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Robert Wilson

5 Series • 14 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Bruce Medway Books
Start with: Instruments of Darkness (1995)
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Publication Order of Charles Boxer Books
Start with: Capital Punishment (2011)
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Publication Order of Javier Falcon Books
Start with: The Blind Man of Seville (2003)

ⓘ About Robert Wilson

Robert Wilson is one of the noteworthy novelists from The United Kingdom who likes to write his books based on the crime fiction, spy fiction, and historical mystery genres. He has famously written the Javier Falcons, Brude Medway, and the Charles Boxer series. Author Wilson has won the Gold Dagger Award from the CWA in the year 1999. One of his books titled The Silent and the Dammed, which was released in the United States as The Vanished Hands, has won the 206 Gumshoe Award. The novels of the Javier Falcon series written him have been adapted for a TV series. It stars Marton Csokas in the lead role as Javier Falcon and is broadcast for the Sky television channel.

All Book Series by Robert Wilson

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Instruments of Darkness

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1995

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1995
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The Big Killing

Book 2 of 4 · published 1996

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1996
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Blood Is Dirt

Book 3 of 4 · published 1997

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1997
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A Darkening Stain

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 1998

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1998
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Capital Punishment

Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2011

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2011
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You Will Never Find Me

Book 2 of 3 · published 2014

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2014
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Stealing People

Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2015

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2015
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The Blind Man of Seville

Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2003

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2003
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The Silent and the Damned / The Vanished Hands

Book 2 of 4 · published 2005

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2005
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The Hidden Assassins

Book 3 of 4 · published 2006

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2006
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The Ignorance of Blood

Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2009

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2009
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A Small Death in Lisbon

Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 1999

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1999
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The Company of Strangers

Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2001

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2001
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Sunshine Noir

Single-title series · published 2016

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2016

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Robert Wilson?

Robert Wilson is one of the noteworthy novelists from The United Kingdom who likes to write his books based on the crime fiction, spy fiction, and historical mystery genres. He has famously written the Javier Falcons, Brude Medway, and the Charles Boxer series. Author Wilson has won the Gold Dagger Award from the CWA in the year 1999.

Which Robert Wilson series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Bruce Medway series, the earliest of Robert Wilson's multi-book series: it opens with Instruments of Darkness (1995) and runs to 4 books across 1995–1998, ending with A Darkening Stain (1998). Robert Wilson's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.

How many books has Robert Wilson written?

Robert Wilson has 14 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1995 and 2016. 11 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being the Bruce Medway series with 4 books — and 3 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Robert Wilson's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Robert Wilson's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Bruce Medway (1995–1998, 4 books), Javier Falcon (2003–2009, 4 books) and Charles Boxer (2011–2015, 3 books).

How are Robert Wilson's books organised into series?

This guide splits Robert Wilson's 14 books into 3 named series and 3 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Bruce Medway (4 books, 1995–1998); Javier Falcon (4 books, 2003–2009); Charles Boxer (3 books, 2011–2015).