The Fallen Angel - Hardcover

Silva, Daniel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062073125 ISBN 13: 9780062073129

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2012

Synopsis

Art restorer, assassin, spy--Gabriel Allon returns in The Fallen Angel, another blockbuster espionage thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva. The acclaimed author of Portrait of a Spy, Silva ("a world class practitioner of spy fiction" --Washington Post) is an undisputed master of the genre who has brought "new life to the international thriller" (Newsday).

A breathtaking adventure that races around the globe, The Fallen Angel begins in Rome, where Allon is called upon to investigate a murder at the Vatican, one with disastrous repercussions that could plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. If you haven't yet been drawn into Daniel Silva's thrilling universe of intrigue, danger, and exceptional spycraft, start here--and see why the Philadelphia Inqurer declares that, "The enigmatic Gabriel Allon remains one of the most intriguing heroes of any thriller series."

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Review:

"Daniel Silva's "The Fallen Angel" soars with authenticity...."The Fallen Angel" delivers the goods....Riveting espionage adventures that have timely, real-world relevance."--"Dallas-Fort Worth Star-Telegram"

"Meticulously researched...."The Fallen Angel" is a first-class spy mystery painted on a grand scale."--"Columbus Dispatch"

It s become almost obligatory for lovers of high level thrillers to read each new Daniel Silva novel as soon as it appears. With his by now trademark character, Gabriel Allon...Silva just about guarantees a couple of days of terrific entertainment. --"NPR," All Things Considered"

Daniel Silva s "The Fallen Angel" soars with authenticity ."The Fallen Angel" delivers the goods .Riveting espionage adventures that have timely, real-world relevance. --"Dallas-Fort Worth Star-Telegram""

Meticulously researched...."The Fallen Angel" is a first-class spy mystery painted on a grand scale. --"Columbus Dispatch""

Another heart-pounding escapade of art restorer and Israeli intelligence legend Gabriel Allon gets masterful treatment. --"AudioFile Magazine""

His past 12 books, all featuring enigmatic spy/art restorer Gabriel Allon, have kept Silva s name high in the ranks; the latest, the Vatican-set "The Fallen Angel," seems unlikely to reverse the trend. --"Arizona Republic""

"It's become almost obligatory for lovers of high level thrillers to read each new Daniel Silva novel as soon as it appears. With his by now trademark character, Gabriel Allon...Silva just about guarantees a couple of days of terrific entertainment."--NPR, All Things Considered

"Daniel Silva's The Fallen Angel soars with authenticity....The Fallen Angel delivers the goods....Riveting espionage adventures that have timely, real-world relevance."--Dallas-Fort Worth Star-Telegram

"Meticulously researched....The Fallen Angel is a first-class spy mystery painted on a grand scale."--Columbus Dispatch

From the Back Cover:

After narrowly surviving his last operation, Gabriel Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, has taken refuge behind the walls of the Vatican, where he is restoring one of Caravaggio's greatest masterpieces. But early one morning he is summoned to St. Peter's Basilica by Monsignor Luigi Donati, the all-powerful private secretary to His Holiness Pope Paul VII. The body of a beautiful woman lies broken beneath Michelangelo's magnificent dome. The Vatican police suspect suicide, though Gabriel believes otherwise. So, it seems, does Donati. But the monsignor is fearful that a public inquiry might inflict another scandal on the Church, and so he calls upon Gabriel to quietly pursue the truth--with one caveat.

"Rule number one at the Vatican," Donati said. "Don't ask too many questions."

Gabriel learns that the dead woman had uncovered a dangerous secret--a secret that threatens a global criminal enterprise that is looting timeless treasures of antiquity and selling them to the highest bidder. But there is more to this network than just greed. A mysterious operative is plotting an act of sabotage that will plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. . . .

An intoxicating blend of art, intrigue, and history, The Fallen Angel moves swiftly from the cloistered chambers of the Vatican to the glamorous ski slopes of St. Moritz to the graceful avenues of Berlin and Vienna--and, finally, to a shocking climax beneath the world's most sacred and contested parcel of land. Each setting in this extraordinary novel is rendered with the care of an Old Master, as are the spies, lovers, priests, and thieves who inhabit its pages. It is a story of faith and of the destructive power of secrets--and an all too timely reminder that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062073125
• ISBN 13: 9780062073129
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 405