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The Hidden Assassins (Javier Falcon) [Paperback]

Robert Wilson
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16 April 2007 Javier Falcon

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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  • Paperback: 656 pages
  • Publisher: Harper; New edition edition (16 April 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 000720292X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007202928
  • Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 17.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 357,960 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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 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

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

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

Praise for ‘The Blind Man of Seville:’

‘Crime writing at its very best… it excites, it surprises and it satisfies… a fine important novel.’ Literary Review

‘An ingenious and compelling thriller.’ Daily Telegraph

‘Brilliant.’ Guardian

The Times

‘Wilson, as always, delivers.’

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3.0 out of 5 stars pretty good 31 July 2007
By P. Gill
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This is the 3rd installment of the Javier Falcon novels, the previous 2 being cracking, at times demanding books. In this story Wilson explores a terrorist attack in Spain investigated by Inspector Flacon. As the previous reviewer has pointed out in this book Falcon has appeared to come to terms with his 'demons' and consequently the book is much lighter reading.

As always wilson develops the characters and the plot of the book in an excellent manner. my only criticism of the book was that, at times, theres just a little too much going on (including perhaps a few too many characters. I found myself at times having to think back to discover who this person was). I found this distracting and it ultimately spoilt what could have been a very good book (hence 3 instead of 4 *).

This is a good book but not as good as the previous 2 Falcon books, in my opinion. However, the ending of the book leaves you wanting to know more and I believe that Wilson plans a 4th and final Falcon novel. Wilson remains a great thriller writer
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4.0 out of 5 stars a great read 22 Aug 2008
By myrydyn
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this is the second of robert wilsons books that I have read. I did feel afterwards that I should have re-read "the blind man" before attempting this just to get some better perspective on Javier Falcon. The story is strong and stands alone however there are parts where there is some waffle that could have been eliminated. definitely a keeper............
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous fiction set in Seville 4 May 2013
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Please note - it really is best to read this series of 4 books in sequence so as too best understand the ongoing threads, although each has a main plot - the protagonist Inspector Jefe Javier Falcon, Seville cop, has a hectic private life which seems to impinge on his professional activities - trying to catch the baddies. In this one Seville is rocked by an explosion. the usual suspects are in the frame but Javi persues other leads and it all gets complicated and enthralling. Great scene setting in Seville giving the reader a real taste of Spain and (as I have said before) Wilson's dialogue is brilliant. Well worth reading
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5.0 out of 5 stars First Class 23 Mar 2013
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If you enjoyed the other books in this series you`ll love this.
It has great pace and tense ending. Read it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Read 14 Feb 2013
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As always an excellent and fascinating story from Robert Wilson. I am very familiar with the city of Seville so this interests me even more.
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By Richard
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Once again Robert Wilson shows his skills as a writer of intelligent detective drama. His total knowledge of the Spanish legal and police system and his understanding and sympathy with Spain and the Spanish is unique in an English writer
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book 14 May 2012
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Very good read, some good twists and turns, and plenty of Spanish colour, all the elements you expect from Wilson.
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4.0 out of 5 stars 666 The Beast in Seville 26 Aug 2011
By Noel
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New York had 9/11; London 7/7 and here after the Madrid train bombs, Seville has its 6/6/6 - coincidence maybe but the 'mark of the beast' goes unremarked upon by any of the characters in the story. 6 June 2006 and a huge explosion destroys an apartment block and nursery school in a poor area of Seville. Falcon rushes to the scene, drawn away from the investigation of a mutilated body just found in a rubbish bin in the centre of the city. There are other connected and incidental violent deaths as story progresses, one of which is just a step removed from Falcon. All of these deaths are connected of course. The seat of the explosion is a basement mosque in the apartment block but who did it? Which shadowy group or groups of conspirators is behind these murders? And what further horror is in store, and can it be stopped? Javier Falcon and his colleagues run on adrenalin and precious little sleep in the peak heat of the summer trying to unravel this mystery.

Now I regret reading this series out of order! I read the final book in the series some months ago and the events of this book are the backdrop to that one. So I knew a bit more than I should have done when I began this book. However as the pace of the investigation picks up I got over my foreknowledge and got carried along by pace of the story telling.

Amidst all this turmoil, Consuela, Falcon's former lover is going through her own personal horrors. This woman has a tough life! This is third book in the Javier Falcon series and poor Consuela goes went through the mill in Book 2 and because I read the books out of order I know she had a very tough time ahead of her in Book 4!

Javier is persuaded to make a daytrip to Morocco to recruit his Moroccan friend Yakoub to spy on alleged jihadists in his mosque.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Too much of a good thing
I really like Javier Falcon, a man with so many problems heaped on to his shoulders that often I wonder how he solves anything at all. Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2010 by Michael Watson
3.0 out of 5 stars A fair-ish book that should have been a terrific book...
My paperback edition of "The Hidden Assassins" is 642 pages in length. At 350 pages, it might have been a fine thriller. Read more
Published on 19 Aug 2010 by L. E. Cantrell
4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant......and imperfect
Wilson continues to impress me. This is once again a great novel - exceptionally well-written and with a sound plot involving terrorism. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2010 by johnverp
3.0 out of 5 stars A little too much going on
In this book, Javier Falcon, a senior investigator in a Spanish provincial town (Seville) has to investigate an explosion that demolished a block of flats in an area of the city... Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2010 by J. Bowen
5.0 out of 5 stars A great Javier Falcon fan
I personally think this book is the best todate - An excellent storyline and credible reading - but Falcon is definitely for readers who enjoy detail - one of the few authors who... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2009 by L. Goulding
4.0 out of 5 stars Absorbing thriller
This is the first novel by Robert Wilson that I've read, but it certainly won't be the last. His writing is gripping, easy to read, and he tells a good, multi-layered story. Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2008 by Peter Smith
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