The English Assassin (Gabriel Allon #2)
Author: Daniel Silva
Desc: 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