Convinced that her cousin's death was not an accident Kate Berrisford travels to Rio de Janeiro, determined to uncover the truth.

In a world of squalor, masked by the glamour of the carnival capital, she discovers a world where guns and knives rule. Gangs roam, abandoned children are killed and the perpetrators are acquitted. Drugs, ritualistic murder and depravity are the norm.

Kate is abducted by sewer rats (abandoned children) who live in the storm drains. She finds herself in an environment where human life is of little value. Her chances are slim: her fate left in the...

Death Pact: Murder, Mystery and Kidnapping in Hollywood (A Tale of Murder)

Murder. Mystery and Mayhem Nightmares Don't you just hate them? Los Angeles based Oscar-winning film director, Richard Sanchez has one: a burning car; dead bodies, a crying baby and the pact he made as a youngster. For over thirty years Richard has kept his past a closely guarded secret. Why now has the nightmare returned? What is it trying to tell him? During the making of his latest Aztec movie disaster after disaster strikes. A cast member is murdered. Richard's beautiful movie star daughter is kidnapped...