We are almost in the middle of the book, and so far no evident clue of the relationship of both stories, Felsen's and Ze's. However, there are some hints, a building in Lisbon that appears in the 1940s and in the contemporary investigation, the fact that the killed girl had blue eyes, but none of the parents did (if they are her parents at all!!!), and what else? what do you think points to the connection?
I still do not see a connection.
ReplyDeleteThe betrayal of Felsen to Abrantes, although unpunished at the moment, seems to be something that could come back later on in the form of revenge; the same with the ambush laid by Felsen and Abrantes to the German group to steal the gold. But I do not see how any of that connects with Catarina's death or crazy life; and I don’t suspect yet about any of the motives or characters that we are meeting at Inspector Zé’ story.
I like that we learn more about the personalities of the protagonists, particularly about the wicked, dark and, in my opinion, despicable Felsen, and about the other evil character, Abrantes. It is also very interesting the historical component in Felsen’ story. I have always found very hard to read about the Nazis, so I found heart-breaking the story of Eva.
It is getting harder and harder to put the book down…
I am becoming more and more interested in Felsen's story and I also found Eva's story very sad. I like Inspector Zé very much and I find his character very human and close.
ReplyDeleteI have to say that I am almost finishing the book, because although I don't feel so hooked to the story, I can't stop reading! (strange feeling). I guess I am eager to find out the connecting point between stories.
If Rocio was able to see the link between the two stories so early in the book, I will be very impressed!
I am enjoying the book: easy to read and entertaining, which I particularly appreciate after 'The Turn of the Screw'. It might not be remembered as a masterpiece, but that is not necessarily bad. We need some of this now and again.