaches at City, University of London.

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