The Other Woman (Gabriel Allon, #18)

Posted on 25 April 2017 by Daniel Silva

She was his best kept secret In an isolated village in the mountains of Andalusia, a mysterious Frenchwoman begins work on a dangerous memoir It is the story of a man she once loved in the Beirut of old, and a child taken from her in treason s name The woman is the keeper of the Kremlin s most closely guarded secret Long ago, the KGB inserted a mole into the heart of the West a mole who stands on the doorstep of ultimate power.Only one man can unravel the conspiracy Gabriel Allon, the legendary art restorer and assassin who serves as the chief of Israel s vaunted secret intelligence service Gabriel has battled the dark forces of the new Russia before, at great personal cost Now he and the Russians will engage in a final epic showdown, with the fate of the postwar global order hanging in the balance.Gabriel is lured into the hunt for the traitor after his most important asset inside Russian intelligence is brutally assassinated while trying to defect in Vienna His quest for the truth will lead him backward in time, to the twentieth century s greatest act of treason, and, finally, to a spellbinding climax along the banks of the Potomac River outside Washington that will leave readers breathless. Free Read Kindle ePUB The Other Woman (Gabriel Allon, #18) by Daniel Silva – kino-fada.fr I had been looking forward to this book as a fun, fast paced summer thriller, but I am sorry to say, I was left disappointed The story felt disjointed, Gabriel boring and the pace quite slow until the last few hours The writing is good, but the story just wasn t compelling for me this time, though I know I am in the minority feeling this way I listened to the audiobook, and George Guidall s is, as always, a pleasant voice to have in one s ear, but apart from that, I didn t love this one.Find I had been looking forward to this book as a fun, fast paced summer thriller, but I am sorry to say, I was left disappointed The story felt disjointed, Gabriel boring and the pace quite slow until the last few hours The writing is good, but ...All that s missing in this latest novel is an excellent ending 8 of 10 starsThis is 18 in a series that is one of my go to reads every year Gabriel Allon, the MC, is a compelling character the author always surrounds his tales of espionage with real life current historical events people In this outing, intelligence services in several countries become involved in the hunt for a Russian mole There are connections to the Cambridge Five its most infamous member Kim Philby Silva s books are smart, fast paced topical this is no except This is 18 in a series that is one of my go to reads every year Gabriel Allon, the...How did I love thee When I counted the ways, I ended up with waythan 5 reasons But since 5 stars is as high as most ratings go, that number will have to suffice but it certainly isn t enough to do this book justice.In the interests of full disclosure, Israeli intelligence chief Gabriel Allon ranks No 1 on my top 10 list of all time favorite book heroes a place he s held for quite a few years now This is his 18th appearance, and I ll say with no hesitation that he s in no danger o How did I love thee When I counted the ways, I ended up with waythan 5 reasons But since 5 stars is as high as most ratings go, that number will have to suffice but it certainly isn t enough to do this book justice.In the interests of full disclosure, Israeli intelligence chief Gabriel Allon ranks No 1 on my top 10 list of all time favorite book heroes a place he s held for quite a few years now This is his 18th appearance, and I ll say with no hesitation that he s in no danger of being knocked off that lofty perch any time soon Of course, he didn t get there all by himself he had considerable help from the author, who created not only him, but a cast of other interesting characters and put them in the middle of intriguing stories that make me, at least, reluctant to put them down.This one is no exception in fact, I d call it the best of the series I ve read in recen...Read this review andat www.TheRealBookSpy.comGabriel Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence who for many years has enjoyed the respect of people around the globe, especially other intelligence agencies, is experiencing a minor, unexpected fall from grace in Daniel Silva s House of Spies, etc latest novel The legendary spymaster who first joined the Office in 1972 to carry out operation Wrath of God, a mission put in place to respond, in force, to the terrorist group Black Septe Read this review andat www.TheRealBookSpy.comGabriel Allon, the wayward son...another great thriller from Silva this one with a unique plot twistI was disappointed in the last two books but this one, most of all It s the end of a magnificent run, and I ve reread the earlier books several times I m sad.Absolutely brilliantI guess the series has become too formulaic for me Nothing fresh or unique about this novel, cranked out briskly since the last installment And every bit as au courant as cable TV news s obsession with Russian espionage Yes, there are great digs against both Putin and Trump In some ways, this is a sustained, novel length argument about how the Kremlin and SVR might well have its meat hooks into the sitting American President A...Another disappointing novel by Daniel Silva Is Gabriel Allon now too old and family driven to be the vivacious spy, strategist and art restorer of the past or is it Silva himself who has aged dramatically This one is repetitious, unoriginal and downright dull, especially the first half Basically, this one centers around a senior mole in the British intelligence community, where they have to rely on Gabriel because they cannot admit they have been duped for man...

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25 April 2017

Daniel Silva