The Hidden Assassins

A Novel

Robert Wilson

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Year: 2007
• Topic: Literature
• eBook ISBN:
  9780547540283
• Subtopic: Crime & Mystery Literature
• Index: Literature

As perplexing murder leads a Spanish detective into the dangerous cultural tensions of Seville in this thriller by the author of  A Small Death in Lisbon.
 
Chief Inspector Javier Falcón is called to the disturbing scene of a faceless, mutilated corpse found in a municipal dump. But just as he begins his investigation, the beautiful city of Seville is rocked by a massive explosion. The discovery of a mosque in the basement of a destroyed apartment building confirms everybody's terrorist fears. Panic sweeps the city and the region goes on red alert. 
 
As more bodies are dragged from the rubble, the media coverage and political pressure intensify, Despite immense pressure to close the case, Falcón suspects that all is not what it appears to be. But just as he comes close to uncovering a deadly conspiracy, he makes the most terrifying discovery of all. Now the race is on to prevent a catastrophe far beyond Spain's borders.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Acknowledgements
• Epigraphs
• The West End, London—Thursday, 9th March 2006
• The City of London—Thursday, 23rd March 2006
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• CODA
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