Mysteries to Die For Book Club: “Blood of the Wicked” by Leighton Gage

The Mysteries to Die For Book Club convenes at Bookstore1Sarasota to examine Leighton Gage’s gritty police procedural, Blood of the Wicked. The group dissects the first installment of the Chief Inspector Silva series, which plunges readers into the complex social and political underbelly of modern rural Brazil. Discussion centers on how Gage uses the murder of a human rights activist to explore institutional corruption, systemic violence, and moral compromise. The moderator-led session offers a deep dive into international crime fiction that prioritizes social realism over standard whodunit formulas.