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Category: Daniel SilvaBy Peter on Jul 6, 2009 in Daniel Silva, Thriller, book review, spy thriller | 0 Comments
Another strong, dark story from one of the new masters of spy thriller writing, Daniel Silva! This book too features an ensemble of very fascinating characters. In The English Assassin we meet, once again, Israeli assassin and art restorer Gabriel Allon. His prime opponent is an extremely wealthy Swiss banker who controls the Swiss [...]
By Peter on Mar 17, 2009 in Daniel Silva, Excellent book, Thriller, bestseller, book review, spy thriller | 0 Comments
Daniel Silva excels at writing about spy tradecraft. However, he is also very good at describing characters and the complex relationships between them. In The Messenger these qualities are at the fore. This is a very realistic, extremely exciting book.
The Messenger opens in London where a professor of Middle Eastern studies is suspected of having [...]
By Peter on Feb 13, 2009 in Daniel Silva, Thriller, bestseller, book review, spy thriller | 0 Comments
The Kill Artist is, chronologically speaking, the first book in Daniel Silva’s series about Gabriel Allon. Allon is an art restorer, whose skill is great demand. He is more or less able to pick and choose his projects. However, he is more than that – he is also a former member of the Mossad hit [...]
By Peter on Dec 12, 2008 in Daniel Silva, Excellent book, bestseller, book review, spy thriller | 0 Comments
Moscow Rules is Daniel Silva’s eighth novel of espionage and international intrigue. It is a spy thriller in the genre of the early John Lè Carre, which has all the old stuff about spycraft, a good international plot, and the various secret services – KGB, Mossad, CIA, MI6, and so on. In this book [...]
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