Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blood of the Wicked | 2008 | Leighton Gage | Buy |
| 2 | Kwaad Bloed | 2008 | Leighton Gage | N/A |
| 3 | Buried Strangers | 2009 | Leighton Gage | Buy |
| 4 | Zwijgend graf | 2009 | Leighton Gage | N/A |
| 5 | Dying Gasp | 2009 | Leighton Gage | Buy |
| 6 | Stervende adem | 2009 | Leighton Gage | N/A |
| 7 | Bitter eind | 2010 | Leighton Gage | N/A |
| 8 | Every Bitter Thing | 2010 | Leighton Gage | Buy |
| 9 | A Vine in the Blood | 2011 | Leighton Gage | Buy |
| 10 | Perfect Hatred | 2012 | Leighton Gage | Buy |
| 11 | The Ways of Evil Men | 2014 | Leighton Gage | Buy |
The Chief Inspector Mario Silva series by Leighton Gage follows a federal police investigator in Brazil as he takes on cases that expose the country’s social fault lines. Starting with Blood of the Wicked in 2008, the series grew to eleven books, with the final entry, The Ways of Evil Men, published in 2014 after Gage’s death.
Silva’s investigations take him from urban corruption to crimes in the Amazon and rural communities. The series is notable for including both English originals and Dutch translations (such as Kwaad Bloed and Zwijgend graf), reflecting the international appeal of Gage’s Brazilian-set crime fiction. Each book works as a standalone mystery while building on Silva’s relationships with his team and his ongoing frustration with institutional corruption.