Tobin astutely looks at the varying possibilities that would have led to Gatti's death.
Such an approach intelligently and respectfully piques interest in a real-life mystery that has left Gatti's fans and family in need of both solace and satisfactory answers.
-- Kirkus Reviews Arturo Thunder Gatti hung up his gloves in 2007, closing the book on a boxing career that bordered on the mythical.
At long last, he seemed ready to leave the business of blood behind for a long, happy life outside the ring.
His retirement was celebrated--boxing's modern gladiator had earned his freedom.
Two years later, he was gone--found dead in a hotel in Brazil under mysterious circumstances.
He was only thirty-seven years old.
Did he commit suicide? Or was he killed by his new wife? In Killed in Brazil? , Jimmy Tobin recounts the dramatic events surrounding Gatti's tragic demise and shines a light on what may have happened on that fateful night.
Killed in Brazil is the fourth in the Hamilcar Noir series.
Hamilcar Noir is Hard-Hitting True Crime that blends boxing and true crime, featuring riveting stories captured in high-quality prose, with cover art inspired by classic pulp novels.