Before The Night Comes

Written by Matt Roper

Narrated by Chris Devon

“These girls, they know the night is coming for them, always chasing them, always there right behind them. We have to do something now. We have to get to them first...”

After ten years as a national newspaper journalist, Matt had an experience in Brazil which changed his life.

A chance encounter with an 11-year-old girl selling her body on the side of a remote motorway led him into a dark world of exploitation and trafficking few knew existed.

Fast-paced and full of drama, corruption, tragedy, set-backs and victories, this is the gripping story of a race against time - to save hundreds of young victims and expose a hidden, unreported scandal.

"An incredible story filled with moments of hope and heartbreak, Matt has lifted the veil on the shocking horrors of Brazil’s 'exploitation highway’." Ben Fogle

• Language: English
• Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
• Release date: Jun 5, 2025
• ISBN: 9781004199563

Matt Roper

Matt Roper is the author of Street Girls and Remember Me, Rescue Me. He spent eight years with the Daily Mirror as a journalist. He and his Brazilian wife now live and work in Brazil. Matt speaks fluent Portuguese.