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A review by asteroidbuckle
The Messenger by Daniel Silva
4.0
Another great installment in this terrific series.
Gabriel Allon, super spy and world-reknown art restorer, is back, this time on the trail of a major Saudi terrorist who has been staging major attacks all over the world and who has something nefarious planned for the Vatican.
Having been exposed to the world in the last book, Prince of Fire, it has become increasingly difficult for Gabriel to go anywhere in Europe without being recognized. This, of course, makes it challenging to trail a man who has more layers of security than the president of the United States (and more money, too).
Gabriel isn't without help, though. Shamron, his mentor and father-figure, is out of commission after a terrorist attack, but the team he used in the last book is still intact. Also in play are two Americans: a CIA agent and a woman named Sarah who is recruited to be the "man inside" the bad guy's inner circle.
We also get to see Luigi Donati and Pope Paul VII again, two characters central to the plots of two previous books, The Confessor and A Death in Vienna. I love that Silva revisits old friends, who supply a vast and powerful support system for Gabriel.
Needless to say, things go south. But like the Mounties, Gabriel & company always get their man. And Gabriel's master plan on how to get Sarah into al-Bakari's (the bad guy) inner sanctum is ingenious and (of course) revolves around art.
Gabriel also finally tells Leah that he wants to marry Chiara. I personally haven't warmed to Chiara, but Gabriel deserves a little happiness, so hey...who am I to argue? Next stop: reproduction, no doubt.
I'm looking forward to the next two books, which are ready and waiting for me. Now that Gabriel is known worldwide, it should be interesting to see what Silva does to him next.
This series, six books in, is still riveting and fun. I consider Gabriel Allon a friend.
Gabriel Allon, super spy and world-reknown art restorer, is back, this time on the trail of a major Saudi terrorist who has been staging major attacks all over the world and who has something nefarious planned for the Vatican.
Having been exposed to the world in the last book, Prince of Fire, it has become increasingly difficult for Gabriel to go anywhere in Europe without being recognized. This, of course, makes it challenging to trail a man who has more layers of security than the president of the United States (and more money, too).
Gabriel isn't without help, though. Shamron, his mentor and father-figure, is out of commission after a terrorist attack, but the team he used in the last book is still intact. Also in play are two Americans: a CIA agent and a woman named Sarah who is recruited to be the "man inside" the bad guy's inner circle.
We also get to see Luigi Donati and Pope Paul VII again, two characters central to the plots of two previous books, The Confessor and A Death in Vienna. I love that Silva revisits old friends, who supply a vast and powerful support system for Gabriel.
Needless to say, things go south. But like the Mounties, Gabriel & company always get their man. And Gabriel's master plan on how to get Sarah into al-Bakari's (the bad guy) inner sanctum is ingenious and (of course) revolves around art.
Gabriel also finally tells Leah that he wants to marry Chiara. I personally haven't warmed to Chiara, but Gabriel deserves a little happiness, so hey...who am I to argue? Next stop: reproduction, no doubt.
I'm looking forward to the next two books, which are ready and waiting for me. Now that Gabriel is known worldwide, it should be interesting to see what Silva does to him next.
This series, six books in, is still riveting and fun. I consider Gabriel Allon a friend.