The Kill Artist

Silva, Daniel

ISBN 10: 1501260081 ISBN 13: 9781501260087

Publisher: Brilliance Audio, 2015

Synopsis

Tightly written thrillers like The Marching Season have made bestselling novelist Daniel Silva a favorite of readers everywhere. InThe Kill Artist, he paints an absorbing portrait of a reluctant hero’s attempt to thwart an old enemy to preserve a precarious peace. After the assassination of his wife and son, Gabriel Allon retires from his brutal anti-terrorist career and loses himself in his previous cover job: art restoration. But when Tariq al-Hourani, the Palestinian terrorist responsible for his family’s death, begins a killing spree designed to destroy Middle East peace talks, Gabriel once again slips into the shadowy world of international intrigue.

In a global game of hide-and-seek, the motives of Gabriel and Tariq soon become more personal than political. Filled with vivid action and a fascinating cast of supporting characters,The Kill Artist delivers pulse-pounding suspense, carried to a startling climax by the tension-packed narration of George Guidall.

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Review:

Fans of Daniel Silva's well-received earlier novels, especially The Marching Season, will welcome his newest novel of espionage, revenge and Middle Eastern politics. Gabriel Allon is an art restorer who is persuaded out of retirement by Ari Shamron, the crafty Israeli spymaster bent on a deadly mission: killing a Palestinian agent named Tariq before he can carry out his plan to assassinate an old comrade-in-arms, the treacherous peacemaker Yasir Arafat.

Tariq's role in the murder of Gabriel's wife and son draws both Gabriel and Sarah Halevy, the beautiful French model whose affair with Gabriel led to the assassination of his family. Still in love with Gabriel, Sarah allows herself to be set up with a cover and infiltrated into Tariq's inner circle. But before Gabriel can rescue her and fulfil his mission, Tariq turns the tables to get his old adversary as well as Arafat in his own sights. A particularly resonant scene in which Tariq and Arafat confront each other and discuss their former friendship, as well as the change in tactics that has brought Tariq to the ultimate betrayal, reveals Silva's deep comprehension of Palestinian rivalries. He puts a clever little fillip on the ending that adds to the brio of this strongly paced thriller. Silva creates complex, fascinating characters in Gabe, Ari and Tariq, and more than fulfils the promise of his earlier books. --Jane Adams Amazon.com

Review:

[A] heart-stopping complex yarn of international terrorism and intrigue...A thrilling roller-coaster ride, keeping readers guessing until the mind-bending conclusion." Publishers Weekly"

[A] HEART-STOPPING, COMPLEX YARN OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND INTRIGUE A thrilling roller-coaster ride, keeping readers guessing until the mind-bending conclusion. Publishers Weekly
A writer who is bringing NEW LIFE TO THE INTERNATIONAL THRILLER. Newsday
A MASTER WRITER OF ESPIONAGE [Daniel Silva s] writing is clean, crisp, and compelling. The Cincinnati Enquirer
[A] THRILL-A-MINUTE SURE-FIRE BESTSELLER [that] rips Middle East strife from the headlines. Kirkus Reviews
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"[A] HEART-STOPPING, COMPLEX YARN OF INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM AND INTRIGUE...A thrilling roller-coaster ride, keeping readers guessing until the mind-bending conclusion."--Publishers Weekly

"A writer who is bringing NEW LIFE TO THE INTERNATIONAL THRILLER."--Newsday

"A MASTER WRITER OF ESPIONAGE...[Daniel Silva's] writing is clean, crisp, and compelling."--The Cincinnati Enquirer

"[A] THRILL-A-MINUTE SURE-FIRE BESTSELLER...[that] rips Middle East strife from the headlines."--Kirkus Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1501260081
• ISBN 13: 9781501260087
• Binding: MP3 CD