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The English Assassin

By Daniel Silva

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| Hardcover | 9780399148514

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The Unlikely Spy, Daniel Silva's extraordinary debut novel, was applauded by critics as it rocketed onto national bestseller lists. Now Silva has outdone himself, with a taut, lightning-paced thriller rooted assuredly in fact: Switzerland's shameful WWII record of profiteering and collaboratiContinue

The Unlikely Spy, Daniel Silva's extraordinary debut novel, was applauded by critics as it rocketed onto national bestseller lists. Now Silva has outdone himself, with a taut, lightning-paced thriller rooted assuredly in fact: Switzerland's shameful WWII record of profiteering and collaboration with Nazi Germany.

When art restorer and occasional Israeli agent Gabriel Allon is sent to Zurich, Switzerland, to restore the painting of a reclusive millionaire banker, he arrives to find his would-be employer murdered at the foot of his Raphael. A secret collection of priceless, illicitly gained Impressionist masterpieces is missing. Gabriel's handlers step out of the shadows to admit the truth-the collector had been silenced-and Gabriel is put back in the high-stakes spy game, battling wits with the rogue assassin he helped to train.

Tense, taut, expertly crafted, and brimming with unexpected reversals, The English Assassin is Daniel Silva at his storytelling best.

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    "Exciting thriller" English art gallery owner Julie Isherwood obtains a commission for Mario Delvecchio to go to Zurich to restore a painting. Mario has no idea who the client is or what painting he is to clean, but the money is too good to ignore. I ... (read full critics)

    thebestreviews published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

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  • Another in the Gabriel Allon, master art restorer/ Israeli spy-assasin series. I'm hooked; I love the characters and the reversal of usual spy roles is intriguing. Besides, I'm learning facts about the Nazi and Palestinian issues that I'd not known previously.

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  • Very tense novel about spies from the Eastern Block before the end of the Cold War. Unusual in that we follow two men - one, the English Assassin, - the other the Eastern Block spy. We are left wondering from the very start about who is the hero; or, at least, who is the main character in the story. ... (continue)

    Very tense novel about spies from the Eastern Block before the end of the Cold War. Unusual in that we follow two men - one, the English Assassin, - the other the Eastern Block spy. We are left wondering from the very start about who is the hero; or, at least, who is the main character in the story. And, of course, who will kill the other. Very cleverly set out. An intriguing story from start to finish. Very, very enjoyable.

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    GraJon said on Mar 7, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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