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The Queen of Lisbon: In a city full of spies and wolfram smugglers, a ruthless killer lurks in the shadowy alleyways. (The Lisbon Novels Book 2)

by Malcolm Havard

October 1941. Lisbon is crowded. Crowded with refugees trying to get to the safety of the Americas; packed with black-market smugglers; and full of agents, spies and informers, striving for influence and advantage playing a deadly game with the lives of the sailors who pass through the city. This means the case files of Dinis Lopes, a former cop, are also full as he is now the main troubleshooter for the Portuguese dictator Salazar.

Lopes, a fundamentally good man, has problems; trapped in a loveless marriage, mourning a love affair gone sour with a Jewish refugee, Elena, and worried for the safety of his assistant and friend, Costa, he little realises he’s about to be dragged into a deadly plot that puts him and everyone he knows and loves at risk.

But then Elena sets aside her differences with Lopes. She does this to get his help in catching a killer who is stalking her fellow refugees.

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Praise for Book 1, Lisbon ’41….

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 October 2024

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My first outing with this author, easy read, good characters, I enjoyed this book overall, looking forward to the next instalment.

5.0 out of 5 stars a great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 October 2024

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Enjoyed every minute of this thriller. Great plot and characters. Kept me guessing right to the end. A real page turner.

5.0 out of 5 stars Tense thriller, plot moves fast and historical background intriguing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 August 2024

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Really enjoyed this book. Actually, read it in a day on holiday!