A campaign for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff is in full swing, yet 100,000 people take to Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo in her support. On the same day, a young man from a wealthy family is murdered. Detective Mario Leme discovers the body. Two Military Policemen confront him. They strong-arm him into the back of an SUV.

Set against the backdrop of the biggest political corruption scandal in Brazilian history, Playboy is the story of Leme’s attempt to clear his name, and find the young man’s killer. Leme’s investigation runs right through Sao Paulo society, from the bottom, to the very top - and has implications far beyond. And the fight to prove his innocence might just cost Leme his life.

‘Thomas’s style is hard-boiled, cynical and fatalist, with the kind of social critique that comes with the euro-noir tradition…A must for modern noir fans.’ - Paul Burke, NB Magazine

‘Fresh, gripping and incredibly assured.’ - Stav Sherez, author of The Intrusions