A Crime Novel by Andrew Deutsch

 A time of dramatic political, social, and cultural clashes Here, at the nexus of high society and low, style and street, pop music, and passionate crime, a young tabloid photographer will do anything to get ahead – even protect a killer. Beto Santera, raised on the struggling side of Rio, has just wrangled his first press photographer’s card. He has big dreams, small chances, and a chip on his shoulder. Beto is desperate to get ahead as a photographer but is scrambling to make ends meet. His luck changes when he photos Sergio Fontes von Imperial, outcast of a powerful Rio family, leaving the crime scene of a murdered popular Brazilian star. Beto makes a dark deal with Sergio, lose the negatives and he will get access to the  exclusive world of fashion, art, music, nightlife. All the excitement Rio has to offer. Then more killings occur. Beto is forced to make a choice, keep his career, or help catch the criminal.