About the Author

Daniel Silva is the bestselling author of The Unlikely Spy, The Mark of the Assassin, The Marching Season, The Kill Artist, The English Assassin, The Confessor, A Death in Vienna, Price of Fire, The Messenger, The Secret Servant,Moscow Rules and The Defector. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, NBC News Today correspondent Jamie Gangel, and their two children, Lily and Nicholas.

Reviews

"A masterful and compelling tale of evil, treachery and revenge...goes to the top of the list of this year's best."-- "Rocky Mountain News"
"A masterfully constructed tale of memory and revenge. It demonstrates that thrillers can be more than entertainment."-- "Miami""Herald"
"[A] superbly crafted narrative of espionage and foreign intrigue."-- "Publishers Weekly"

In the conclusion to his Gabriel Allon trilogy, Silva puts his art restorer and assassin on the trail of a Nazi war criminal. Following the bombing of an Israeli war claims office in Vienna, Gabriel discovers that an elderly Austrian businessman, Erich Radek, was responsible for destroying evidence of the Holocaust. The case against him includes an account offered by Gabriel's mother, who witnessed a particularly heinous crime. The pursuit takes Gabriel through Europe, then to Israel, Argentina, and the United States. Matters are complicated by Erich's connection to the CIA and by the revelation that the likely next Austrian prime minister is his son. Silva balances history, action, and moral issues expertly. While British reader John Lee handles an assortment of accents quite well, he needs to refine his American voices. Recommended for popular collections.-Michael Adams, CUNY Graduate Ctr. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.