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A Small Death in Lisbon

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A Small Death in Lisbon
First edition cover
AuthorRobert Wilson
LanguageEnglish
Genrecrime novel
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
19 July 1999 (1st edition)
Publication placeUnited Kingdom (london)
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages400p.
ISBN0-00-232668-X
OCLC59402427

A Small Death in Lisbon is a crime novel by Robert Wilson. The novel won the CWA Gold Dagger Award in 1999, and the German Crime Prize (for an International Novel) in 2003.

Notes

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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 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

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