Reviews for The Vanished Hands

The average rating for The Vanished Hands based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-06-06 00:00:00 Timothy Stevenson The Vanished Hands is the second book in the "Javier Falcon" series by author Robert Wilson. I had read " The Blind Man of Seville" awhile ago, and had been looking for this second book with an online version for awhile. The storyline starts off slowly, and builds with an intensity as well as a complex development of the characters. A very sophisticated story, that is both dark, and well written. It maintains the interest level throughout the pages. Lots of interesting facts, history and visuals thrown in to make it an excellent read.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-12-12 00:00:00 Chris Swink Wilson has been a delight to read, especially A Small Death, so I was surprised to find myself thinking about tossing this book in the first 100 pages or so. I almost never quit a book, but I was tempted. Dense sophisticated language and what appeared to be a locked room mystery with little plot is what almost killed it for me. I even passed on an opportunity to pick up the first title in this series while I was at that stage of the book. I didn't need a book that'd go near the bottom of the to-be-read pile. Clearly from my rating, though, things turned around. All of the dense language ended up creating rich memorable characters. I loved it that instead of clues, they kept finding hints, interesting facts that proved nothing, but created many questions. And by the end so many tasty political comments both domestically and internationally are woven into the resolution, my non-fiction reading interests in leftist politics and history were satisfied, too. What I really love is that while the ending isn't all tidy, not everything works out for the best, it is so satisfying in all its imperfection. One unfortunate thing is that the book refers extensively to the first book in the series, and in ways I suspect will have ruined the suspense of it for me. Usually I'm very careful to read books in order, and usually it doesn't matter much. Certainly not so in this case.