Gabriel Allon The Fallen Angel, Book 12, (Paperback)

from jimgysin

A solid addition to the Allon canon by Silva, who rarely disappoints. I liked the fact that there was a significant Catholic component to this one and enjoyed seeing those Catholics and the usual band of Israelis working so well together. Very much the same way that it is in the real world, in fa...

from onetiredmom

I love Gabriel Allon and the "Office" (the Israeli spy organization). Daniel Silva's books are well-written with interesting characters and plots. How many spies are world-renowned art restorers on the side? This one is very clean, just one objectionable word. I love that the author doesn't rely ...

from johnwbeha

I have always enjoyed the earlier books in this series and this is no exception to the rule. Gabriel is slowing done; one wonders if the end of the series is nigh. But the plot keeps up the usual high standard moving from Rome, via St Moritz and Vienna (where old ghosts lurk) to Jerusalem with th...

from msaucier818

I am sad to know that there is only one more book for me to read in this series (until next year I assume when Silva publishes the next one). This book has Allon yet again come out of retirement to help solve a murder. Naturally, that murder leads to terrorist activity that imperils Israel. I lov...

from khiemstra631

Gabriel Allon is at it again. This time he has taken on the job of restoring a painting for the Vatican. While there, a woman falls to her death from the upper reaches of the dome in Saint Peter's Basilica. Looking into the reasons behind her death, which is not the suicide it first appeared, lea...