Description: Ardent art restorer and sometimes spy Gabriel Allon is called out of retirement after the Vatican and the Pope are targeted in a fundamentalist Islamic attack. Allon must bring all of his cloak-and-dagger arts to bear upon the perpetrato...
Synopsis Ardent art restorer and sometimes spy Gabriel Allon is called out of retirement after the Vatican and the Pope are targeted in a fundamentalist Islamic attack. Allon must bring all of his cloak-and-dagger arts to bear upon the perpetrator, the extremist Saudi billionaire known as Zizi--a man who shares Allon's fondness for the arts.
Details
Publication Date:
2006-07-25
Size
Length:
338 pages
Height:
9.3 in
Width:
6.8 in
Thickness:
1.2 in
Weight:
19.2 oz
Publisher's Note Recovering from a showdown with a master terrorist in Jerusalem, art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is enlisted by a ruthless papal secretary to assist in the investigation of a murdered Swiss guard whose killer may be targeting the pope. By the author of Prince of Fire.
Industry Reviews "What makes this series fascinating is the interplay between standard spy-thriller fare of glamorous locales..., double and triple crosses, and justified paranoia with the passionate, tragic figure of Allon himself. An engrossing and beautifully written contemporary spy thriller." (starred review) (07/01/2006)