The Collector
A Novel
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4.3 • 2.7K Ratings
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Publisher Description
“A world-class practitioner of spy fiction.”—Washington Post
In this electrifying thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a search for a stolen Vermeer masterpiece and uncovers a conspiracy that could bring the world to the brink of nuclear Armageddon.
Legendary art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon joins forces with a brilliant and beautiful master-thief to track down the world’s most valuable missing painting but soon finds himself in a desperate race to prevent an unthinkable conflict between Russia and the West.
Silva's powerhouse novel showcases his outstanding skill and brilliant imagination, destined to be a must-read for both his multitudes of fans and growing legions of converts.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In this fast-paced installment of Daniel Silva’s popular Gabriel Allon series, a search for the world’s most famous stolen painting embroils a master spy in some major international intrigue. Now retired and working as an art restorer, Silva’s former-Mossad-operative hero gets pulled back into the espionage game when a crooked shipping tycoon’s murder reveals the last known whereabouts of a priceless masterpiece. To find the painting, Allon joins forces with a beautiful, brilliant thief who took the Vermeer from the dead man—but swears she didn’t kill him. Mixing high-stakes intrigue with the fascinating details of a real-life 1990 Boston museum heist, Silva pulls us into a realistically rendered criminal underworld. Whether you’re a longtime fan or not, The Collector will take you on a thrilling ride.
Customer Reviews
Solid
The story itself is pretty good. The series has certainly shifted from Gabriel conducting the mission to be more of a director when called upon and introducing new characters to the mission and danger. Once again and to my disappointment the author insists on plugging his own personal political messaging into the novels which are both an oversimplification and probably insulting half of his audience with ludicrous takes. I beg of you sir, save it for a blog…
The collector
Excellent
Too long
Way too much character development as well as property descriptions. Just get on withe the story. This book could easily have been and should have been only a 300-pager. The foreign names also made it hard to keep track of the characters and thus who was a good guy and who was bad. I think I am done with Gabriel Alon.