Book description
The final psychological thriller featuring Javier Falcon, the tortured
detective from 'The Hidden Assassins' and 'The Blind Man of Seville.'
A sweltering Seville is recovering from the shock of a terrorist attack
and Inspector Jefe Javier Falcon is struggling to fulfil his promise to
its citizens: that he would find the real perpetrators of the outrage.
The death of a gangster in a spectacular car crash offers vital evidence
implicating the Russian mafia in his investigation…but pitches Falcon
into the heart of a turf war over prostitution and drugs.
Now the target of vicious hoods, Falcon finds those closest to him are
also coming under intolerable pressure: his best friend, who's spying
for the Spanish government, reveals that he is being blackmailed by
Islamist extremists, and Falcon's own lover suffers a mother's worst nightmare.
In the face of such fanaticism and brutality, their options seem limited
and Falcon realizes that only the most ruthless retaliation will work.
But there is a terrible price to pay… 'Take the journey to Seville
with Inspector Javier as your compelling yet troubled guide - and
experience Robert Wilson's potent blends of beauty and terror, sex and
death, and prose and plot' Harlan Coben
Praise for 'The Hidden Assassins':
'Wilson drives his narrative expertly… a riveting read, filled with
incident and unexpected twists' Sunday Telegraph
'Wilson, as always, delivers' The Times
'Few writers mix tension and action as effectively as Robert Wilson…
his carefully drawn charcters inhabit unusual, intriguing and
psychologically intricate plots that never leave the realm of
possibility…excellent' Guardian
'If you only read one thriller this year, make it this one… a thrilling
and memorable read' Literary Review
'Wilson has combined an utterly gripping and detailed police
investigation with a sensitive and compelling examination of the impact
of history on modern Spanish life. One of the year's best thrillers'
Irish Independent Robert Wilson was born in 1957. A graduate of Oxford
University, he has worked in shipping and advertising in London and
trading in West Africa. He is married and divides his time between
England, Spain and Portugal.
