Reviews

Смърт във Виена by Daniel Silva

markopdx's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

longhornrach's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

gabmc's review against another edition

4.0

This was a great story but also a powerful reminder about how important it is not to forget the past. Eli Lavon, a good friend of Gabriel Allon, is injured when his office in Vienna is bombed. Allon is called in by Ari Shamron (ex office Chief) to investigate. However, Allon should not have been in Vienna and is soon caught by the Austrian Secret Police and 'asked to leave'. While he was there though, he was approached by Max Klein, who had been a teenager at Auschwitz . Klein was positive that a man he sees in the Central Cafe every afternoon was actually a guard at the concentration camp. In current political events in Austria , a far right candidate, Peter Metzler, is about to be elected and the Secret Police need to get the Israelis out of Vienna before they disrupt the election. So begins a hunt for a former Nazi, exposing many who helped him escape and start a new life. Even though this book is fiction, it is based in fact, and just highlights to me the influential power of a good story and why I love to read.

icalyn_13's review against another edition

3.0

Two books in a row dealing with Nazis and the torture of Jews. Not an intentional choice but I think it gave depth to both of the stories in their own unique ways. I enjoyed the overall story, and will continue with the series, but I'm struggling to know where the series is going to go from here.

sandygx260's review against another edition

2.0

I wanted something completely different from what I am currently writing and a spy novel fits the bill. The writing is clean and fast, which reminds me to step away from the damned adjectives!

Sad to say the book failed to live up to the exciting first chapters. In fact, Silva used a few literary cliches one too many times. The writing was sparse except when the author wanted the reader to know he had performed "extensive research" then he hammered the facts down the throat.

Aside from those scenes, some of the detail was silly. There was one scene where the protagonist suddenly realized he hadn't changed his clothes or showered for two days. Mind you this was after he endured a flight from South America to Europe. Don't you think he might have noticed said personal distress along the way?

Not bad, not amazing, not something to make me read anything else by this author.

liann24's review against another edition

4.0

This series is educational and pulp fictiony at the same time.

mikeyb111's review against another edition

5.0

This was a really great book. I love the characters and all of these. This one was a little bit difficult because it dealt with some pretty harsh things. But overall a really wonderful book with a great ending.

djhalp111's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative medium-paced

3.75

annehusted's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense

4.25

elwoodradley's review against another edition

4.0

Another really good entry. This kind of follows along from the previous book in the series about the role the Vatican and the Catholic Church played in keeping quiet about the Holocaust and even helping known Nazi war criminals to escape.