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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
3.5 stars. After some initial bewilderment about the different characters in the book, I enjoyed the thrill and action. It is important for me to like a detective to continue reading the series, no matter how captivating the story is. I did like Gabriel Allon and although I would not rush to read more in this series, I will certainly be open to reading more of his ventures.
I decided to start reading this series after reading the last book.
Really enjoyed this first book. I like how the main character is an art restorer. The storyline developed well and the characters were well developed. Then again as I was reading this book I found that there were many areas where I guess I need to read on to fill in the missing gaps....like the story with his wife and also the different aspect of Israeli History.
Nevertheless, a good read.
Really enjoyed this first book. I like how the main character is an art restorer. The storyline developed well and the characters were well developed. Then again as I was reading this book I found that there were many areas where I guess I need to read on to fill in the missing gaps....like the story with his wife and also the different aspect of Israeli History.
Nevertheless, a good read.
There was too much casual misogyny that was from an earlier era of thriller than should have been written this century. It had the feel of a 1960s gritty thriller that I stopped reading as soon as something better came along, like 30 years ago!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Sexual harassment
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Gabriel Allon is an ex-Israeli intelligence officer turned art restorer. His old boss tracks him down in England to come do one last operation for him, hunting down a known Palestinian terrorist Tariq; the same man that killed his wife and child.
Allon needs a female to infiltrate one of Tariq's men and chooses fashion model Jacqueline, whom he had an affair with right before his wife and child were killed. Gabriel keeps a close eye on Jacqueline as she seduces a terrorist, but the enemy is aware of more than Gabriel knows.
This is book one in the Gabriel Allon series. I'm surprised it continues, to be honest, and it sounded pretty certain that Gabriel was going to forever step out of the covert-ops limelight and remain low-key. I'm not really certain how this series can continue. Out of Gabriel and Jacqueline, I enjoyed Jacqueline more as she seemed much more genuine and honest about her feelings. Gabriel is a bit bottled up and I don't really know anything about his past other than his wife and child died in a horrible attack. Hopefully the next in the series expands on this a bit more.
The story itself was pretty good, though the twist at the end I didn't really understand the purpose of. It seemed a bit far fetched and not to provide any value to the person that performed it.
Allon needs a female to infiltrate one of Tariq's men and chooses fashion model Jacqueline, whom he had an affair with right before his wife and child were killed. Gabriel keeps a close eye on Jacqueline as she seduces a terrorist, but the enemy is aware of more than Gabriel knows.
This is book one in the Gabriel Allon series. I'm surprised it continues, to be honest, and it sounded pretty certain that Gabriel was going to forever step out of the covert-ops limelight and remain low-key. I'm not really certain how this series can continue. Out of Gabriel and Jacqueline, I enjoyed Jacqueline more as she seemed much more genuine and honest about her feelings. Gabriel is a bit bottled up and I don't really know anything about his past other than his wife and child died in a horrible attack. Hopefully the next in the series expands on this a bit more.
The story itself was pretty good, though the twist at the end I didn't really understand the purpose of. It seemed a bit far fetched and not to provide any value to the person that performed it.
This is the 1st book in a series about a Mossad assassin/art restorer, Gabriel Allon. This book covers how Gabriel is lured back from bitter retirement to face his Palestinian nemesis and save the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. The writing is good and the action is fast paced. I liked the plotting and the characters enough to give the next books in the series a shot.
An easy fun crime book - spies in Israel and Europe with lots of twists in the storyline. My parents love Daniel Silva and I will continue reading more of these books!