Book description
Gabriel Allon brought down the most dangerous man in the world. But he
made one mistake. Leaving him alive . . . Spy turned art restorer
Gabriel Allon is trying to resume his honeymoon in the secluded hills of
Umbria with his new wife, Chiara, when shocking news reaches him from
London. The defector and former Russian intelligence officer, who saved
Gabriel?s life in Moscow Rules, has vanished without a trace. British
intelligence suspect the defector was always a double agent, but Gabriel
is convinced otherwise. Gabriel and his team find themselves in a deadly
duel of nerve and wits with one of the world?s most ruthless men: the
murderous Russian oligarch and arms dealer Ivan Kharkov. It will take
Gabriel from a quiet mews in London to the shores of Lake Como, to the
glittering streets of Geneva and Zurich and, finally, to a
heart-stopping climax in the snowbound birch forests of Russia. Faced
with the prospect of losing the one thing he holds most dear, Gabriel
will be tested in ways he never imagined possible. And his life will
never be the same. The Defector is a searing tale of love, vengeance and
courage . . .
Daniel Silva is the 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, Price of Fire,
The Messenger, The Secret Servant and Moscow Rules. He
lives in Washington, D. C., with his wife, NBC News Today
correspondent Jamie Gangel, and their two children, Lily and Nicholas.
www. danielsilvabooks. com
