A bomb explodes. Unfortunately it kills a very famous woman.
British intelligence must turn to Gabriel Allon – legendary spy and assassin –
to find Eamon Quinn. He’s a mercenary bomb maker and elusive lead to a higher
power. Fortunately, Gabriel has the help of Christopher Keller, a British
commando turned assassin. There’s a lot of killing ahead. Exotic locations.
Elite spies. Only author Daniel Silva can thread the needle, pulling together a
scattered set of clues, to tighten the noose. In The English Spy,
he succeeds in looking to the past to find reasons for today’s incidents that
help predict the future.
As per the cover blurb: And though he does not realize
it, Gabriel Allon is stalking an old enemy – a cabal of evil that wants nothing
more than to see him dead. Gabriel will find it necessary to oblige them, for
when a man is out for vengeance, death has its distinct advantages.
And to heighten the tension timetable, Gabriel’s beloved
wife, Chiara, is expecting twins.
Twists and turns abound. I thought the book started a tad
slow, but it soon ratcheted to a new level and I was enthralled. Silva knows
how to spin a tale and make the pages turn. The English Spy is
not one of his bests, but it’s worthy of a read. In these politically fraught
days, Silva has his pulse on the world and has developed a very fine hero to
save the day.
