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The Collector

By: Daniel Silva
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
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Publisher's Summary

In the electrifying new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a search for a stolen Vermeer masterpiece and uncovers a conspiracy that could bring the world to the brink of nuclear Armageddon.

On the morning after the Venice Preservation Society's annual black-tie gala, art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon enters his favorite coffee bar on the island of Murano to find General Cesare Ferrari, the commander of the Art Squad, eagerly awaiting his arrival. The Carabinieri have made a startling discovery in the Amalfi villa of a murdered South African shipping tycoon-a secret vault containing an empty frame and stretcher matching the dimensions of the world's most valuable missing painting. General Ferrari asks Gabriel to quietly track down the artwork before the trail goes cold.

""Isn't that your job?""

""Finding stolen paintings? Technically speaking, yes. But you're much better at it than we are.""

The painting in question is The Concert by Johannes Vermeer, one of thirteen works of art stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. With the help of a most unlikely ally, a beautiful Danish computer hacker and professional thief, Gabriel soon discovers that the painting has changed hands as part of an illicit billion-dollar business deal involving a man code-named the Collector, an energy executive with close ties to the highest levels of Russian power.

The missing masterpiece is the lynchpin of a conspiracy that if successful, could plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. To foil the plot, Gabriel must carry out a daring heist of his own, with millions of lives hanging in the balance.

Elegant, meticulously plotted, and filled with a cast of unforgettable characters, The Collector moves swiftly from the graceful canals of Venice to the windswept coast of northern Denmark to CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia-and, finally, to a heart-pounding climax in Russia as current as tomorrow's headlines.

'Silva builds suspense like a symphony conductor' Booklist

'A master of his craft' Adelaide Advertiser

'Gabriel Allon never fails' President Bill Clinton

'World-class' Washington Post

©2023 Daniel Silva (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

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another great novel by Daniel

daniel has done another great addition to the Alon story. the narrator was brilliant

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Such a great book , they keep on getting better


Silva must be the greatest author of this spy/action genre since John Le Carre.

His style is remarkable in that the characters leap off the page into our hearts and minds and as usual there is that continuum of one liner of so typically Jewish wit and understatement.

Mixed into all the action and intrigue there is also in all his novels moments of poignancy and softness related to the well documented tragic life of our enigmatic Mr Allon that is heartfelt by the reader

I don’t know how many more new variations of art theft,fraud ,international intrigue and development of unlikely world saving heroines that Silva can come up with but I certainly can’t wait till the next one

Well done sir !

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Another very good one from Daniel Silva

Shame about the few repeated mistakes such as thinking 12;30 PM is at night when it's day (just use 24 h time please!) and confusing \ (backslash) for / (slash or forward slash), otherwise another enjoyable Gabriel Allon adventure.

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Excellent listening

Well written and absorbing story, throughly enjoyed listening to this book. I recommend taking the time to enjoy this story

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