Art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon is sent to Vienna to authenticate a painting, but the real object of his search becomes something else entirely: to find out the truth about the photograph that has turned his world upside down. It is the face of the unnamed man who brutalized his mother in the last days of World War II, during the Death March from Auschwitz. But is it really the same one? If so, who is he? How did he escape punishment? Where is he now? Fueled by an intensity he has not felt in years, Allon cautiously begins to investigate, but the more layers he strips away, the greater the evil that is revealed, a web stretching across sixty years and thousands of lives. Soon, the quest for one monster becomes the quest for many. And the monsters are stirring. . . . Filled with sharply etched characters and prose, and a plot of astonishing intricacy, this is an uncommonly intelligent thriller by one of our very best writers.
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"Gabriel Allon once again is pulled from his work as an art restorer to work undercover for the Israeli Intelligence. This time it is very personal. He must find the person that murdered his friend. Daniel Silva as always writes wonderfully descriptive prose. Looking forward to the next in the series."
— Helen (4 out of 5 stars)
" Gabriel heads to Vienna for the first time since a bomb exploded under his car, killing his son and injuring his wife for life. How does he enter a city where his presence is not only forbidden, but where he has so many emotional ties? "
— Christiana, 2/19/2014" Much like the two before it, this book focuses not on Israel and Palestine, but on continued ramifications of the Holocaust. Another stellar entry in the series. New love interest for Gabriel in this one, who appears to maybe be more permanent. I still want Jacqueline to come back! "
— Jaime, 2/7/2014" Enjoyed this last Allon story . "
— Renee, 1/27/2014" Sandford (of the Prey series) and Cornwell (Scarpetta) should take lessons from this guy on how to improve their writing while not losing the original voice of the earlier novels of the series. I've read every book of Silva's and he just keeps getting better! "
— Miss, 1/25/2014" Recommended to me, but I am not much of a spy novel type. If I were, this would be my kind of spy novel. But, see, I'm just not. "
— Alane, 1/22/2014" Interesting read. I'm not a reader of thrillers often, but this one was intriguing and a good read. "
— Anne, 1/20/2014" Fantastic book. I really love the Gabriel Allon character. This book takes you through the world of Nazi war criminals. "
— Carlos, 1/16/2014Daniel Silva is the acclaimed author of more than two dozen fiction thrillers that have been #1 New York Times bestsellers and Barry Award winners. He is best known for his long-running series starring spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon. His books are critically acclaimed bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than thirty languages.
John Lee is the winner of numerous Earphones Awards and the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration. He has twice won acclaim as AudioFile’s Best Voice in Fiction & Classics. He also narrates video games, does voice-over work, and writes plays. He is an accomplished stage actor and has written and coproduced the feature films Breathing Hard and Forfeit. He played Alydon in the 1963–64 Doctor Who serial The Daleks.