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A review by dennisfischman
The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva
3.0
This is really more of a thriller than a mystery: spy versus spy, John LeCarre with an Israeli accent. The writing is fast-paced but includes a lot of clumsy exposition. At first, I thought it was going to be entirely formulaic, and I was prepared to pass the time with the book and move on.
Where the author won me over was the part where he has a character explain exactly how a Palestinian might view the events that led to the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. The bad guys in this book are not stereotype KGB types, and the good guys are not only complicated but they make mistakes, do things they regret, and get old. That lifts it above most of its genre.
Where the author won me over was the part where he has a character explain exactly how a Palestinian might view the events that led to the creation of the State of Israel in 1948. The bad guys in this book are not stereotype KGB types, and the good guys are not only complicated but they make mistakes, do things they regret, and get old. That lifts it above most of its genre.