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In The Ignorance of Blood, the final book of Robert Wilson’s sterling Javier Falcón sequence, his doughty police inspector is in the middle of a battle between Russian mafia groups. He has made a promise to the inhabitants of Seville that he will track down those behind a bombing which has wrecked a pre-school building, and killed many -- including children. Falcón is stumped until a connection with the Russian mob becomes apparent after a fatal car accident. But things are complicated for Falcón when his closest friend, the Moroccan Yacoub Diori (who spies for the Spanish intelligence agency), is blackmailed by a group of terrorists into whose organisation he has inveigled himself.
In The Ignorance of Blood, Robert Wilson demonstrates once again his effortless skill at orchestrating a variety of elements: vividly drawn, fully-rounded characters, complex and intriguing plotting (with endemic corruption and the impact of the past on the present recurring themes), and – perhaps most piquant of all – a strong and atmospheric sense of place; few novels have conjured up the sultry city of Seville with the skill on offer here.
This, regrettably, is the final book in Wilson’s much-admired Falcón quartet will inspire a duality of feeling in readers who have keenly followed the sequence: satisfaction that Wilson has written such a satisfyingfinis to the quartet, and regret that this is to be our last time in the company of the intriguing Javier Falcón. But we can at least anticipate further achievements from the highly talented Robert Wilson. --Barry Forshaw --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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‘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
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The Ignorance of Blood is a well written and well plotted story of police investigations into kidnapping, murder and terrorism set in the elegant setting of Seville.
Inspector Javier Falcon is trying to find the perpetrators of a bombing that took place a few months ago he had promised the people of Seville that he will catch them and as time passes he becomes more obsessed with it.
When a car crashes and it turns out the dead driver was part of the Russian Mafia and that a turf war over drugs and prostitution and gambling on the Costa's and in Seville is about to erupt he suddenly finds there may be a connection to the bombing case and starts to dig deeper.
As the case progresses and the bodies begin to mount up and those closest to him become involved he finds that he is willing to be as ruthless as the people he is fighting against and is willing to do things he never thought he would in order to protect those he loves.
Although the Ignorance of Blood is the latest in a series of books it is written in such a way that it doesn't matter if you have never read any of the others it is still a well executed novel. Those who have read the others will probably find extra details that make the story more enjoyable for them but the author has not drowned the book in back story so you can come to it as a one off and still enjoy it as a good detective story.
Inspector Javier Falcon is trying to find the perpetrators of a bombing that took place a few months ago he had promised the people of Seville that he will catch them and as time passes he becomes more obsessed with it.
When a car crashes and it turns out the dead driver was part of the Russian Mafia and that a turf war over drugs and prostitution and gambling on the Costa's and in Seville is about to erupt he suddenly finds there may be a connection to the bombing case and starts to dig deeper.
As the case progresses and the bodies begin to mount up and those closest to him become involved he finds that he is willing to be as ruthless as the people he is fighting against and is willing to do things he never thought he would in order to protect those he loves.
Although the Ignorance of Blood is the latest in a series of books it is written in such a way that it doesn't matter if you have never read any of the others it is still a well executed novel. Those who have read the others will probably find extra details that make the story more enjoyable for them but the author has not drowned the book in back story so you can come to it as a one off and still enjoy it as a good detective story.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I read The Blind Man of Seville, the first of the 4 book Javier Falcon series, when it came out some years ago and was a bit disappointed with it. This is the fourth in the series and there's nothing disappointing about this one. From the outset Wilson sets up a tense and multi-layered plotline that sets off waves of action. The Russian mafia in Seville, corrupt officials, a child's kidnapping, and international terrorists all combine for a tense and compelling read.
Many thrillers seem to me to shoe-horn in the writer's concerns (e.g. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) but here the plot seems to unwind organically, each twist leading to the next with a kind of fatal logic. Be warned, some of the violence is extremely gruesome, but it completely fits the characters of the perpetrators and so is justified by plot.
Towards the end, there were places where it feels like Wilson is in a bit of a rush to move on, and the prose starts to feel a bit unfinished. Not a huge problem but enough to drop a star from me. If you haven't read the previous books in the series (as I hadn't) this probably isn't the ideal place to start since it is built on what has happened in the past. But the book is complete in itself, and definitely left me hungry to go back to the previous books, even knowing how they will ultimately play out. So overall a great read, well recommended.
Many thrillers seem to me to shoe-horn in the writer's concerns (e.g. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) but here the plot seems to unwind organically, each twist leading to the next with a kind of fatal logic. Be warned, some of the violence is extremely gruesome, but it completely fits the characters of the perpetrators and so is justified by plot.
Towards the end, there were places where it feels like Wilson is in a bit of a rush to move on, and the prose starts to feel a bit unfinished. Not a huge problem but enough to drop a star from me. If you haven't read the previous books in the series (as I hadn't) this probably isn't the ideal place to start since it is built on what has happened in the past. But the book is complete in itself, and definitely left me hungry to go back to the previous books, even knowing how they will ultimately play out. So overall a great read, well recommended.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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First, I should say that this is a really top-class police thriller. Robert Wilson is in the first rank of proper writers, who happen to write in that genre.
Secondly, I have read the other three Javier Falcon novels as they were released, and would think that any reader would get far more enjoyment from this, the final novel, if they have a full knowledge of its predecessors.
The plot is very complex, but such is the clarity of Wilson's thinking and prose, you never feel lost or confused. The conclusion of the various threads of plot is perhaps a little too neat, and the attempt to increase the pace with ever more terse writing is obvious.
The fact that you know that this is the last in the series of Falcon novels, leads to a certain inevitability in the finale, but, as usual, the characterisation is good, the feel of Seville and Andalucia is skillfully conveyed, and the excitement builds relentlessly.
Major issues of government corruption, the fallout from the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Islamic terrorism are dealt with in a bleak statement of what is probably reality. Wilson's view of the 21st century is not a happy one.
Falcon would, of course, never be allowed to be so personally involved, or to have so much freedom to act recklessly, but that is a convention of the genre.
A great read with very serious undertones.
Secondly, I have read the other three Javier Falcon novels as they were released, and would think that any reader would get far more enjoyment from this, the final novel, if they have a full knowledge of its predecessors.
The plot is very complex, but such is the clarity of Wilson's thinking and prose, you never feel lost or confused. The conclusion of the various threads of plot is perhaps a little too neat, and the attempt to increase the pace with ever more terse writing is obvious.
The fact that you know that this is the last in the series of Falcon novels, leads to a certain inevitability in the finale, but, as usual, the characterisation is good, the feel of Seville and Andalucia is skillfully conveyed, and the excitement builds relentlessly.
Major issues of government corruption, the fallout from the collapse of the Soviet Union, and Islamic terrorism are dealt with in a bleak statement of what is probably reality. Wilson's view of the 21st century is not a happy one.
Falcon would, of course, never be allowed to be so personally involved, or to have so much freedom to act recklessly, but that is a convention of the genre.
A great read with very serious undertones.
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Terrific - Wilson at his clever best
"The Ignorance of Blood" is the fourth in the excellent Inspector Jefe Javier Falcon series and, according to author Robert Wilson, the last. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Blue in Washington
Very good read
I have to admit I struggled with the first Javier Falcon book but I think that may be because I had already read the 3rd book not realising that there were two other books in the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Alex Eavis
Surely not the end of Javier
This is the last of Javier Falcone stories of Seville. Robert Wilson has created a very memorable character who has made Seville his home, scary place to be though. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Noel
Ignorance of Blood
First off, to any potential readers, you quite simply must read the first three Javier Falcon novels before reading this. Read more
Published 17 months ago by d m may
Hard Slog
You might think a book that was a hard slog should get less than three stars, but I think the fault could be mine. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Paul Pinn
a brilliant end to the Falcon series
I've now read all 4 falcon novels and i must say this was a stormer. i also read this after reading cross country by james patterson and the two books and authors are chalk and... Read more
Published 23 months ago by P. Gill
A great writer
Excellent final book of the Javier Falcon quartet on par with the first. Wilson is a master of the genre. This is what good fiction is all about.
Published on 6 Jan 2010 by Payne in Brixton
Excellent read,but............
......this book is really a continuation of The Hidden Assassins,the 3rd in the Javier Falcon series,and anyone not having read that book would find it scrappy and possibly... Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2009 by Oldbiker
Couldn't engage with it at all
After a fortnight of not getting very far I decided enough was enough and I didn't finish it. I did manage to read the first in the series, just in case my lack of character... Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2009 by SJSmith
Very good
You can find your detective thriller setting all over the world these days - recently I have read thrillers set in Italy, Malta, Scotland, the USA (obviously), the Middle East,... Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2009 by Andy Edwards
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