A small death in Lisbon
Wilson, Robert , 1957-
A small death in Lisbon / Robert Wilson - 1st U.S. ed - New York : Harcourt , [2000] - 440 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Klaus Felsen, a Berlin businessman forced into the SS against his will in 1941, has been assigned to Portugal. From there, he ships the Germans wolfram--a mineral desperately needed by Hitler's war machine--and, near the end of the war, smuggles Nazi gold in the other direction, ultimately betraying the men who control him. Over 50 years later, Inspector Ze Coelho works to solve the murder of a young girl near Lisbon and in doing so unravels a tangled skein that ties the corruption of the past to the tragedy of the present. Wilson's fifth novel, winner of England's Golden Dagger for Best Crime Novel, richly deserves both the acclaim it has garnered overseas and a wide audience in this country. Using story lines that converge in time, Wilson skillfully weaves an engrossing and complex tale, characterized by an atmospheric evocation of past and present Portugal, fascinating characters of great psychological depth, a brilliant plot that grips the reader to the last word, and an immensely satisfying mastery of craft and language.
Winner of The Gold Dagger for best crime novel.
9780151006090
00035042
Police---Portugal---Lisbon----Fiction
Lisbon (Portugal) ----Fiction
Detective and mystery stories
Historical fiction
MYS WIL
A small death in Lisbon / Robert Wilson - 1st U.S. ed - New York : Harcourt , [2000] - 440 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Klaus Felsen, a Berlin businessman forced into the SS against his will in 1941, has been assigned to Portugal. From there, he ships the Germans wolfram--a mineral desperately needed by Hitler's war machine--and, near the end of the war, smuggles Nazi gold in the other direction, ultimately betraying the men who control him. Over 50 years later, Inspector Ze Coelho works to solve the murder of a young girl near Lisbon and in doing so unravels a tangled skein that ties the corruption of the past to the tragedy of the present. Wilson's fifth novel, winner of England's Golden Dagger for Best Crime Novel, richly deserves both the acclaim it has garnered overseas and a wide audience in this country. Using story lines that converge in time, Wilson skillfully weaves an engrossing and complex tale, characterized by an atmospheric evocation of past and present Portugal, fascinating characters of great psychological depth, a brilliant plot that grips the reader to the last word, and an immensely satisfying mastery of craft and language.
Winner of The Gold Dagger for best crime novel.
9780151006090
00035042
Police---Portugal---Lisbon----Fiction
Lisbon (Portugal) ----Fiction
Detective and mystery stories
Historical fiction
MYS WIL
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