Daniel Silva's An Inside Job continues the brilliant legacy of Gabriel Allon. He's a brilliant art restorer. He's also a lethal warrior. He has a commission to restore a lost masterpiece of Leonardo Da Vinci.
But a dead girl is found in the Venetian Lagoon.
She's a mysterious key to a lost painting, ruthless mobsters, Vatican theft.
cover blurb - The action moves at breakneck speed from the galleries and auction houses of London to an enclave of unimaginable wealth on the French Riviera - and finally, to a shocking climax in St. Peter's Square where the life of a pope hangs in the balance. Whew!!!
Silva knows how to write and his hero, Gabriel Allon, is intriguing. This is a page turner.
Very entertaining. Very current. Very on point. and I say again - Whoa! and Whew!
Hi Joanne - well that was enticing ... sounds a v good read - I'll look into it - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteIt’s entertaining and very in the moment politically.
DeleteHis 25th book I note!!!!
ReplyDeleteYes. And I’ve read them all. Also heard the author speak. Very engaging man.
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