The Defector - Softcover

Silva, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141042761 ISBN 13: 9780141042763

Publisher: Penguin, 2010

Synopsis

Gabriel Allon took down the world's most dangerous man.
He made just one mistake. Leaving him alive . . .

Spy turned art restorer Gabriel Allon is in Umbria, when shocking news arrives from London. A Russian defector who saved his life has vanished without a trace. British Intelligence suspect he was a double agent, but Allon knows better. Soon he finds himself in a deadly duel of wits with a murderous Russian arms dealer as he bargains for his friend's life.

Criss-crossing Europe at breakneck pace and culminating in a heart-stopping climax in the freezing birch forests of Russia, The Defector is a searing and bloody tale of courage and vengeance . . .

About this title

Review:

"The perfect book." "Associated Press"
"Grips its reader by the throat like a rampant Rottweiler and never, ever lets go A fabulous thriller." "Daily Mail" (UK)
"The action roars along, touching down in both glamorous settings and godforsaken outposts For readers who crave both deft characterization and old-fashioned, spy-novel action." "Booklist"
"The Defector proves that of those writing spy novels today, Daniel Silva is quite simply the best." "Kansas City Star"
"A gripping tale of bloody vengeance An assassin with soul." "Library Journal"
"Gabriel Allon has been and continues to be one of the most fascinating espionage agents for years in perhaps the best thriller series on the market in the past decade." "Midwest Book Review""

"The perfect book." Associated Press
"Grips its reader by the throat like a rampant Rottweiler and never, ever lets go A fabulous thriller." Daily Mail (UK)
"The action roars along, touching down in both glamorous settings and godforsaken outposts For readers who crave both deft characterization and old-fashioned, spy-novel action." Booklist
"The Defector proves that of those writing spy novels today, Daniel Silva is quite simply the best." Kansas City Star
"A gripping tale of bloody vengeance An assassin with soul." Library Journal
"Gabriel Allon has been and continues to be one of the most fascinating espionage agents for years in perhaps the best thriller series on the market in the past decade." Midwest Book Review"

"The perfect book."--Associated Press
"Grips its reader by the throat like a rampant Rottweiler and never, ever lets go...A fabulous thriller."--Daily Mail (UK)
"The action roars along, touching down in both glamorous settings and godforsaken outposts...For readers who crave both deft characterization and old-fashioned, spy-novel action."--Booklist
"The Defector proves that of those writing spy novels today, Daniel Silva is quite simply the best."--Kansas City Star
"A gripping tale of bloody vengeance...An assassin with soul."--Library Journal
"Gabriel Allon has been and continues to be one of the most fascinating espionage agents for years in perhaps the best thriller series on the market in the past decade."--Midwest Book Review

-The perfect book.---Associated Press
-Grips its reader by the throat like a rampant Rottweiler and never, ever lets go...A fabulous thriller.---Daily Mail (UK)
-The action roars along, touching down in both glamorous settings and godforsaken outposts...For readers who crave both deft characterization and old-fashioned, spy-novel action.---Booklist
-The Defector proves that of those writing spy novels today, Daniel Silva is quite simply the best.---Kansas City Star
-A gripping tale of bloody vengeance...An assassin with soul.---Library Journal
-Gabriel Allon has been and continues to be one of the most fascinating espionage agents for years in perhaps the best thriller series on the market in the past decade.---Midwest Book Review

"The perfect book."--Associated Press

"Grips its reader by the throat like a rampant Rottweiler and never, ever lets go...A fabulous thriller."--Daily Mail (UK)

"The action roars along, touching down in both glamorous settings and godforsaken outposts...For readers who crave both deft characterization and old-fashioned, spy-novel action."--Booklist

"The Defector proves that of those writing spy novels today, Daniel Silva is quite simply the best."--Kansas City Star

"A gripping tale of bloody vengeance...An assassin with soul."--Library Journal

"Gabriel Allon has been and continues to be one of the most fascinating espionage agents for years in perhaps the best thriller series on the market in the past decade."--Midwest Book Review

About the Author:

Daniel Silva is the bestselling author of The Unlikely Spy, The Mark of the Assassin, The Marching Season, The Kill Artist, The English Assassin, The Confessor, A Death in Vienna, Price of Fire, The Messenger, The Secret Servant,Moscow Rules and The Defector. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, NBC News Today correspondent Jamie Gangel, and their two children, Lily and Nicholas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0141042761
• ISBN 13: 9780141042763
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480