Portrait of a Spy (Gabriel Allon, 11)
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This book followed me to every charity shop and thrift store, so I decided to give it a shot. It is my first book by Daniel Silva, and I have met Gabriel Allon. I was pleasantly surprised – even though it was the 11th book in a series, I had no qualms about missing out. Gabriel has left that spy's life behind and retired to Cornwall to paint and lead a quiet life. But global acts of terror appear to implicate an Islamic Jihadist terrorist group that is gaining strength. Once again, he is pulled back into the fight. We meet Nadia al Bakari, the heiress who watched her father, the jihadist Zizi al Bakari, being assassinated before her very eyes by the Israelis. Interestingly, series readers already met Nadia before (Book #6, The Messenger). So, in this series, the main character is Gabriel Allon, an art restorer, and agent of Israeli intelligence. In Portrait of a Spy, Silva envisioned a fictional world after 9/11. He also has a strong opinion about Europe and its handling of Islamic terrorism. Although it was published in 2011, reading it over 10 years later, I found it scary and intriguing; including an accurate portrayal of the Middle East's jihad culture. Silva’s writing was consistent, detailed, and absorbing – for me, it was an inspiring political thriller. In every aspect of the story, I wanted to know what was happening and how it would end. As I read the reviews for the book, we meet characters, which other readers already knew, but were new to me, each as a character, witty and captivating: Gabriel Allon, legendary spy; Ari Shamron, the former head of the “office”; Ciara, who sings in Italian when happy and sad; Uzi Navot, who’s on a diet the whole time while trying to adapt to his newly appointed position as head of the office. In conclusion, it was one of the most interesting and informative spy stories I have read in a long time. The first half of the book is slow-paced, and it was difficult to stay interested. As the story develops, we gain insights into the role of Israeli intelligence, the compromised and cumbersome US agencies, Saudi Arabia's hypocrisy, and much more.
Beschreibung
Beiträge
This book followed me to every charity shop and thrift store, so I decided to give it a shot. It is my first book by Daniel Silva, and I have met Gabriel Allon. I was pleasantly surprised – even though it was the 11th book in a series, I had no qualms about missing out. Gabriel has left that spy's life behind and retired to Cornwall to paint and lead a quiet life. But global acts of terror appear to implicate an Islamic Jihadist terrorist group that is gaining strength. Once again, he is pulled back into the fight. We meet Nadia al Bakari, the heiress who watched her father, the jihadist Zizi al Bakari, being assassinated before her very eyes by the Israelis. Interestingly, series readers already met Nadia before (Book #6, The Messenger). So, in this series, the main character is Gabriel Allon, an art restorer, and agent of Israeli intelligence. In Portrait of a Spy, Silva envisioned a fictional world after 9/11. He also has a strong opinion about Europe and its handling of Islamic terrorism. Although it was published in 2011, reading it over 10 years later, I found it scary and intriguing; including an accurate portrayal of the Middle East's jihad culture. Silva’s writing was consistent, detailed, and absorbing – for me, it was an inspiring political thriller. In every aspect of the story, I wanted to know what was happening and how it would end. As I read the reviews for the book, we meet characters, which other readers already knew, but were new to me, each as a character, witty and captivating: Gabriel Allon, legendary spy; Ari Shamron, the former head of the “office”; Ciara, who sings in Italian when happy and sad; Uzi Navot, who’s on a diet the whole time while trying to adapt to his newly appointed position as head of the office. In conclusion, it was one of the most interesting and informative spy stories I have read in a long time. The first half of the book is slow-paced, and it was difficult to stay interested. As the story develops, we gain insights into the role of Israeli intelligence, the compromised and cumbersome US agencies, Saudi Arabia's hypocrisy, and much more.