Gabriel Allon, famed art restorer and former head of the Israeli Intelligence Agency, was once the world's most famous spy. Currently living in Venice with his family, Allon is focusing on art restoration. But he is drawn back into the world of espionage when he is contacted by an old friend from Cornwall, England to help investigate the murder of Dr. Charlotte Blake, a professor of art and history at Oxford University. Blake had been researching the provenance of a Picasso painting looted during World War II. It appears that some very powerful people want the painting to remain hidden. Allon puts together a team of old cohorts to unravel this intriguing case which gets more dangerous by the day. But there's more here than meets the eye as a web of illegal activities are found in unexpected places.
Author Daniel Silva may have planned to have his character Gabriel Allon retire and slow down but in A Death in Cornwall, it is clear that in book twenty-four of this great series, there are many adventures left for his hero. This fast-moving story was thoroughly entertaining, and it was a treat to have so many characters from earlier books join the action. I eagerly await book twenty-five.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Mystery Thriller.
Publication Date: July 9, 2024.
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