Gabriel Allon is back in Venice after unmasking Erich Radek (A Death in Vienna), when a terrible explosion in Rome leads to a disturbing personal revelation: the existence of a dossier in terrorist hands that strips away his secrets, lays bare his history. Hastily recalled home, drawn once more into the heart of a service he had once forsaken, Gabriel finds himself stalking an elusive master-terrorist across a landscape drenched in generations of blood, the trail turning upon itself until, finally, he can no longer be certain who is stalking whom. And when at last the showdown comes, it will not be Gabriel alone who is threatened with destruction - for it is not his history alone that has been laid bare.
"A passionate, intelligently crafted entry that cements the series' place among today's top spy fiction. The structure is classic."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"[A] TENSE CAT-AND-MOUSE PLOT."
--The New Yorker
"AN INTRICATE WEB OF DECEIT AND DOUBLE-CROSS."
--USA Today
"A STORY THAT SEEMS RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES…CHILLING SUSPENSE."
--Booklist
"[A] rare combination of fine characters, compelling writing and suspenseful plotting that will reach out and grab readers. Silva moves the story along quickly, creating a frightening network of spies and counterspies. [His] plotting is ingenious and clear. Silva handles the twists and turns so well it's a waste of time to try to guess where it's going. It goes places readers can't predict and then goes further."
--Detroit Free Press
"Daniel Silva…handles his theme of revenge-and its effect on those it touches-adroitly but without encroaching on the pure pleasure of reading a first-rate thriller."
--Rocky Mountain News
"Allon puts together a Mission: Impossible team of Israelis to pursue the scion of a family dynasty of Palestinian militants. But nothing is easy or uncomplicated in spy thrillers. Allon and his buds are sucked into an intricate web of deceit and double-cross. Not to mention a lot of carnage."
--USA Today
"Silva keeps getting better."
--Library Journal
Gabriel Allon is back in Venice after unmasking Erich Radek (A Death in Vienna), when a terrible explosion in Rome leads to a disturbing personal revelation: the existence of a dossier in terrorist hands that strips away his secrets, lays bare his history. Hastily recalled home, drawn once more into the heart of a service he had once forsaken, Gabriel finds himself stalking an elusive master-terrorist across a landscape drenched in generations of blood, the trail turning upon itself until, finally, he can no longer be certain who is stalking whom. And when at last the showdown comes, it will not be Gabriel alone who is threatened with destruction - for it is not his history alone that has been laid bare.
