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by Daniel Silva
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Turn The Page
Turn The Page rated it 9 years ago
Another masterful effort in the world of Gabriel Allon by Mr. Silva as Allon is once again drawn into the Israeli spy net when he witnesses a terror attack in London, and is then asked to shut down the same terror network. The catch is he needs the help of a woman whose father Allon killed some time...
Retiredbear
Retiredbear rated it 12 years ago
It has been a long time since I have read Daniel Silva's thrillers. So I picked this up at the library and promptly kicked myself for not getting back to him earlier.I believe that Daniel Silva is one of the intrigue genre's star authors. He is able to craft a complex story line using well establi...
nouveau
nouveau rated it 12 years ago
I feel like I ordered an ice-cream sundae and received a plate of whipped cream. It went down easily, I finished it, but something lacked substance, some critical ingredient went missing. James Bond without the martinis and cartoony villains? Jason Bourne without the picturesque small-European-car c...
SF Fan Man
SF Fan Man rated it 13 years ago
On this, my 4th Gabriel Allon book, it has finally dawned on me that [a:Daniel Silva|29085|Daniel Silva|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1240154365p2/29085.jpg] has told me essentially the same story four different ways. Or he may be iterating on a theme as he tries to write the perfect novel that so...
Redacted
Redacted rated it 13 years ago
Review to follow
Barbara1951
Barbara1951 rated it 13 years ago
A really good story, as usual. My attitude toward the peoples of the Middle East has become more educated so a few lines bothered me politically but read in the context of the series, with the 1972 Munich Olympics as the trigger (so to speak), the book is very good. (I still don't like Chiara alth...
GizmosReviews
GizmosReviews rated it 14 years ago
*Rating* 4*Genre* Thriller*Review*Gabriel Allon is known around the world as the angel of vengeance, and an international operative who has worked for the Israeli Intelligence machine called the Office, since 1972. He is a man who will stop at nothing to see justice done even if it puts his own life...
The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it 14 years ago
Yesssssss! Another Gabriel Allon book.I wonder how Silva will top himself this time. The last two were the best in the series. Untoppable?
Kyndal's Book Blog
Kyndal's Book Blog rated it 14 years ago
Daniel Silva is one of my favorite authors. I have read all of the books in his Gabriel Allon spy series. (Disclaimer: I love a good spy story.) His books just keep getting better and better! A great read!
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