The Cellist
The next action-packed tale of espionage and intrigue from the bestselling author of THE COLLECTOR, THE NEW GIRL and PORTRAIT OF AN UNKNOWN WOMAN
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4.2 • 420 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Master of international intrigue Daniel Silva, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, comes an explosive thriller featuring art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon.
The most beautiful music hides the deadliest secrets ...
Viktor Orlov had a longstanding appointment with death. Once Russia's richest man, he now resides in exile in London, where he is waging a crusade against the kleptocrats who have seized control of the Kremlin. His mansion is protected by armed bodyguards. Yet somehow, on a rainy summer evening, in the midst of a global pandemic, Russia's vengeful president finally manages to cross Orlov's name off his kill list.
Before him was the receiver from his landline telephone, a half-drunk glass of red wine, and a stack of documents ...
The documents are contaminated with a deadly nerve agent. The Metropolitan Police determine that they were delivered by one of Orlov's employees, a prominent investigative reporter. And when the reporter vanishes hours after the killing, MI6 concludes she is a Moscow Center assassin who penetrated the billionaire's formidable defenses. But Gabriel Allon believes his friends in British intelligence are dangerously mistaken. His search for the truth will take him to Geneva, where a private intelligence service is plotting an act of violence that will plunge an already divided America into chaos. Only Allon, with the help of a brilliant young woman employed by the world's dirtiest bank, can stop it...
Praise for Daniel Silva:
'Fascinating, suspenseful and bated-breath exciting'Publishers Weekly
'One of the greatest spy novelists the genre has ever known' CrimeReads
'Daniel Silva is that rarity of rarities, a writer whose stories just keep getting better' Huffington Post
'If you like Jason Bourne and Jack Reacher, get to know Gabriel Allon' Australian Women's Weekly
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In this fast-paced instalment of Daniel Silva’s long-running Gabriel Allon series, the death of a Russian oligarch sets off a global crisis. When Viktor Orlov is found dead in London, Israeli-spy-chief-turned-art-restorer Allon has no choice but to get involved. After all, Viktor once saved Gabriel’s life—and the local police seem all too willing to accept the obvious frame job which casts suspicion on an innocent journalist. Silva zips us from Israel to Amsterdam to Zurich as his hero races to uncover a money-laundering plot that could destabilise the world. He also weaves in a bunch of contemporary big issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic, making the story all the more gripping for being terrifyingly plausible. The Cellist dives beneath the headlines to deliver thrills, chills and (just maybe) hope.
Customer Reviews
The Cellist
Another brilliant book by Daniel Silva. A page turner from the start. Characters are well developed and his attention to detail is outstanding. It’s a compelling story and he weaves current relevant events into the storyline. I read the latter part in one night. I couldn’t stop reading. It was a roller coaster of a ride to the end. Can’t wait for the next book. ❤️❤️❤️
Not much action
Interesting story but there’s not much suspense or action in this one. One of the lesser Allon adventures
Time wasted, thankfully I had nothing else to do.
Zero twists, zero turns. It’s as if Saliva forgot what he was trying to write.