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Original Title:	A Small Death in Lisbon
ISBN:	0425184234 (ISBN13: 9780425184233)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	The Macallan Gold Dagger for Fiction (1999), Deutscher Krimi Preis for 1. Platz International (2003)

A Small Death in Lisbon

Robert Wilson

Paperback | Pages: 464 pages

Rating: 3.89 | 4620 Users | 380 Reviews

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Title	:	A Small Death in Lisbon
Author	:	Robert Wilson
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 464 pages
Published	:	March 5th 2002 by Berkley Books (first published July 19th 1999)
Categories	:	Mystery. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Crime. Cultural. Portugal. Thriller

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Winner of the prestigious Gold Dagger Award in the U.K. for the best mystery of 1999, this complex literary thriller may be one of the most satisfying suspense novels to come along in some time. Robert Wilson has written several political thrillers, most of which are set in West Africa, but they are, alas, largely unavailable in the U.S. In A Small Death in Lisbon, the narrative switches back and forth between 1941 and 1999, and Wilson's wide knowledge of history and keen sense of place make the eras equally vibrant. In 1941 Germany, Klaus Felsen, an industrialist, is approached by the SS high command in a none-too-friendly manner and is "persuaded" to go to Lisbon and oversee the sale--or smuggling--of wolfram (also known as tungsten, used in the manufacture of tanks and airplanes). World War II Portugal is neutral where business is concerned, and too much of the precious metal is being sold to Britain when Germany needs it to insure that Hitler's blitzkrieg is successful. Cut to 1999 Lisbon, where the daughter of a prominent lawyer has been found dead on a beach. Ze Coelho, a liberal police inspector who is a widower with a daughter of his own, must sift through the life of Catarina Oliveira and discover why she was so brutally murdered. Her father is enigmatic, her mother suicidal; her friends were rock musicians and drug addicts. The reader is treated to a wonderful portrait of Lisbon in the aftermath of the 1974 revolution that ousted Salazar from power, and the scars from that conflict are still close to the surface for the citizens of Lisbon, including Coehlo and his colleagues. We also see World War II in a slightly different manner from that to which we are accustomed--through the eyes of the Germans and the Portuguese. The pace of the book is leisurely but compelling as the events of 1941 and those in 1999 merge in an extraordinary climax

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I enjoy complex plots, which this had, and intermingled histories, which this also had. Unlike some other reviewers, I didn't find all the overlapping relationships to be unbelievable- that seems to happen in the tiny worlds of the 1%. I wish there had been more Portugal in this book. The author clearly meant for the country to be another character in it, but he didn't describe it well enough for those of us who haven't been there. That might be an asset if you're from there, but I felt like I'd

I had to stop reading this book. I was 52% through it, and that was really forcing myself to read it, and decided it wasnt worth torturing myself any longer. I do NOT recommend.

The synopsis for this novel sounded interesting and I was intrigued by the premise novel, a mystery/thriller/ police procedural set in Portugal. The novel spans two time periods and the plot is convoluted and there are many, many twists and turns. Sometimes you have an inkling which direction a plot will go, but with this one I didn't and that was a big plus.However I couldn't empathize with any of the characters, there was no connection with them. Also there is a lot of violence towards women

As a huge Robert Wilson fan, I was disappointed with this one. (I realize its his most popular title, to date!) I thought the plot was overly-complex, was weirdly filled with sex scenes, and was way too long. I couldnt keep the characters apart in my head and I felt like the whole book came together in the last 3 pages. But it lacked all of the intense character development that made the Javier Falcon series so great.

Portugal, 1940s and 1990s. Wilson is a UK-born author of which I don't think I've seen many books here in US (in fact also the copy I read was bought in Ireland).Nice amount of details in the descriptions in the story, and it keeps you wondering what happened. The history parts of the story, from 1940s to 1990s, only bind to the story in the end, when it seems to be resolved. Enough action and enough interesting characters too. I'd say 8 to 8 1/2 stars out of 10, but the location being in

We are all mad, Inspector, for the simple reason that we dont know why we exist and this...this life is how we distract ourselves so that we dont have to think about things too difficult for us to comprehend. That quote (from the book) pretty much sums up how I felt about the book. The first half of the book was relatively easy to follow. It was interesting to read about the Nazis and the Allies vying for the tungsten steel of Portugal during WWII. But the second half where the more current day

One of the main factors in my buying this book was my Portugalphilia. I've forgotten what it was all about and I can't find my book, but I remembered it was an enjoyable (albeit a tad too long?) read.