The Hidden Assassins

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The gripping new psychological thriller featuring Javier Falcon, the tortured detective from The Silent and the Damned and The Blind Man of Seville.
As Inspector Jefe Javier Falcon investigates a faceless corpse unearthed on a municipal dump, Seville is rocked by a massive explosion. An apartment block is destroyed, and when it's discovered that its basement housed a mosque everybody's terrorist fears are confirmed.

Panic sweeps the city, more bodies are dragged from rubble, the climate of fear infects everyone and terror invades the domestic life of flamboyant judge Calderon and the troubled mind of Consuelo, Falcon's one-time lover.

With the media and political pressure intensifying, Falcon realizes all is not as it appears. But as he comes close to cracking a conspiracy, he discovers an even more terrifying plot and the race is on to prevent a catastrophe far beyond Spain's borders.

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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 possibilityexcellent. 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 years best thrillers. Irish Independent

Praise for The Silent and the Damned:

First rate Wilson at his best, a taut, gripping narrative and a sensitive study of the tormented detective. Daily Telegraph

Wilsons plotting is intricate, his detective endearingly human, Seville a captivating venue. This is crime fiction of high order. The Times

Author Bio

Robert Wilson spent several years in West Africa and draws on this experience in his novels. He and his wife now live in Portugal.