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A review by ibeforem
The Messenger by Daniel Silva
4.0
Gabriel Allon is one of the top spies working for Israel's intelligence agency, as well as a talented art restorer. After the agency acquires the laptop of a man suspected of recruiting terrorists for a powerful terrorist network, Gabriel is pulled in to try to prevent an upcoming attack. When the attack is successful, their targets change to not only the man responsible for planning the attack, but also the man financing it. They can find one way into his network -- art.
It's been a long time since I picked up a book in this series, like more than a decade, and I'd forgotten how readable they are. The black and white nature of the politics is pretty dated (the book was published in 2006) so I'm curious to see if that gets more nuanced as the series continues. The tension and pacing of the novel is great. The suspense invoked when a novice goes undercover is always delicious. I hope I don't wait so long to read the next one.
It's been a long time since I picked up a book in this series, like more than a decade, and I'd forgotten how readable they are. The black and white nature of the politics is pretty dated (the book was published in 2006) so I'm curious to see if that gets more nuanced as the series continues. The tension and pacing of the novel is great. The suspense invoked when a novice goes undercover is always delicious. I hope I don't wait so long to read the next one.