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Portrait of an Unknown Woman: A new Gabriel Allon mystery from the master of intrigue, the bestselling author of THE COLLECTOR, THE NEW GIRL and THE OTHER WOMAN Audiobook
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another stunning thriller in his latest action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue.
The hunt is on for the greatest art forger who ever lived ...
Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has at long last severed ties with Israeli intelligence and settled quietly with his beautiful wife and their young twins in Venice, the only place he has ever truly known peace.
But when the eccentric London art dealer Julian Isherwood asks Gabriel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the rediscovery and lucrative sale of a centuries-old painting, he is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse where nothing is as it seems.
Gabriel soon discovers that the work in question, a portrait of an unidentified woman attributed to Sir Anthony van Dyck, is almost certainly a fiendishly clever fake. To find the mysterious figure who painted it-and uncover a multibillion-dollar fraud at the pinnacle of the art world-Gabriel conceives one of the most elaborate deceptions of his career. If it is to succeed, he must become the very mirror image of the man he seeks: the greatest art forger the world has ever known.
'Reading the latest Gabriel Allon is like visiting an old friend. Another tour de force by the master.' Bob Woodward
'Silva can really write. The bastard.' James Patterson
'A smart summer escape.' Kirkus, starred review
'Daniel Silva has few rivals' The Age
'Daniel Silva is that rarity of rarities, a writer whose stories just keep getting better' Huffington Post
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“Narrator Edoardo Ballerini…demonstrates his talent for accents as Allon’s adventures take him through Europe and to the US…While fans may miss the high tension of the spy business, they will find that Silva’s storytelling paired with Ballerini’s performance makes for a wonderful listening experience. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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“The scheme is a doozy, but the real draw here is the meticulously detailed look at the art of the forger.”
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“Silva provides plenty of thrills and, as usual, offers a glimpse into the lifestyles of the outrageously wealthy. In the early books in this series, it was Gabriel’s work as an art restorer that set him apart from other action heroes, and his return to that world is the most rewarding part of this installment.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
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An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
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A Barnes & Noble bestseller
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A #1 New York Times bestseller
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A New York Times Bestseller in Audio
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About Daniel Silva
Daniel 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.
About Edoardo Ballerini
Edoardo Ballerini, an American actor, director, film producer, and multiaward–winning narrator. He has won several Audie Awards for best narration, including for 2019’s Best Male Narrator of the Year. He was named by Booklist as winner of their 2023 Voice of Choice Award, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine in 2019. He has narrated over two hundred audiobooks, from classics to modern masters, from bestsellers to the inspirational, from Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners to spine-tingling series, and much more. In television and film, he is best known for his roles in A Murder at the End of the World, The Sopranos, 24, I Shot Andy Warhol, Dinner Rush, and Romeo Must Die. He is also trained in theater and continues to do much work on stage.