| Blind Man of Seville Contributor(s): Wilson, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156028808 ISBN-13: 9780156028806 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 Annotation: Robert Wilson is recognized as a master mystery and thriller writer "Wilson has a preacher's gift for the language of pain and great compassion for people caught up in the crucible of war." -New York Times Book Review "Wilson demonstrates, as Graham Greene did long ago, that thrillers are the liveliest, most gripping, most thought-provoking literary enterprises going today. The most readable too, when penned by a master spinner like Wilson." -LA Times Book Review "The British seem to breed terrific mystery and thriller writers with astonishing ease--think of everyone from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, to Agatha Christie, to John Le Carre and P.D. James. The latest import about to catch fire in the U.S.? Robert Wilson." -NY Post "A highly evocative writer whose sense of place is nearly as acute as his talent for characterization." - The Raleigh News and Observer "Le Carre's equal when it comes to plotting, piling surprise upon surprise and keeping the reader guessing until the bittersweet ending." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Noir |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002068495 |
| Series: Javier Falcon Thrillers (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.32" W x 7.9" (1.01 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western Europe - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Seasonal - Summer |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Called to a gruesome crime scene, Inspector Javier Falc n is shocked and sickened by what he finds. Littered like flower petals on the victim's shirt are the man's own eyelids, evidence of a heinous crime with no obvious motive. When the investigation leads him to read his late father's journals, he discovers a disturbing and sordid past. Meanwhile, more victims are falling. While Falc n struggles to solve the case, he finds the missing section of his father's journal-and becomes the murderer's next intended victim. Combining suspenseful storytelling with a thoughtful exploration of the human psyche, The Blind Man of Seville confirms bestselling and award-winning author Robert Wilson as one of the greatest literary mystery writers working today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wilson, Robert: - ROBERT WILSON is the author of numerous novels, including The Company of Strangers and A Small Death in Lisbon, which won the Gold Dagger Award as Best Crime Novel of the Year from Britain's Crime Writers' Association. A graduate of Oxford University, he has worked in shipping, advertising, and trading in Africa, and has lived in Greece, Portugal, and West Africa. |