The Blind Man of Seville

The Blind Man of Seville

infobox Book |
name = The Blind Man of Seville
title_orig =
translator =


image_caption =
author = Robert Wilson
cover_artist =
country = United Kingdom
language = English
series = Javier Falcon, #1
genre = Fiction, Crime fiction
publisher = HarperCollins
release_date = 2003
media_type = Print (Hardback), (Paperback)
pages =
isbn = ISBN 0007117795
preceded_by =
followed_by = The Silent and the Damned

"The Blind Man of Seville" is a 2003 crime novel and thriller by British writer Robert Wilson. The novel is set in the Spanish city of Seville, and is the first book in the projected quartet featuring protagonist Javier Falcon. The novel published to much acclaim, and was shortlisted for the 2003 Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year.

Plot summary

The novel concerns a series of vicious murders in Seville, and in turn these murders lead protagonist Falcon to look into the shady life of his deceased father, an acclaimed artist who fought in the second world war. Falcon's investigations cause him to unearth shocking revelations about his father's past, and bring him to an emotional brink. The novel's structure is unusual, being told form the present perspective and also through a series of diary entries penned by Falcon's father during his war-time experiences.

External links

* [http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/0151008353.asp Review from BookRerporter.com]
* [http://www.shotsmag.co.uk/SHOTS%2017/Robert%20Wilson.html Interview with Wilson from ShotsMagazine]
* [http://www.harcourtbooks.com/bookcatalogs/bookpage.asp?isbn=0151008353&option=bonus Bonus extracts from the diaries of Fransciso Falcon, cut from original manuscript]


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