The Ignorance of Blood - Softcover

Wilson, Robert

4.04

931 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007320426 ISBN 13: 9780007320424

Publisher: Harper, 2009

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The final psychological thriller in the Javier Falcon quartet, that includes ‘The Hidden Assassins’ and ‘The Blind Man of Seville.’

A spectacular car crash in the sweltering Seville summer accidentally brings to light a suitcase filled with millions in cash – and the prospect of a serious mafia presence on Inspector Jefe Javier Falc�n's beat.

As a turf war erupts, Falc�n finds himself and those closest to him personally targeted by the lethal forces suddenly unleashed. In the face of attack, Falc�n decides to retaliate with a ruthlessness that surprises him as much as his adversaries. But it will come at a tragic price.

The final, stunning chapter in the critically acclaimed Javier Falc�n series.

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Review:

In The Ignorance of Blood, the final book of Robert Wilson’s sterling Javier Falc�n 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. Falc�n is stumped until a connection with the Russian mob becomes apparent after a fatal car accident. But things are complicated for Falc�n 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 Falc�n 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 Falc�n. But we can at least anticipate further achievements from the highly talented Robert Wilson. --Barry Forshaw

Review:

‘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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