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!

This one left me breathless - so much happening with Falcon getting dragged into very unfamiliar circles, personal tragedies, serious crime and one of the other main characters getting himself framed for a malicious crime. The action is nonstop and yet it is all believable in today’s world.Tightly written making me anxious to turn the next page – right up until the final chapters climax and the future of our hero is decided. I have really enjoyed all 4 books and great to see from Robert Wilson’s web site that a TV film is being made of the early books. My only slight criticism is all the acronyms take some keeping up with - perhaps a list at the front might have been useful. But a small point.....
Posted by : Robert Innis
31 Oct 2012

'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