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Gabriel Allon, master art restorer and spy, returns in a new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva.
Gabriel Allon, master art restorer and spy, returns in a new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva.
Gabriel Allon has been hailed as the most compelling creation since "Ian Fleming put down his martini and invented James Bond" (Rocky Mountain News),and"one of the most intriguing heroes of any thriller series" (Philadelphia Inquirer). A man with a deep appreciation for all that is beautiful, Gabriel is also an angel of vengeance who will stop at nothing to see justice done. Sometimes he must journey far in search of evil. And sometimes evil comes to him.
For Gabriel and his beautiful Venetian-born wife, Chiara, a pleasant weekend in London turns deadly when the newly retired operative spots a man exhibiting traits common to suicide bombers. But before Gabriel can prevent the attack, he is knocked to the pavement and can only watch as a scene from his nightmares unfolds.
Haunted by his failure to stop the massacre of innocents, Gabriel returns to his isolated cottage on the cliffs of Cornwall, until a summons brings him to Washington and he is drawn into a confrontation with the new face of global terror. At the center of the threat is an American-born cleric in Yemen to whom Allah has granted "a beautiful and seductive tongue." A gifted deceiver, who was once a paid CIA asset, the mastermind is plotting a new wave of attacks.
Review:
Sounds like todays (9/30/22) headline in the Mpls. Star and Tribune. "Anwar al-Awlaki., a U.S.-born Islamic militant cleric who became a prominent figure in al-Qaida's most active branch, using his fluent English and Internet savvy to draw recruits to carry out attacks in the United States, was killed Friday in the mountains of Yemen, American and Yemeni officials said."
This book had a lot of strengths--good pacing, interesting characters, believable dialogue, and the incorporation or implicit prediction of current issues and events. But I can't get over how there were a number of points in the book that felt too overtly political. It was very critical and suspicious of Islam in general. And most importantly that the "end always justifies the means." Although never mentioned by name the current administrations "soft" approach to fighting terrorism is the enemy. It left a bad taste in my mouth at times and seemed like loosely-veiled propaganda. As recent events have shown, the real President does not oppose carefully targeting terrorists. But willy nilly "bull in the China shop" tactics and ignoring our core values are not the way to win friends and influence people. I agree.....
For Gabriel and his beautiful Venetian-born wife, Chiara, a pleasant weekend in London turns deadly when the newly retired operative spots a man exhibiting traits common to suicide bombers. But before Gabriel can prevent the attack, he is knocked to the pavement and can only watch as a scene from his nightmares unfolds.
Haunted by his failure to stop the massacre of innocents, Gabriel returns to his isolated cottage on the cliffs of Cornwall, until a summons brings him to Washington and he is drawn into a confrontation with the new face of global terror. At the center of the threat is an American-born cleric in Yemen to whom Allah has granted "a beautiful and seductive tongue." A gifted deceiver, who was once a paid CIA asset, the mastermind is plotting a new wave of attacks.
Review:
Sounds like todays (9/30/22) headline in the Mpls. Star and Tribune. "Anwar al-Awlaki., a U.S.-born Islamic militant cleric who became a prominent figure in al-Qaida's most active branch, using his fluent English and Internet savvy to draw recruits to carry out attacks in the United States, was killed Friday in the mountains of Yemen, American and Yemeni officials said."
This book had a lot of strengths--good pacing, interesting characters, believable dialogue, and the incorporation or implicit prediction of current issues and events. But I can't get over how there were a number of points in the book that felt too overtly political. It was very critical and suspicious of Islam in general. And most importantly that the "end always justifies the means." Although never mentioned by name the current administrations "soft" approach to fighting terrorism is the enemy. It left a bad taste in my mouth at times and seemed like loosely-veiled propaganda. As recent events have shown, the real President does not oppose carefully targeting terrorists. But willy nilly "bull in the China shop" tactics and ignoring our core values are not the way to win friends and influence people. I agree.....
1 comments:
I have not read anything by Silva but that may just change. Thanks, it sounds good.
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