The Cellist
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Summary
#1 New York Times Bestseller
"The pace of The Cel-list never slack-ens as its ac-tion vol-leys from Zurich to Tel Aviv to Paris and be-yond。 Mr。 Silva tells his story with zest， wit and su-perb tim-ing， and he en-gi-neers enough sur-prises to star-tle even the most at-ten-tive reader。" --Wall Street Journal
Viktor Orlov had a long-standing 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。。。。
"The pace of The Cel-list never slack-ens as its ac-tion vol-leys from Zurich to Tel Aviv to Paris and be-yond。 Mr。 Silva tells his story with zest， wit and su-perb tim-ing， and he en-gi-neers enough sur-prises to star-tle even the most at-ten-tive reader。" --Wall Street Journal
Viktor Orlov had a long-standing 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。。。。
Reviews
Jo
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Viktor Orlov had a longstanding appointment with death。 Once Russia’s richest man， he now resides in splendid exile in London， where he has waged a tireless crusade against the authoritarian kleptocrats who have seized control of the Kremlin。 His mansion in Chelsea’s exclusive Cheyne Walk is one of the most heavily protected private dwellings in London。 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 Viktor Orlov had a longstanding appointment with death。 Once Russia’s richest man， he now resides in splendid exile in London， where he has waged a tireless crusade against the authoritarian kleptocrats who have seized control of the Kremlin。 His mansion in Chelsea’s exclusive Cheyne Walk is one of the most heavily protected private dwellings in London。 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。。。。 。。。more
Amy
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This one seems to have mixed reviews but I really loved it。 I actually felt like this one was better than others for new readers to jump into the series and not feel lost。 I'll admit that I didn't understand all the explanations of the money laundering， but it was obvious that Silva did。 I like seeing Allon evolve in each new installation in this series。 Silva makes no bones about time passing and he shows his characters aging and developing in their relationships and even their own actions and This one seems to have mixed reviews but I really loved it。 I actually felt like this one was better than others for new readers to jump into the series and not feel lost。 I'll admit that I didn't understand all the explanations of the money laundering， but it was obvious that Silva did。 I like seeing Allon evolve in each new installation in this series。 Silva makes no bones about time passing and he shows his characters aging and developing in their relationships and even their own actions and attitudes。 Once again， Allon had his usual supporting cast around him for this one but we also saw a few names from older books make a reappearance （and I like that he explains where we first saw them in the Author's Note at the end in case you need/want a refresher）。 I like that because the book is set in modern times， he acknowledges what is happening。 The pandemic is going on and， though it doesn't take over or guide the story， it is addressed。 Likewise， the events surrounding the U。S。 presidential election in 2020 （in fact， Silva tells us that he spent 6 weeks rewriting his ending to show the events and their affect on other nations， like Israel， and national leaders）。 But again， they were a part of Gabriel's story but they weren't the main story。 Allon is adamant that he is close to retirement and has named his choice for successor。 I'm eager to see where Silva takes the series， and Gabriel， in future installments。 。。。more
The Libertarian
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I am disappointed at how often good writers of fiction decide to include gratuitous political nonsense in their otherwise fun stuff。 Most of us read fiction to escape and recently there are two things I believe most of us would like to escape。 One is the ubiquitous political blaming and shaming and the other was the unprecedented response to Covid-19。 Mr。 Silva chose to incorporate both of these subjects in The Cellist rather than allow us simply to enjoy the fantasy of Gabriel Allon on a missio I am disappointed at how often good writers of fiction decide to include gratuitous political nonsense in their otherwise fun stuff。 Most of us read fiction to escape and recently there are two things I believe most of us would like to escape。 One is the ubiquitous political blaming and shaming and the other was the unprecedented response to Covid-19。 Mr。 Silva chose to incorporate both of these subjects in The Cellist rather than allow us simply to enjoy the fantasy of Gabriel Allon on a mission to right the wrongs of his world。 While tedious， it's not uncommon for authors to assume their readers agree with them politically， but I am truly surprised Mr。 Silva did not see the irony of depicting his spies and assassins consumed with social distancing and disinfecting。 。。。more
Linda
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A story of "Rhinebank" or Deutsche Bank。 Heroine uninteresting。 A story of "Rhinebank" or Deutsche Bank。 Heroine uninteresting。 。。。more
Frances
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The book was terrific until it got to the part of Washington and the inauguration and then it just got stupid。
Carlos Santos
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A decent book in the series。 I must say I was completely unprepared for the ending which was great。
Greta Tackebury Trakul
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I hate rating this book so poorly， especially because it's clear so many people rated it this way just because they're angry about Silva's politics。 So to be clear， I have no problems with his political leanings and share his horror at what is actually happening in our country。 BUT。。。it was a weird intrusion in this book。 It just didn't work for me， mixing fact and fiction （which honestly just gives more ammo to the crowd who believes it's all fake anyway）。 And even setting all that aside， the s I hate rating this book so poorly， especially because it's clear so many people rated it this way just because they're angry about Silva's politics。 So to be clear， I have no problems with his political leanings and share his horror at what is actually happening in our country。 BUT。。。it was a weird intrusion in this book。 It just didn't work for me， mixing fact and fiction （which honestly just gives more ammo to the crowd who believes it's all fake anyway）。 And even setting all that aside， the story just lacked action。 There were a few moments when I thought it would take off and then it just flopped into boring nothingness。 I'm bummed。 I really wanted to love this book and genuinely be able to give it five stars so I could say - "look， the bad reviews were just political。' But I just can't。 It's not a good book。 It was a slow start， an interesting-ish middle that could have been promising， and a foolish end。 Granted， we live in foolish times and maybe we're not that far from this ending。 But I guess it's too soon to write that as fiction and too clumsily done here （something I don't normally say about a Silva book）。 Just a disappointment。 。。。more
Karen
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Typo… first line of chapter 2- they spelled Sarah Bancroft’s name wrong。 （Paperback edition）。 For a well edited book， this was surprising。 First 400 pages I liked， although at times confusing with all the money laundering lingo。 Last 50 pages I did not。 Don’t mix truth with fiction。 Overall， I like the characters…。 Gabriel Allon and his team。 Always enjoy seeing them in new adventures。 Just won Portrait of an Unknown Women so plan to read that next。 Stay tuned。
Jeannette
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You just can't beat Daniel Silva for top notch spy stories。 Interesting characters and well thought out plots。 The added attraction is that you always get a mini history lesson in his author's notes section。 It will be a sad day when the author runs out of ideas for Gabriel Allon and his band of spies。 You just can't beat Daniel Silva for top notch spy stories。 Interesting characters and well thought out plots。 The added attraction is that you always get a mini history lesson in his author's notes section。 It will be a sad day when the author runs out of ideas for Gabriel Allon and his band of spies。 。。。more
Manelok
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Estúpida y simple propaganda anti Trump。 Decepcionante y no a la altura de sus anteriores novelas。
Globug
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Victor Orlov， a Russian oligarch now in exile in London， is brutally murdered by a lethal nerve agent。 MI6 believes the perpetrator is a valued investigative reporter for Orlov's anti-Russian newspaper， but Gabriel Allon has his doubts。 When he learns that this reporter has very sensitive information about Russian money laundering operations from an unimpeachable source， he suspects that the Russian government is behind the murder and the reporter is merely an unwitting pawn who is next on the h Victor Orlov， a Russian oligarch now in exile in London， is brutally murdered by a lethal nerve agent。 MI6 believes the perpetrator is a valued investigative reporter for Orlov's anti-Russian newspaper， but Gabriel Allon has his doubts。 When he learns that this reporter has very sensitive information about Russian money laundering operations from an unimpeachable source， he suspects that the Russian government is behind the murder and the reporter is merely an unwitting pawn who is next on the hit list。 Thus begins a game of cat and mouse to expose the Russian government's nefarious activities and exact punishment for their illegal activities。In this novel， I learned quite a bit about the sophistication of money laundering operations。 I was also intrigued by the many references to classical composers and their various works of art。 In addition， Silva posits the potential role that Russia is playing to foment American political unrest through disinformation on the internet。 If you enjoy spy novels， then I think you will enjoy this book。 。。。more
Scott
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Keeps getting better and more relevant Shame no studio will ever make a movie series based on this character。 Better than Jack Ryan or Bourne series。
Percy Farai Mukwacha
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Highly readable and entertaining！ Am going back to book 1。
Janet
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While these are formulaic they work so well。 The title gives away the fact that the person who will be seconded to the latest problem。 Don't get me wrong， I love the series and also don't want Gabriel Allon to retire。 🤣This series gets my vote for a Bond like franchise。 👏🙂 While these are formulaic they work so well。 The title gives away the fact that the person who will be seconded to the latest problem。 Don't get me wrong， I love the series and also don't want Gabriel Allon to retire。 🤣This series gets my vote for a Bond like franchise。 👏🙂 。。。more
DDC
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This was the first book I read by this author。It went rather nicely with Summer afternoons at the beach。Also， for the classical music pieces present and discussed through the story。
Dawne
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Working on a，Spotify playlist 。 。 。
Petra
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In London wird Wiktor Orlov mit dem Nervengift Novitchok ermordet。 Gabriel Allon der israelische Geheimdienstchef will die Mörder seines alten Freundes finden。 Der englische Geheimdienst hat eine erste Spur die er aber nicht für stimmig hält。 Beide sind sich einig das es einen russischen Hintergrund hat。 Aber wer war der oder die unmittelbare Mörderin。 Es beginnt wieder eine Jagd durch ganz Europa。 Diesmal sind viele， zum Zeitpunkt der Entstehung des Romans， aktuelle Schlagzeilen verarbeitet。 Co In London wird Wiktor Orlov mit dem Nervengift Novitchok ermordet。 Gabriel Allon der israelische Geheimdienstchef will die Mörder seines alten Freundes finden。 Der englische Geheimdienst hat eine erste Spur die er aber nicht für stimmig hält。 Beide sind sich einig das es einen russischen Hintergrund hat。 Aber wer war der oder die unmittelbare Mörderin。 Es beginnt wieder eine Jagd durch ganz Europa。 Diesmal sind viele， zum Zeitpunkt der Entstehung des Romans， aktuelle Schlagzeilen verarbeitet。 Corona und wie alle Betroffenen damit leben， Der Mord mit dem Nervengift ist auch noch nicht all zu lange aus den Schlagzeilen verschwunden oder der Wahlkampf in Amerika。Ansonsten ist es wie in den vorherigen Bänden， es gibt eine Organisation oder Person die das Böse darstellt。 Gabriel Allon und sein Team an Superspionen， Kämpfern， Computerfreaks und andere Spezialisten kämpfen auch außerhalb Israels dagegen an。 Die anderen Geheimdienste leisten Schützenhilfe。Obwohl es immer nach gleichen Muster abläuft， ist der Thriller spannend。 Es fällt dem Autor immer neue Ideen ein wer oder was jetzt als neues Gadget dazu kommt。 Diesmal ist es die titelgebende Cellistin。 Es passt einfach gut weil Gabriel Allon klassische Musik mag und als Restaurator von alten Gemälden gut zu diesem Kontext passt。Es wird auch wieder Bezug auf vorherige Bücher genommen， es stört aber nicht sehr， denn alles und jeder hat ein Vorleben und das findet eben Erwähnung。 。。。more
Elke Sonne
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Zwischen Fiktion und Realität – äußerst rasant„Die Cellistin“ ist der 21。 Band der Gabriel-Allon-Serie des in Florida lebenden Autors Daniel Silva。Durch zurückliegende Ereignisse verdankt der Kunstrestaurator und israelische Geheimagent Gabriel Allon dem Russen Viktor Orlov sein Leben。 Dieser lebt inzwischen im Exil in London und wird dort in seiner Wohnung tot aufgefunden。 Da Allon den Erklärungen des MI6 zum Tathergang， keinen Glauben schenken kann， beginnt er selbst nachzuforschen。 Damit begi Zwischen Fiktion und Realität – äußerst rasant„Die Cellistin“ ist der 21。 Band der Gabriel-Allon-Serie des in Florida lebenden Autors Daniel Silva。Durch zurückliegende Ereignisse verdankt der Kunstrestaurator und israelische Geheimagent Gabriel Allon dem Russen Viktor Orlov sein Leben。 Dieser lebt inzwischen im Exil in London und wird dort in seiner Wohnung tot aufgefunden。 Da Allon den Erklärungen des MI6 zum Tathergang， keinen Glauben schenken kann， beginnt er selbst nachzuforschen。 Damit beginnt eine rasante Jagd auf eine russische Untergrundorganisation quer durch Europa。Die Handlungsstränge um Orlov， einen Jounalisten auf der Flucht und einen Bänker scheinen zunächst in keinem Zusammenhang zu stehen。 Gabriel Allon folgt sämtlichen Spuren， die ihn nach Zürich in eine Bank führen。 In dieser Bank „rollt der Rubel“ und hier bekommt der Titel des Buches einen direkten Bezug zur Handlung。Thematisch ist das Buch höchst aktuell。 Es geht im Geldwäsche， Macht， Nervengift， eine Bänkerin， die ihr Potential in der von Männern dominierten Welt nicht nutzen kann und vieles mehr。 Man kann dieses Buch sicherlich ohne Vorkenntnisse aus den vorherigen Büchern lesen。 Aber mit macht es einfach mehr Spaß， da Gabriel Allon im Laufe der Jahre gealtert ist und eine entsprechende Entwicklung durchlaufen hat。Nachdem ich „Der Geheimbund“- Band 20 - ein wenig schwächer fand als die ersten 19 Bücher， ist der Autor hier wieder zu seiner alten Form aufgelaufen。 In einem atemberaubenden Tempo finden hier Wendungen statt， die die Spannung ins unermessliche Steigen lassen。 Wieder einmal ist es Daniel Silva gelungen einen rasanten Plott mit äußerst interessanten Charakteren， spannenden Wendungen und verschiedenen Handlungssträngen zu verweben。 Ich kann die Reihe nur empfehlen und bin schon jetzt gespannt auf den nächsten Band。 。。。more
Nuno Coelho
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Não tenho nada muito original e diferente para escrever sobre “A Violoncelista” que ainda não tenha escrito nos outros 20 livros （literalmente） que li de Daniel Silva: é um excelente livro， uma história magistralmente arquitetada， um enredo pensado ao pormenor。 Um livro de classe superior。Ao fim de 20 livros Gabriel Allon tornou-se quase um elemento da família。 Aquilo que sempre gostei bastante nele （grande mérito de Daniel Silva） é o facto de o ter tornado humano nas suas qualidades， mas acima Não tenho nada muito original e diferente para escrever sobre “A Violoncelista” que ainda não tenha escrito nos outros 20 livros （literalmente） que li de Daniel Silva: é um excelente livro， uma história magistralmente arquitetada， um enredo pensado ao pormenor。 Um livro de classe superior。Ao fim de 20 livros Gabriel Allon tornou-se quase um elemento da família。 Aquilo que sempre gostei bastante nele （grande mérito de Daniel Silva） é o facto de o ter tornado humano nas suas qualidades， mas acima de tudo nos seus defeitos e erros。 Esta realidade está presente em todos os livros。“A Violoncelista” é uma história onde a Rússia e o seu presidente voltam a estar em foco como os maus da fita。 Há alguma coisa de ficção misturado com muito de realidade。 Daniel Silva utiliza muita informação verdadeira e potencial como base para esta história e incorporou inclusive o ataque ao Capitólio e as eleições americanas que elegeram Joe Biden， colocando Gabriel Allon diretamente envolvido。 No final Daniel Silva refere inclusive que reescreveu uma boa parte do manuscrito num curtíssimo espaço de tempo para incorporar o ataque ao Capitólio e alterando com isso o final previsto da história。É ainda de registar que foi arrepiante ler algumas passagens do livro （divulgado em julho de 2021） sabendo o que aconteceu meses depois na Ucrânia。 O livro não é premonitório sobre a invasão da Ucrânia， mas é em relação ao homem que está no leme da Rússia。 Apesar de estarmos perante livros de ficção desde há muito que é possível encontrar muito da história real da Rússia e do seu presidente nos livros de Daniel Silva。Ler um livro de Daniel Silva é entrar no nosso restaurante favorito e saber que independentemente do prato que possamos escolher vamos ter uma refeição espetacular。 Nunca falha。 É comer e chorar por mais。 “A Violoncelista” é mais um prato delicioso”。 Fica o convite para que o saboreiem！ 。。。more
Pat Stearman
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Well， having just also read The Handmaid's Tale this gives me even less confidence in the future of the USA & Western democracy。 Well written & an enthralling story it made me check up on some of the wild far right theories which sadly remain both here in the UK & in the less than United States。 （ Reading some of the reviews of this book show they're still spreading。。。。） Well， having just also read The Handmaid's Tale this gives me even less confidence in the future of the USA & Western democracy。 Well written & an enthralling story it made me check up on some of the wild far right theories which sadly remain both here in the UK & in the less than United States。 （ Reading some of the reviews of this book show they're still spreading。。。。） 。。。more
curt charter
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Daniel Silva at a new level。 Engrossing！
Barbara
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I found this book much better than the last few so that means this book was really good。Gabriel is operating in the time of Covid， and the waning days of the presidency of a man who is trying to move America to an authoritative government。With America in an upheaval， he sets his sights on an operation to embarrass and "confiscate" billions from the Russian President。 Many of his old "projects" help out-Sarah， Christopher， Anna Rolfe， Martin Landesmann and Olivia Watson all play a part。 It is an I found this book much better than the last few so that means this book was really good。Gabriel is operating in the time of Covid， and the waning days of the presidency of a man who is trying to move America to an authoritative government。With America in an upheaval， he sets his sights on an operation to embarrass and "confiscate" billions from the Russian President。 Many of his old "projects" help out-Sarah， Christopher， Anna Rolfe， Martin Landesmann and Olivia Watson all play a part。 It is an amazing sting and only Gabriel could have imagined and developed this intricate operation。 。。。more
Stacey B
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Well。。。 In my review regarding "The Order" I was hard on the book and it's author， saying no more Silva's books for me。 Many reviews below describe this book "The Cellist" perfectly so there is no reason for me to repeat the same words。Because Gabriel Allon is my hero， I though ok- one more chance to read the Daniel Silva I knew so many years ago who caught my attention then。。 That feeling of being disappointment again still lingers， coupled with the two books before this one。 It has been a lon Well。。。 In my review regarding "The Order" I was hard on the book and it's author， saying no more Silva's books for me。 Many reviews below describe this book "The Cellist" perfectly so there is no reason for me to repeat the same words。Because Gabriel Allon is my hero， I though ok- one more chance to read the Daniel Silva I knew so many years ago who caught my attention then。。 That feeling of being disappointment again still lingers， coupled with the two books before this one。 It has been a long time since I have seen an author change his books so drastically。 Twenty-Two books， I can't believe he did this。I have never divorced an author before :） 。。。more
Emily
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99% of the negative reviews focus on Daniel Silva's political views。 Well I am not offended by his portrayal of "the former American president" as a dangerously childish buffoon， but I am offended by how stupid Silva apparently thinks readers are。 Every character's biography is hammered home over and over。 Everyone is beautiful and artistic and also a superspy， we get it！ There's no tension。 Gabriel makes a plan and carries it out。 The process of money laundering is spelled out over and over as 99% of the negative reviews focus on Daniel Silva's political views。 Well I am not offended by his portrayal of "the former American president" as a dangerously childish buffoon， but I am offended by how stupid Silva apparently thinks readers are。 Every character's biography is hammered home over and over。 Everyone is beautiful and artistic and also a superspy， we get it！ There's no tension。 Gabriel makes a plan and carries it out。 The process of money laundering is spelled out over and over as though the reader might not have gotten it the first three hundred times。 And what is with the designer name dropping？ Do I care that Isabel wears Max Mara？ Or what brand of champagne someone's opening？ It's supposed to make them all seem suave and worldly I guess， but the impression is more that Daniel Silva is weirdly impressed by labels。 Who answers a question like "are you carrying a gun？" with "a sig sauer blahdiblah" instead of just "yes？" This is a book for people who want to feel sophisticated because "hey i've heard of that！" We're told the characters are in danger but only see it once， in what should have been the climax if Silva had reined in his desire to excoriate Trump supporters out of nowhere。 Spending more time ratcheting up the tension about whether the bad guys were actually falling for the trap would have improved things immensely。I only finished it because I was on an airplane。 Otherwise I'd have thrown it across the room 。。。more
Dorothy Clark
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Silva claims any "resemblance to actual persons， living or dead。。。is entirely coincidental。" What a bald-faced lie。 Silva has acute Trump Derangement Syndrome。 This was a reasonably good book in spite of constant COVID references until he started on politics。 I doubt I'll read another Silva。 Silva claims any "resemblance to actual persons， living or dead。。。is entirely coincidental。" What a bald-faced lie。 Silva has acute Trump Derangement Syndrome。 This was a reasonably good book in spite of constant COVID references until he started on politics。 I doubt I'll read another Silva。 。。。more
Paul Lariviere
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In a tranceAs with James Bond adventures， Mr Silva paints a canvas hero who more often than not survives， escapes， and brings the cavalry in the nick of time。 Will the main character outlive James Bond？ Let's hope so！ In a tranceAs with James Bond adventures， Mr Silva paints a canvas hero who more often than not survives， escapes， and brings the cavalry in the nick of time。 Will the main character outlive James Bond？ Let's hope so！ 。。。more
Mike Murphy
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Great story as usual but unfortunately he had to bring in the real life issues Trump/Biden。 I read his stuff to avoid the everyday issues。 Hopefully this was a one off issue。
Dorothy Osbourne
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Enjoyed the book because there were a few unpredictable twists for the characters fleshed out perfectly。 A world of spies， art and music made it a fun and engrossing read。
Darlene McAndrew
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I am a huge fan of Daniel Silva however this was not one of my favorite reads。 I found my mind wandering and getting somewhat bored in keeping up with the various characters， some had very short parts in the book。 However， I will continue to be a fan of Mr。 Silva's and continue to purchase his future books。 I am a huge fan of Daniel Silva however this was not one of my favorite reads。 I found my mind wandering and getting somewhat bored in keeping up with the various characters， some had very short parts in the book。 However， I will continue to be a fan of Mr。 Silva's and continue to purchase his future books。 。。。more
Sheila
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What was the point of writing this book。 Poor plot。
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