The Ignorance of Blood: Javier Falcon Book 04

The Ignorance of Blood: Javier Falcon Book 04

by RobertWilson (Author)

Synopsis

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!

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 05 Feb 2009

ISBN 10: 0007202946
ISBN 13: 9780007202942

Media Reviews

`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

`Wilson is adept at the tense psychological thriller with interesting characterisations, multitudinous plot skeins and an incredible ability to take you on a journey to some very dark places' Good Reading

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

Author Bio

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.