Javier Falcon

It is Holy Week in Seville, and Inspector Javier Falcón is trying to find a serial killer. With each new victim, the killer demonstrates an uncanny ability to delve into the darkest secrets of his prey - and into Falcón’s own family history, and the professional, dispassionate Falcón is forced to confront the unimaginable.

Mario Vega is seven years old and his life is about to change forever. Across the street in an exclusive suburb of Seville 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 doubts when he finds an enigmatic note crushed in the dead man's hand.

As Inspector Javier Falcón investigates the case of a faceless, mutilated corpse, the beautiful city of Seville is rocked by a massive explosion. Panic sweeps the city and the region goes on red alert. Falcón suspects that all is not what it appears to be and the race is on to prevent a catastrophe far beyond Spain’s borders.

A spectacular car crash in the sweltering city of Seville brings to light the prospect of a mafia presence on Inspector Javier Falcon’s beat. As the summer wears on Falcon finds himself personally targeted by the forces unleashed and he retaliates with a ruthlessness that surprises him as much as his enemies.