The English Girl Intl: (Gabriel Allon) - Brossura

Daniel Silva

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ISBN 10: 0062326066 ISBN 13: 9780062326065

Casa editrice: Harper, 2014

Riassunto

Gabriel Allon has been hailed by critics as "one of the most intriguing heroes in any thriller series" (The Philadelphia Inquirer), an enigmatic and brilliant secret operative "with skills that would make James Bond weep" (The Dallas Morning News). But when a young British woman vanishes without a trace on the island of Corsica, Gabriel is thrust into a deadly game of shadows where nothing is what it seems-and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies might be the truth.

You have seven days, or the girl dies...

Madeline Hart is a rising star in Britain's governing party: beautiful, intelligent, driven by an impoverished childhood to succeed. But she is also a woman with a dark secret; she is the lover of Prime Minister Jonathan Lancaster. Somehow, her kidnappers have learned of the affair, and they intend to make the British leader pay dearly for his sins. Fearful of scandal that will destroy his career, Lancaster decides to handle the matter privately rather than involve the British police. It is a risky gambit, not only for the prime minister but also for the operative who will conduct the search. But, then, dangerous assignments filled with political peril are nothing new to Gabriel Allon.

With the clock ticking steadily toward the hour of Madeline's execution, Gabriel embarks on a desperate attempt to bring her home safely. His mission takes him from the criminal underworld of Marseilles, to an isolated valley in the mountains of Provence, to the stately if faded corridors of power in London-and, finally, to a pulse-pounding climax in Moscow, a city of violence and spies where there is a long list of men who wish Gabriel dead.

The English Girl will hold readers spellbound from its opening pages until the true motives behind Madeline s disappearance are revealed in the novel s shocking climax. It is a timely reminder that, in today's world, money often matters more than ideology. And it proves once again why Daniel Silva has been called his generation's finest writer of suspense and foreign intrigue.

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Recensione:

“This is thriller writing at the highest level, offering up a tight plot, believable characters, and an ending that even the most jaded of readers probably won’t see coming.” (Denver Post)

“As usual, Silva takes the reader hostage from page one with his canny mix of spy craft and suspense....Silva’s ongoing ability to combine le Carré-like texture with high energy plotting has produced a string of commercial and critical successes. Chalk up another one.” (Booklist)

“Fast-paced intrigue and provocative characters make this a fine addition to an outstanding series.” (People Magazine, 4 stars)

“Allon is a great political operative, but Silva is an even greater writer. That is what makes THE ENGLISH GIRL a must read.” (HuffingtonPost.com)

“Although Gabriel’s adventures are set in the real world of greedy politicians and grabs for control of a diminishing supply of natural resources, ‘Israel’s avenging angel’ has the superhuman abilities that make for a satisfying fantasy.” (Columbus Dispatch)

“Someone once said that their favorite books are ones that entertain and inform at the same time. The English Girl is one of those novels....A top-notch, old-fashioned East-meets-West, cloak-and-dagger thriller.” (Bookreporter.com)

“[Silva’s] 13 Gabriel Allon novels have both entertained and informed tens of millions of readers about the realities of world in which we live more than any other writer over the past decade.... You will read the book in at most a couple of sittings.” (The National Examiner)

“[A] roller coaster ride....Silva is an excellent storyteller.” (Judith Reveal, New York Journal of Books)

“Top-notch action.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“One of the more unusual literary spies is Gabriel Allon, an Israeli intelligence officer who wants to retire so he can continue as an artist restoring damaged master artworks. But life interferes, and thank goodness, because otherwise we wouldn’t have such great novels from Daniel Silva.” (Lincoln Journal Star)

L'autore:

Daniel Silva is the number one New York Times bestselling author of The Unlikely Spy, The Mark of the Assassin, The Marching Season, The Kill Artist, The English Assassin, The Confessor, A Death in Vienna, Prince of Fire, The Messenger, The Secret Servant, Moscow Rules, The Defector, The Rembrandt Affair, Portrait of a Spy, and The Fallen Angel. His books are published in more than thirty countries and are bestsellers around the world. He serves on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and is married to NBC News Today National Correspondent Jamie Gangel. They live in Washington, D.C. with their two children, Lily and Nicholas.

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• Editore: Harper
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0062326066
• ISBN 13: 9780062326065
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 544