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Raphael Montes

Biography

Raphael Montes

Raphael Montes is the biggest thriller writer in Brazil. His eight novels have sold more than a million copies and have been published in more than 25 countries.

Also a screenwriter, Montes is the showrunner of "Scars of Beauty" --- the most watched original show on HBO Max in Latin America --- and Netflix’s award-winning series "Good Morning, Verônica." He splits his time between Rio de Janeiro and New York, and he has a strong presence on social media, where he shares his creative process with his readers.

Raphael Montes

Books by Raphael Montes

by Raphael Montes - Fiction, Horror, Literary, Suspense, Thriller

Dante, Piglet, Miguel and Hugo are your average students trying to make ends meet with part-time jobs, excited about the bright futures at their fingertips. So when their rent skyrockets, they struggle to keep their new lives and big dreams afloat. They need to make money however they can. In order to keep their apartment, the friends adopt an unorthodox plan and are soon sucked into a dark world of secret dinner parties catering to the twisted fantasies of Rio’s elite. What starts as a joke quickly spirals out of their control. As the four friends fall deeper into this dark underworld and earn more money, the stakes get higher and the consequences deadlier, revealing the devious depths that lurk within each of them and threatening not only their friendship but also their lives.

by Raphael Montes - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Teo Avelar is a loner who only feels honest human emotion in the presence of his medical school cadaver --- that is, until he meets Clarice. She's almost his exact opposite. An aspiring screenwriter, Clarice is working on a screenplay called Perfect Days about three friends who go on a road trip across Brazil in search of romance. An obsessed Teo begins to stalk Clarice and ultimately kidnaps her, at which point they embark upon their very own twisted odyssey across Brazil, tracing the same route outlined in her screenplay.