The New Girl (Gabriel Allon #19)

Posted on 20 August 2018 by Daniel Silva

At an exclusive private school in Switzerland, mystery surrounds the identity of the beautiful girl who arrives each morning and leaves each afternoon in a heavily protected motorcade fit for a head of state She is said to be the daughter of a wealthy international businessman She is not And when she is brutally kidnapped across the border in the Haute Savoie region of France, Gabriel Allon, the legendary chief of Israeli intelligence, is thrust into a deadly secret war with an old enemy that will determine the future of the Middle East and perhaps the world. Best Read The New Girl (Gabriel Allon #19) [ author ] Daniel Silva [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr A spectacularly lackluster effort by one of my usually reliable and favorite authors Not this time 3 of 10 starsThis is somewhere between a 4 and 5 star book for me, but since Silva has proven that, for the 19th time, he s my favorite author, I m going with 5.The New Girl is vintage Silva rapid fire pacing, shifting locations, international intrigue, clearly defined characters, and crisp dialogue I love everything about his writing and construction, and think Gabriel Allon is one of the best if not THE best protagonists out there I relate to Allon in a way that I don t a Jack Reacher Lee Chid or a This is somewhere between a 4 and 5 star book for me, but since Silva has proven that, for the 19th time, he s my favorite author, I m going with 5.The New Girl is vintage Silva rapid fire pacing, shifting locations, international intrigue, clearly defined characters, and crisp dialogue I love everything about his writing a...Why can t I read slower Whenever I m about to start reading the newest Gabriel Allon book from Daniel Silva, I always tell myself to read it slowly Let the enjoyment that will overcome me when reading it last a little longer Yep, I tell myself that every time And every time I am able to go slowly at first but theI read, theinvolved I become with Gabriel and Ciara and Keller and Mikhail and Eli and Ari and Seymour with his wife s earnest yet horrendous cooking So the faster I read Why can t I read slower Whenever I m about to start reading the newest Gabriel Allon book from Daniel Silva, I always tell myself to read it slowly Let the enjoyment that will overcome me when reading it last a little longer Yep, I tell myself that every time And every time I am able to go slowly at first but theI read, theinvolved I become with Gabriel and Ciara and Keller and Mikhail a...Silva s Gabriel Allon series remains one of the best as Silva s understanding of Middle Eastern politics shines hatred between the two Muslim sects, between the hardliners and reformists, and the ongoing Arab Israeli conflict A young girl is kidnapped from a private school in Switzerland, and the ransom demand is that the crown prince of Saud Arabia Khalid bin Mohammed abdicate his claim to the throne As a known reformer, KBM has a legion of enemies, and not knowing whom he can trust, he re Silva s Gabriel Allon series remains one of the best as Silva s understanding of Middle Eastern politics shines hatred between the two Muslim sects, between the hardliners and reformists, and the ongoing Arab Israeli conflict A young girl is kidnapped from a private school in Switzerland, and the ransom demand is that the crown prince of Saud Arabia Khalid bin Mohammed abdicate his claim to the throne As a known reformer, KBM has a legion of enemies, and not knowing whom he can trust, he reaches out to the head of the Office, Gabriel Allon via Sarah Bancroft, now a curator at MoMA in NY, who has appeared in a number of prior novels Gabriel agrees to help because he thinks KBM is better than the alternatives and becau...4.5 starsMini review from the TBR pile As with all series, you ll enjoy some instalmentsthan others But I don t think Silva is capable of writing a bad book for me, his novels are an annual must read He s a master story teller this was one of the best of recent years.The assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by order of Saudi King Mohammad bin Salman is central to the plot His presence is keenly felt as we get Silva s take on the tragic event a slightlyhop 4.5 starsMini review from the TBR pile As with all series, you ll enjoy some instalmentsthan others But I don t think Silva is capable of writing a bad book for me, his novels are an annual must read He s a master story teller this was one of the best of recent years.The assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by order of Saudi King Mohammad bin Salman is central to the plot His presence is keenly felt as we get Silva s take on the tragic event a slightlyhopeful account of the political fallout.The real time politics thinly veiled versions of actual world figures make this a gripping timely read B...4.25Clear your calendar and dig in We are once again treated to the adventures of Gabriel Allon and his world of intrigue This latest installment is another strong story The daughter of the Saudi Crown Prince is kidnapped and Gabriel is persuaded to help save her and also help keep the Prince from having to relinquish his ascension as the next king of Saudi Arabia A wide range of colorful characters help keep this ripped from the headlines story interesting and fast moving Another blockbu 4.25Clear your calendar and dig in We are once again treated to the adventures of Gabriel Allon and his world of intrigue This late...Daniel Silva s Gabriel Allon series is addictive As usual, THE NEW GIRL is loosely based on recent events and moves into what could happen later on.While Allon is now older than 65 and heads Mossad, he still finds himself in the center of action In THE NEW GIRL, he gets pulled in by the future king of Saudi Arabia, Prince Khalid, when Khalid s twelve year old daughter, his only ch...Read the full review at my site Digital AmritIntroductionThe New Girl is 19th book in the Gabriel Allon series, by Daniel Silva In case you are new to it, Gabriel Allon the protagonist is an Israeli assassin who also happens to be one of the best artists restorers in the world During the course of the series, he suffers from heart break, finds new love and matches wits with the enemy of the month This series is definitely written with the Western audience in mind though Daniel Silva tries Read the full review at my site Digital AmritIntroductionThe New Girl is 19th book in the Gabriel Allon series, by Daniel Silva In case you are new to it, Gabriel Allon the protagonist is an Israeli assassin who also happens to be one of the best artists restorers in the world During the course of the series, he suffers from heart break, finds new love and matches wits with the enemy of the month This series is definitely written with the Western audience in mind though Daniel Silva tries to portray at least some of the antagonists as human beings in their own right be it Palestinians, The Iranians, The Saudis or the rest of the Arab world as well as Russians If there is one country that is blasted throughout, it is the Swiss There is a bit of a formula that these book...Wow This was the best Allon yet in my opinion Daniel Silva is a master of this genre and how he keeps writing one a year of this caliber is just amazing The afterword is a chilling reminder of how this story mirrors certain current headlines too bad it isn t just all fiction.In the interest of full disclosure, this seriesspecifically, art restorer and accomplished Israeli spy Gabriel Allon has held the No 1 spot on my Top 10 heroes list for quite a few years now This is his 19th book and I assure you he s in no danger of losing that lofty perch The story is intricately woven with enough suspense to make me hold my breath here and there and the writing is, as always, exemplary Add in the appearance of several familiar characters from previous books and In the interest of full disclosure, this seriesspecifically, art restorer and accomplished Israeli spy Gabriel Allon has held the No 1 spot on my Top 10 heroes list for quite a few years now This is his 19th book and I assure you he s in no danger of losing that lofty perch The story is intricately woven with enough suspense to make me hold my breath here and there and the writing is, as always, exemplary Add in the appearance of several familiar character...

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20 August 2018

Daniel Silva