A Small Death in Lisbon

A Small Death in Lisbon

Infobox Book |
name = A Small Death in Lisbon


image_caption = The cover of 1st edition
author = Robert Wilson
illustrator =
cover_artist =
country = UK
language = English
genre = crime novel
publisher = HarperCollins
pub_date = 19 July 1999 (1st edition)
media_type = Print (Hardcover)
pages = 400p.
isbn = ISBN 000232668X

"A Small Death in Lisbon" is a crime novel] novel by Robert Wilson. The novel, set in Portugal, consists of two narratives: one the contemporary investigation by "Inspector" José "Zé" Coelho into the death of a young girl and the other begins in World War II and examines events during German operations in the country which eventually joins with the main narrative. The novel won the CWA Gold Dagger Award in 1999, and the German Crime Prize (for an International Novel) in 2003.

Notes

* Zé Coelho shares some characteristics with his Spanish counterpart, "Inspector jefe" Javier Falcón, such as:
** Lost his wife; Falcón is divorced - they both long for their wives;
** Has stress problems, as Falcón;
** They both discover that past friendships are not as they seem: Coelho with his friend Borrego, and Falcón with his father.

Publication history

*1999, London: HarperCollins ISBN 000232668X, Pub date 19 July 1999, Hardback
*2000, London: HarperCollins ISBN 000651202X, Pub date 2 May 2000, Paperback
*2000, New York: Harcourt ISBN 0151006091, Pub date October 2000, Hardback
*2002, New York: Berkeley Books ISBN 0425184234, Pub date March 2002, Paperback


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