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But early one morning Gabriel is summoned by his friend and occasional ally Monsignor Luigi Donati, the all-powerful private secretary to the Pope. The broken body of a beautiful woman lies beneath Michelangelo's magnificent dome. Donati fears a public inquiry will inflict more wounds on an already-damaged Church so he calls upon Gabriel to use his matchless talents and experience to quietly pursue the truth � was it suicide, or something more sinister?

Gabriel discovers that the woman revealed a dangerous secret that threatens powers beyond the Vatican. And an old enemy plots revenge in the shadows, an unthinkable act of sabotage that will plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. Once again Gabriel must return to the ranks of his old intelligence service—and place himself, and those he holds dear, on the razor’s edge of danger.

Praise for Daniel ’Sexily brooding Allon� must be the most famous superspy not played by Daniel Craig� Daily Telegraph

‘elegantly paced, subtle and well-informed. If you haven’t read Silva before, try Portrait of a Spy � and then go back and read the series.� Daily Mail

‘[A] top-notch thriller by a writer with the inside track on spying� The Sun

'In true Bauer fashion, shoot-outs, kidnappings and international terror plots follow Gabriel Allon wherever he goes' USA Today

‘Silva builds tension with breathtaking double and triple turns of the plot� People]]> 418 Daniel Silva 0007433328 Priyank 5 4.36 2012
author: Daniel Silva
name: Priyank
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> 13006249 Gabriel Allon brought down the most dangerous man in the world. But he made one mistake. Leaving him alive . . .'Kept me on the edge of my seat until the last page' 5 Reader Review'A heart-stopping thriller which you can't put down until you're finished' 5 Reader Review________Spy turned art restorer Gabriel Allon is trying to resume his honeymoon in the secluded hills of Umbria with his new wife, Chiara, when shocking news reaches him from London.The defector and former Russian intelligence officer, who saved Gabriel's life in Moscow Rules, has vanished without a trace. British intelligence suspect the defector was always a double agent, but Gabriel is convinced otherwise.Gabriel and his team find themselves in a deadly duel of nerve and wits with one of the world's most ruthless the murderous Russian oligarch and arms dealer Ivan Kharkov.It will take Gabriel from a quiet mews in London to the shores of Lake Como, to the glittering streets of Geneva and Zurich and, finally, to a heart-stopping climax in the snowbound birch forests of Russia.Faced with the prospect of losing the one thing he holds most dear, Gabriel will be tested in ways he never imagined possible.And his life will never be the same . . .________'Will make your eyes open wide with shock. No matter how late you stay up to finish the book, you'll be wide awake when you do' 5 Reader Review]]> 529 Daniel Silva 0718155823 Priyank 5 4.36 2009
author: Daniel Silva
name: Priyank
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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]]> 51344110 In the next Mitch Rapp thriller, a cyber terrorist plot pulls the plug on US power, plunging the entire country into darkness and chaos.

Mitch Rapp captures ISIS’s top technology expert, who reveals that he was due to meet a man who insists he can take down the entire US power grid. But Rapp’s operation to seize this man fails when his target evades the trap, and then ISIS operatives help the man do what he said he would � plunge the whole of America into darkness. With no understanding of how this unprecedented act was accomplished, the task of getting the power back on could take months. Perhaps even years.

Rapp and his team embark on a desperate effort to find the man responsible so that they can interrogate him about the extent of the damage and how to repair it. But the operating environment is like nothing they’ve experienced before � computers and communications networks are down, fuel can no longer be pumped from gas stations, water and sanitation systems are on the brink of collapse, and America’s supply of food is running out.

Can Rapp get the lights back on before America collapses into starvation and chaos?

Praise for the Mitch Rapp series
'Sizzles with inside information and CIA secrets' Dan Brown
'A cracking, uncompromising yarn that literally takes no prisoners' The Times
'Vince Flynn clearly has one eye on Lee Child's action thriller throne with this twist-laden story. . . instantly gripping' Shortlist
'Action-packed, in-your-face, adrenalin-pumped super-hero macho escapist fiction that does exactly what it says on the label' Irish Independent
'Mitch Rapp is a great character who always leaves the bad guys either very sorry for themselves or very dead' Guardian
'Outstanding . . . Mills is writing at the top of his game' Publishers Weekly ]]> 380 Kyle Mills 1471170780 Priyank 0 currently-reading 4.19 2020
author: Kyle Mills
name: Priyank
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2020
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Through intensive research and exclusive interviews with Israeli leaders and Mossad agents, authors Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal re-create these missions in riveting detail, vividly bringing to life the heroic operatives who risked everything in the face of unimaginable danger. In the words of Shimon Peres, president of Israel, this gripping, white-knuckle read "tells what should have been known and isn't--that Israel's hidden force is as formidable as its recognized physical strength."]]> 402 Michael Bar-Zohar 184954543X Priyank 4 4.24 2010
author: Michael Bar-Zohar
name: Priyank
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2021/01/26
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