Wilson has been turning out wonderful novels for years, and won the CWA Gold Dagger in 1999 for A Small Death in Lisbon. Yet, for whatever reason, he’s always flown just under the radar in Australia. Hopefully this sprawling, yet tightly plotted thriller – the last in his excellent Javier Falcon quartet – will finally be the breakthrough.

Starting with a freak car accident on a Seville Highway involving a turncoat Russian mafia heavy and a suitcase full of Euros, this book has it all – terrorism, kidnapping, drug dealing, prostitution, human trafficking and explosive violence. It’s a fitting finale to Falcon, and if you enjoy this you really must explore the others – all top notch indeed.