Objetí mravenečníka – napínavý román z Rio de Janeira – Vitický Martin (2021)

Young diplomat Ellen Vargas arrives in Rio de Janeiro, where she is to serve for four years at the British Embassy. From the airport, she rushes directly to her father – a well-known Brazilian geologist – from whom she received a disturbing message upon her arrival. Her fears are confirmed when she arrives at her father's apartment and discovers that he has been kidnapped. What does a very strange entry in her father's diary mean? But why would anyone kidnap a scientist who is uninteresting to most people? And why did her father ask her not to contact the police? The only clue Ellen has is a very strange entry in her father's diary: today Ellen will tell her about the VV embrace of the anteater! She has no idea what it means, but she must find him at all costs. Soon, however, she uncovers that the enemy is much more powerful and that not only her father is in danger. Time is running out for everyone. And do you know what 'the embrace of the anteater' means? The Brazilian idiom 'the embrace of the anteater' refers to the embrace or greeting of a false person who wishes harm to the one they embraced. This expression originated from the observation of the defensive tactic of the giant anteater, or the three-toed anteater – a large mammal commonly found in Brazil.