THE SILENT AND THE DAMNED (Javier Falcon Novels) - Softcover

Wilson, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007322135 ISBN 13: 9780007322138

Publisher: HarperFiction, 2009

Synopsis

The powerful second psychological thriller featuring Javier Falcon, the complex detective from ‘The Blind Man of Seville’.

At seven years old, Mario Vega faces a terrible tragedy – his parents are dead in an apparent suicide pact.

But Inspector Javier Falcon has his doubts. In the brutal heat of a Seville summer, he dissects the disturbing life of the boy’s father, Rafael Vega. His investigation draws threats from the Russian mafia whose corruption reaches deep into the city. He questions a creative American couple with a destructive past and uncovers the misery of a famous actor whose only son is in prison for an appalling crime.

More suicides follow and one of them is a senior policeman. As a forest fire rages through the hills above the city Falcon must sweat out the truth that connects it all – and find the final secret in the dark heart of Vega’s life.

About this title

Review:

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

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

‘Its plotting is persuasive, its characterisation shrewd.’ Literary Review

‘Wilson is a fine crime writer, and has created a character in the best traditions of Chandler.’ Irish Examiner

Daily Telegraph:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperFiction
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0007322135
• ISBN 13: 9780007322138
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 508