The Body from Ipanema

Tony Kozol #4

by J.R. Ripley, Glenn Meganck

It's Carnaval time in exotic Rio de Janeiro and Tony Kozol has been invited. Working for Luis Angel, a hot Latin pop singing sensation, Tony Kozol, guitarist and amateur sleuth, packs his bags and heads for Rio. Samba is in the streets...and murder is around the next corner. In The Body From Ipanema, Tony and his sidekick, Rock, find themselves surrounded by the beauty and intrigue in a land where not all is as it seems. Tony accompanies a Latin pop star at Rio de Janeiro's Carnaval. Tony and his bassist pal, Rock, are seduced by Brazil's bathing beauties, music and nightlife, but not so much that they won't try to nail a rich and powerful man for murdering a young woman. Glenn Meganck, aka JR Ripley is the critically acclaimed author of the Tony Kozol mystery series and other works.

Genres: Brazil, Mystery

243 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Bestselling author of fiction, crime fiction, thrillers, capers, cozies and more. Pseudonym for author Glenn Meganck

Reviews

[Betsy Cornwell · Rating 1 out of 5]

It took a lot of persistence to finish this book. One reason was that the two heroes, Tony and Rock, are so stupid. They're two teenagers in adult bodies, just looking to play music, get laid, and have a good time. There are plenty of opportunities to get into trouble in Rio de Janeiro during Carnaval. Rock and Tony take advantage of all of them.
The other reason that I had trouble enjoying the book was that this book is just as sexist as any Raymond Chandler novel. Most of the women are playthings or annoyances. Very few of them wear clothes. The statutory rape of a teenager is mentioned only because of the inconvenience it causes the male characters.
I think Rock and Tony are meant to be charmingly naive, but I don't see them that way. As far as I'm concerned, the world already has too many heedless male chauvinists. There's no reason to tolerate any more fictional ones.

[Mark Jamieson · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is so bad and so entertaining at the same time.

[Jan Norton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of a silly, light hearted read

[Jennifer]

I've read all the Tony Kozol mysteries very good books. Waiting and waiting for the next book by this author.