Blogs in January 2020

Knowledge of Hell 22nd January 2020

The narrator is a psychiatrist who loathes psychiatry, a veteran of the despised 1970s colonial war waged by Portugal against Angola, a survivor of a failed marriage and a man seeking meaning in an uncaring and venal society. In...

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Death On The Algarve (Eyes Of The Water) 21st January 2019

Anthony Smith plans a holiday to Portugal with his pretty girlfriend Barbara. Regrettably, a young woman’s death casts a shadow over what should be an idyllic summer vacation. Barbosa’s investigation is compromised by misleading information but the Inspector remains...

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300 Days of Sun 16th April 2016

Combining the atmosphere of Jess Walters Beautiful Ruins with the intriguing historical backstory of Christina Baker Kline s The Orphan Train, Deborah Lawrenson s mesmerizing novel transports readers to a sunny Portuguese town with a shadowy past where two...

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