Carnival of Death

NATIONAL BESTSELLER No. 1 IN BRAZIL. A dark story about family secrets that lead to a carnival of death.
It’s not easy to be Victoria Bravo. I watch her every day. I know her plans and habits. I know her deepest secrets and fears. I watch her from a distance…

Victoria was four years old when a psychopath broke into the house and slaughtered her entire family. In the end, he left his own mark—faces of the victims painted black. The girl managed to survive, but she changed forever after the nightmare of that night.

Twenty years later, Victoria lives in a tiny apartment in Rio de Janeiro, fenced off from almost everyone. Her favorite pastime is spying on other people’s lives through house windows, hiding in the dark. But when she finds a terrifying message in her bedroom, she realizes: now she’s the one being watched…

The past has returned to reveal the secrets of that tragedy and to finish what was started. Victoria will have to play by the psychopath’s rules and dig out the truth herself. And only three people can help her with this: her boyfriend, her best friend, and a psychiatrist. But there’s a problem: it seems that one of them is the murderer…

“Rhythm, style, and a finely written main character amazed me. As in ‘Perfect Days’, I was led into the darkness.” — Caroline Kepnes, author of the bestseller ‘You’

“I read it in one breath. I was afraid for Victoria, rooted for her, and most of all understood her. And the depth with which Rafael Montes created this mysterious character… A thriller and a romance, merged into one plot, moving and thought-provoking. Brilliant!” — Ilana Kasoí, Brazilian writer and criminal profiler

“A powerful female psychological thriller with a brilliant layered plot full of unexpected twists. I was hypnotized.” — Gloria Pérez, Brazilian screenwriter and author of the novella, creator of the series ‘Clone’

“Rafael Montes combines the tense atmosphere of Alfred Hitchcock films with the black humor of Quentin Tarantino.” — The Guardian