The first in Robert Wilson's Seville series, featuring the tortured detective Javier Falcon. The man is bound, gagged and dead in front of his television. The terrible self-inflicted wounds tell of his violent struggle to avoid some unseen horror. On the screen? In his head? What could make a man do that to himself? It's Easter week in Seville, a time of passion and processions. But detective Javier Falcon is not celebrating. Appalled by the victim's staring eyes he is inexorably drawn into this disturbing, mystifying case. And when the investigation into the dead man's life sends Javier trawling though his own past and into the shocking journals of his late father, a famous artist, his unreliable memory begins to churn. Then there are more killings and Falcon finds himself pushed to the edge of a terrifying truth!
Javier Falcon Series
This series plunges into the intense investigations of a Spanish detective navigating the vibrant city of Seville. Each case unravels intricate webs of intrigue, personal drama, and dark secrets lurking beneath the sun-drenched metropolis's surface. Immerse yourself in gripping narratives filled with unexpected twists and profound psychological explorations of human nature. Readers who enjoy atmospheric crime thrillers with compelling characters will find themselves captivated.






Recommended Reading Order
- 1
- 2
The Silent and the Damned
- 512 pages
- 18 hours of reading
Mario Vega is seven years old and his life is about to change forever. Across the street, his father lies dead on the kitchen floor and his mother has been suffocated under her own pillow. It appears to be a suicide pact, but Inspector Javier Falcon has his doubts when he finds a note crushed in the dead man's hand."
- 3
The Hidden Assassins
- 464 pages
- 17 hours of reading
Suddenly, Javier Falcon finds himself at the centre of a full-scale terrorist alert. High-profile arrests, a series of explosions and a suspect publicly gunned down in the street rock the city to its core. But it is only when the cell goes missing that Falcon makes the most terrifying discovery of all."
- 3
Suddenly, Javier Falcon finds himself at the centre of a full-scale terrorist alert. With the media and political pressure intensifying, Falcon realises all is not as it appears. But as he comes close to cracking a conspiracy, he discovers an even more terrifying plot."
- 4
The Ignorance of Blood
- 484 pages
- 17 hours of reading
In the wake of a terrorist attack on Seville, Inspector Jefe Javier Falcón is determined to fulfil his promise to its citizens - that he will bring the real perpetrators to justice. The violent death of a gangster provides evidence implicating the Russian mafia in the outrage, but pitches Falcón straight into the heart of a turf war over prostitution and drugs. Now the target of brutal thugs, Falcón finds that those closest to him are also coming under intolerable pressure. His closest friend, who's spying for the Spanish government, reveals that he is being blackmailed by Islamist extremists and Falcón's own lover suffers a mother's worst nightmare. Confronted by such fanaticism and violence, Falcón realises that only the most ruthless retaliation will work. But there's a terrible price to pay.
- 4
A sweltering Seville is recovering from the shock of a terrorist attack and Inspector Jefe Javier Falcon is struggling to fulfil his promise to its citizens: that he would find the real perpetrators of the outrage."