A Small Death in Lisbon

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A Small Death in Lisbon is a 1999 novel by crime-writer 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 in 1999, and the German Crime Prize (for an International Novel) in 2003..

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• 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 wifes;
  • 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.