Daniel Silva

The Heist

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Produktbeschreibung

Gabriel Allon, master art restorer and assassin, returns in a spellbinding new thriller from No.1 bestselling author Daniel Silva. For all fans of Robert Ludlum.

Gabriel Allon - art restorer and legendary spy - is in Venice when he receives an urgent call from the Italian police. The art dealer Justin Isherwood has stumbled upon a chilling murder scene, and is being held as a suspect.

The dead man is a fallen spy with a secret - a trafficker in stolen artwork, sold to a mysterious collector. To save his friend, Gabriel must track down the world's most iconic missing painting: Caravaggio's Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence.

Gabriel's mission takes him on exhilarating hunt from Marseilles and Corsica, to Paris and Geneva, and, finally, to a private bank in Austria, where a dangerous man stands guard over the ill-gotten wealth of one of the world's most brutal dictators...

Produktdetails

• Gabriel Allon 14
• Verlag: HarperCollins / HarperCollins UK
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 090024
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 128mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 330g
• ISBN-13: 9780007552283
• ISBN-10: 0007552289
• Artikelnr.: 41430808

Autorenporträt

Daniel Silva is the award-winning, No.1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three novels, including The Unlikely Spy, The Confessor, A Death in Vienna, The Messenger, Moscow Rules, The Rembrandt Affair, The English Girl and The Black Widow. His books are published in more than thirty countries and are best sellers around the world. He lives in Florida with his wife, CNN special correspondent Jamie Gangel, and their two children, Lily and Nicholas.

Rezensionen

'Allon is the 21st century Bond - elegantly paced, subtle and well-informed.' Daily Mail

'Sexily brooding Allon... must be the most famous superspy not played by Daniel Craig' Daily Telegraph

'In true Bauer fashion, shoot-outs, kidnappings and international terror plots follow Gabriel Allon wherever he goes' USA Today

'Silva builds tension with breathtaking double and triple turns of the plot' People

'A world class practitioner of spy fiction' Washington Post

"The Heist by Silva is nothing short of phenomenal. It is his best work to date. And that is a huge statement since each novel has been unique and marvelous." - Naples Daily News

"Ingenious." - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"The story is a twisting tale of moves and countermoves, and even if this is your introduction to Gabriel Allon, you'll find the characters in the book come to life." - Oklahoma City Oklahoman

"Silva has weaved together a story with intrigue, insight, and suspense." - Crimespree Magazine

"A fun read....In erudition, action and temperament, Silva has made Allon the modern-day covert warrior extraordinaire." - Kirkus

"Magnificent....This book has all the elements you love about Silva's writing-his way with a plot, his incomparable characters, and the range of emotions he piles into his pages." - Huffington Post

"Smart, unpredictable, and packed with bits of history, art, heart, and imagination, this is a page turner to be savored....When it comes to the vast club of practitioners of international spycraft, Silva is a cut above them all, and The English Girl is a masterwork." - Neal Thompson, Amazon.com on The English Girl

"Although Gabriel's adventures are set in the real world of greedy politicians and grabs for control of a diminishing supply of natural resources, 'Israel's avenging angel' has the superhuman abilities that make for a satisfying fantasy." - Columbus Dispatch on The English Girl

"Allon is a great political operative, but Silva is an even greater writer. That is what makes THE ENGLISH GIRL a must read." - Huffington Post on The English Girl