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Im not a great fan of crime novels myself, so, i was quite reluctant of reading one from an american author that i didnt know. A small death in lisbon book hennepin county library. A small death in lisbon book by robert wilson 6 available. Had the first 400 pages of a small death in lisbon been edited down to 200 pages he would possibly have had a riveting plot. Aug 06, 2009 no lazy reading, or else one loses ones way, whether it is a john le carre spy story or crime fiction like robert wilsons a small death in lisbon.
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Robert wilson is the author of numerous novels, including the company of strangers and a small death in lisbon, which won the gold dagger award as best crime novel of the year from britains crime writers association. The later time line features a police detective whose investigation of a teenage girls murder links back to the experiences of a berlin factory owner forced into hitlers ss in 1941. Sep 21, 2001 a small death in lisbon robert wilson read by sean barrett running time 17hr 12min isis audiobooks. Books are seen by some as a throwback to a previous world. Nov 10, 2006 isabella, it is an intelligent book, which elevates it above so many other runofthemill crime thrillers.