The Collector

The Collector

Book 23: Gabriel Allon
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Synopsis

In the electrifying new 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.


On the morning after the Venice Preservation Society's annual black-tie gala, art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon enters his favorite coffee bar on the island of Murano to find General Cesare Ferrari, the commander of the Art Squad, eagerly awaiting his arrival. The Carabinieri have made a startling discovery in the Amalfi villa of a murdered South African shipping tycoon-a secret vault containing an empty frame and stretcher matching the dimensions of the world's most valuable missing painting. General Ferrari asks Gabriel to quietly track down the artwork before the trail goes cold.

"Isn't that your job?"

"Finding stolen paintings? Technically speaking, yes. But you're much better at it than we are."

The painting in question is The Concert by Johannes Vermeer, one of thirteen works of art stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. With the help of a most unlikely ally, a beautiful Danish computer hacker and professional thief, Gabriel soon discovers that the painting has changed hands as part of an illicit billion-dollar business deal involving a man code-named the Collector, an energy executive with close ties to the highest levels of Russian power.

The missing masterpiece is the lynchpin of a conspiracy that if successful, could plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. To foil the plot, Gabriel must carry out a daring heist of his own, with millions of lives hanging in the balance.

Elegant, meticulously plotted, and filled with a cast of unforgettable characters, The Collector moves swiftly from the graceful canals of Venice to the windswept coast of northern Denmark to CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia-and, finally, to a heart-pounding climax in Russia as current as tomorrow's headlines.

'Silva builds suspense like a symphony conductor' Booklist

'A master of his craft' Adelaide Advertiser

'Gabriel Allon never fails' President Bill Clinton

'World-class' Washington Post

Release date: July 18, 2023

Publisher: HarperCollins

Print pages: 496

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You’ll often find Daniel Silva’s name on the best seller charts, and his novel The Collector is a good example of why his novels are so popular. Silva brings back his seminal character from earlier novels, the inimitable spy Gabriel Allon, who comes out of retirement to track down a stolen painting. The chase leads him and his unlikely ally, a master thief, on a chase around Europe that lands them in the midst of today’s headlines. Silva’s writing style has an aesthetic that owes much to the masters of the spy thriller genre such as John LeCarre and Ken Follet. There are, of c...
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You’ll often find Daniel Silva’s name on the best seller charts, and his novel The Collector is a good example of why his novels are so popular. Silva brings back his seminal character from earlier novels, the inimitable spy Gabriel Allon, who comes out of retirement to track down a stolen painting. The chase leads him and his unlikely ally, a master thief, on a chase around Europe that lands them in the midst of today’s headlines. Silva’s writing style has an aesthetic that owes much to the masters of the spy thriller genre such as John LeCarre and Ken Follet. There are, of course, many more layers to the developing story as Gabriel unearths a dangerous conspiracy that has already left people dead and threatens to claim many more. Allon is an interesting character with unusual depth, and he’s ably supported by a cast of well-rounded, intriguing allies and foes. If you’re looking for an enjoyable spy thriller that chugs along at a good pace and delivers more than a few thrills and surprises, The Collector will prove a satisfying read.
 on 7/1/24
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