title: The Ways of Evil Men  (Chief Inspector Mario Silva Investigations, Book 7)
author:  Leighton Gage 
description: <b>Leighton Gage</b>(1942-2013) wrote seven books in the 'Mario Silva' series:<i>Blood of the Wicked,Buried Strangers,Dying Gasp,Every Bitter Thing,A Vine in the Blood,Perfect Hatred</i>, and<i>The Ways of Evil Men</i>. Since 1973, he spent part of each year in Santana do Parnaiba, Brazil, where he met his wife, Eide. His books have been translated into French, Italian, Finnish, and Dutch.
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  ![](Images/image00141.jpeg) CHAPTER 1 ![](Images/image00145.jpeg)
  
  Inspector Manchego’s office wasn’t, strictly speaking, an office. Rather, it
  was an open room divided into several square cubicles by thin plasterboard
  panels, which were of course themselves very practical: Occupants were free to
  arrange their own collages of clippings, photographs, urgent messages,
  Christmas cards, police reports, and lists of restaurants that delivered. The
  layout was reminiscent of the dressing rooms in ce