'A hero's journey with a difference ... Uncompromising and very, very dark, Lost World is a grimly compelling and superbly atmospheric read' Guardian 'It's a quick, sharp shock of a read, but underlain with moral ambiguity, not to say ambivalence about the fascinating Maiquel, whose voice and presence seem to linger even after the pulse has stopped racing' Independent 'On a relentless cat-and-mouse chase that takes him through Brazil and Bolivia, is a mark of Melo's skill as a writer that the antihero is so sympathetic; his terse and unflinching narrative so readable. Maiquel's slick-talking PI might advise that revenge is a dish best served cold, but, as Melo deftly illustrates in this compelling novel, sometimes it is best not eaten at all' Observer 'Casually brutal and utterly uncompromising, this Brazilian noir thriller is nerve-shreddingly compelling from start to grizzly finish ... Melo creates a truly fearsome climax refreshingly free from authorial moralising' The List