Portrait of a Spy (Gabriel Allon Series #11)

by Daniel Silva

Overview

"Suspense writing at its best."—HUFFINGTON POST

It was supposed to be the start of a pleasant weekend in London for master art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon and his wife, Chiara. But a deadly pair of bombings in Paris and Copenhagen has already marred this lovely autumn day. Then, before he can stop a man he suspects is about to launch a third attack in Covent Garden, Gabriel is knocked to the pavement—and he can only watch helplessly as the nightmare unfolds.

The haunting memory of his failure to stop the massacre of innocents is still fresh when Gabriel is summoned to Washington—and plunged into a deadly confrontation with the new face of global terror. An elusive American-born cleric in Yemen—once a paid CIA asset whom Allah has granted "a beautiful and seductive tongue"—stands at the center of the explosive plague of death and destruction. And the worst is yet to come. . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062287328
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/05/2018
Series:	Gabriel Allon Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	480
Sales rank:	75,217
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.08(d)

About the Author

Daniel Silva is the award-winning, #1  New York Times bestselling author of The Unlikely Spy, The Mark of the Assassin, The Marching Season, The Kill Artist, The English Assassin, The Confessor, A Death in Vienna, Prince of Fire, The Messenger, The Secret Servant, Moscow Rules, The Defector, The Rembrandt Affair, Portrait of a Spy, The Fallen Angel, The English Girl, The Heist, The English Spy, The Black Widow, House of Spies, The Other Woman, The New Girl, and The Order.  He is best known for his long-running thriller series starring spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon. Silva’s books are critically acclaimed bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 30 languages. He resides in Florida with his wife, television journalist Jamie Gangel, and their twins, Lily and Nicholas. For more information visit www.danielsilvabooks.com

Date of Birth:

1960

Place of Birth:

Michigan

Website:

http://www.danielsilvabooks.com

Editorial Reviews

Antiterrorist expert Gabriel Allon would prefer to spend a quiet life as an art restorer, but events keep dragging him back into danger. In his eleventh book incarnation, Allon is strolling innocently with his wife in London when he spots a man who he instinctively identifies as a suicide bomber. Fate (in the form of a violent British undercover officer) unfortunately interferes before Gabriel can thwart the bomber's self-destructive mayhem, a detonation that marks the beginning of another Allon descent into riveting terrorist hunting. Subtle and suspenseful.

While enjoying a day in London with his wife, antiterrorist expert Gabriel Allon spots a man he believes to be a suicide bomber and follows him into Covent Garden. Alas, undercover police knock him down before he can intervene, and carnage ensues. Afterward, the CIA asks Gabriel to track down an American-born cleric now setting himself up as a rival to Osama bin Laden. Just what you'd expect of this New York Times top seller; with a one-day laydown on July 19, plus a 500,000-copy first printing. Buy multiples.

Library Journal

Gabriel Allon, Israeli mastermind and art restorer, is a master of disguises, and his "vocal portrait” has been attempted by numerous narrators. Simon Vance takes on the task here in Allon's eleventh caper as a globe-trotting modern spy. Yet Allon is illusive, and Vance doesn't quite nail it. Could it be that Allon is such a complex changeling that even the highly skilled and perceptive Vance doesn't quite inhabit him? Can anyone? Fans of the series, or newcomers, will mind little as Allon and his compatriots outwit terrorists, and their espionage "partners." Very dull, slightly muffled sound mars Vance's usual crisp speech and makes his subtleties hard to hear. The definitive portrait of this spy is yet unpainted. R.F.W. 2012 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

AUGUST 2011 - AudioFile