The Hidden Assassins (Javier Falcón Books) - Softcover

Wilson, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156032562 ISBN 13: 9780156032568

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2007

Synopsis

As Inspector Jefe Javier Falcón investigates a faceless, mutilated corpse, the beautiful city of Seville is rocked by a massive explosion. The discovery of a mosque in the basement of a devastated apartment building confirms everybody’s terrorist fears. Panic sweeps the city and the region goes on red alert. As more bodies are dragged from the rubble, the media interest and political pressure inten­sify and Falcón suspects that all is not what it appears to be. Just as he comes close to cracking the conspiracy, he makes the most terrifying discovery of all and the race is on to prevent a catastrophe far beyond Spain’s borders.  A masterful thriller, The Hidden Assassins is fiction of the highest order.

About this title

Book Description:

Published in hardcover by Harcourt, 2006, 978-0-15-101239-8 / 0-15-101239-3

From the Back Cover:

"Apart from being a first-rate procedural thriller . . . The Hidden Assassins is a soul-searing exploration of how the mindless embrace of paranoia by individuals and society can be nearly as damaging as an actual attack."?The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) 

 
As Inspector Jefe Javier Falcón investigates the case of a faceless corpse, the beautiful city of Seville is rocked by a massive explosion. The discovery of a mosque in the basement of a devastated apartment building confirms everybody’s fears of terrorism, and panic sweeps the city. But as the media interest and political pressure intensify, Falcón begins to suspect that an even more terrifying discovery awaits.
"The third Falcón thriller once again demonstrates that few writers?in any genre?can match Wilson’s depth of character and plot or his evocation of place and of history."?The Boston Globe


"Falcón is a superbly drawn character who fascinates . . . This is suspenseful storytelling at its best."?Deseret Morning News

 

ROBERT WILSON is the author of eight novels, including A Small Death in Lisbon, which won the Gold Dagger Award for Best Crime Novel of the Year. He lives in Portugal and Oxford, England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0156032562
• ISBN 13: 9780156032568
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 453