Diese Serie packender Thriller taucht tief in die reiche Geschichte und Kultur der portugiesischen Juden ein. Jeder Teil bietet ein fesselndes Abenteuer voller Geheimnisse, Intrigen und historischer Wendungen. Leser werden von der Mischung aus rasanten Handlungssträngen und tiefen kulturellen Einblicken begeistert sein. Es ist eine fesselnde Lektüre für Liebhaber von historischen Romanen und Spannung.
Am ersten Tag des Passahfestes im April 1506 wird der Lissabonner Buchillustrator Abraham Zarco ermordet in seiner Werkstatt aufgefunden, in der er heimlich Ausgaben verbotener jüdischer Schriften herstellte. Neben ihm liegt die Leiche einer unbekannten jungen Frau. Das Manuskript, an dem zuletzt gearbeitet hatte, ist verschwunden... "Ein originalgetreues Bild vom Portugal des sechzehnten Jahrhunderts, das uns aus der Gegenwart entführt und uns mitten in die Welt der jüdischen Kabbalah versetzt" (La Lissabon)
Rich in historical detail and mysticism, Hunting Midnight is Richard Zimler's
mesmerising tale of deception, guilt, forgiveness and devotion, played out
against a backdrop of war, slavery and religious oppression.
By the time the 16th century was drawing to a close in the Portuguese colony of Goa, the Inquisition was making admirable progress in its mission to convert all 'sorcerers' - whether native Hindus or immigrant Jews - to Christianity. A progress helped, no doubt, by the availability of alternatives: those who refused to betray others or give up their beliefs were strangled by executioners or burnt alive in public autos-da-fe. By living just outside the colony, under the benign auspices of the Sultan of Bijapur, the Zarco family manages to stick firm to their Portuguese-Jewish roots. Ti and his sister Sofia enjoy a peaceful childhood learning to illustrate manuscripts with their father, and secretly dipping into the heady chaos of the Hindu festivals celebrated by their beloved cook Nupi. father and then the son are captured and imprisoned by the Inquisition. When Ti returns to India after serving out his sentence in Portugal, he comes armed with a complex plot of revenge. Devastated by the loss that he finds there, his plot unravels as he is forced to face up to the truth of his family's betrayal.
