“This very noir mystery/thriller is as well plotted and executed as any I’ve read. His characters are complex and absorb your interest. World War II Nazis still lurk in Portugal and their operations begun during the war are responsible for the tangle of evil that causes the title death. Not for the faint-of-heart. If you like this, read his Inspector Falcon series, starting with The Blind Man of Seville.”
“Can’t get enough of this author: His villains are rotten, the murders are brutal, the espionage is murky and the lovers are star-crossed, but the plot – from bombed-out London to Salazar’s Portugal to Cold War Berlin and back to London – the plot is as brilliantly intricate as a Faberge egg and so well written. Read it.”
–DB/Reference Emerita
