Leighton David Gage (May 13, 1942 – July 26, 2013) was an American author of crime fiction best known for the Chief Inspector Mario Silva Investigations series of novels set in Brazil.[1] He was inspired to write these novels after spending over 20 years living in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and being immersed in the Brazilian culture. Frequent subjects in his novels were problems that existed at the time in Brazil, problems that were foreign to the American culture.
Prior to his literary career, Gage was an international creative director for a major worldwide advertising agency. He won over 120 awards for advertising excellence and served on the juries of the Lions Festival in Cannes, the Art Director's Club of New York, the Clio Awards, and the Australian Writers and Art Directors Association.[citation needed] He is also the co-author of O Filme Publicitário, a non-fiction work in Portuguese. It was widely sold in Brazil, Portugal, and the Portuguese-speaking countries of Africa and was adopted as a textbook in many universities in those countries.[citation needed]
Gage and his Brazilian-born wife spent much of the year in a small town near São Paulo and the remainder of the time visiting children and grandchildren living in three other countries.
His books have been translated into a number of languages. The whole collection is known as "The Chief Inspector Mario Silva Investigations". The books cover a vast array of subjects, including underage prostitution, organ theft, snuff videos, and much more.
Gage's first novel, Blood of the Wicked, was about the assassination of a bishop.[4]
^Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
^ abSlotnik, Daniel E. "Leighton Gage, Crime Novelist, Dies at 71", The New York Times, 2 August 2013. Accessed 4 August 2013. "Leighton Gage was born on 13 May 1942, in Rahway, N.J."
^Kramer, Julie (24 November 2008). . The Big Thrill Archives. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
^ abStasio, Marilyn (10 February 2008). . The New York Times. p. 34. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022.
^"Crime novelist Leighton Gage dies from cancer - Wire Entertainment - People - The Sacramento Bee". Sacbee.com. Associated Press. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
^Kimball, Joe (23 February 2009). . MinnPost. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011.
^Cannon, Margaret (11 February 2010). . The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
^Shaffer, David (21 February 2011). . Star-Tribune. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011.
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January 01, 1970
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