by Jô Soares · Editorial Presenca · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722320313
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«O Xangô de Baker Street» is the mystery and suspense novel by Jô Soares, published by Editorial Presença in paperback (280 pages, in Portuguese).
In 1886, during Sarah Bernhardt's tour, a Stradivarius disappears and women are found murdered with a violin string on their bodies. Sarah Bernhardt suggests Emperor Pedro II call Sherlock Holmes. Jô Soares mixes real characters and fiction, recreates 19th-century Rio de Janeiro, and speculates about the country's first serial killer.
The novel originally appeared in 1995; this Portuguese edition was published on August 16, 2004.
The novel will appeal to readers of mystery, historical intrigue, and Sherlock Holmes reinterpretations.
José Eugênio Soares, known professionally as Jô Soares, or Jô, was a Brazilian comedian, talk show host, author, musician, actor and writer.
