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O Assalto (2014)

by Daniel Silva(Favorite Author)

4.08 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Bertrand Editora

series

Gabriel Allon

review 1: The latest in the Gabriel Allon series, and another fun installment for the spy/art restorer. In The Heist, a former MI6 agent is found murdered in his Lake Como residence, and Allon is called to investigate, as it involves several missing pieces of art worth millions of dollars. Allon uncovers threads tying the murder to Syria, and the unrest within that region of the world, and embarks upon a scheme to recover the artwork. In doing so, he unwittingly stumbles into a much larger situation involving the Syrian President, and billions of dollars stolen from their people. He has no choice but to enter the fray, to not only recover the artwork, but the money - essentially saving the day. The middle part of the book could have been copied and pasted from other Silva novel... mores, as Allon makes the obligatory visit to his first wife (who is suffering from PTSD), puts together the usual suspects of agents to assist with his project, and visits with his old mentor, Ari Shamron. Aside from these formulaic chapters (which I could do without), it was a brilliantly conceived plot line and exciting up to the finish. I'm interested to see where Silva takes his primary character, as he is now positioned to lead Israel's "Office" of clandestine operations - essentially taking him out of the field. A good read if you are a fan of the series.
review 2: I have read all of Daniel Silva's books and this is probably a 3.5 stars. His books are well written but this is not his best work. Some of his books have an agenda. One was clearly a book exposing the worst of the Catholic Church. This book is meant to expose the Syrian ruling family. The best part of the book is the old faithful characters returning, but I think this book lacks the deep level of connection that Gabriel had with other characters in past books. To me there wasn't enough of Julian Isherwood. I will say that I was glad that Silva didn't go overboard with graphic, sustained torture. When I have read some of Silva's other books I wouldn't put them down to go to sleep. This one, I did. That's the difference between this book and some of his others. less

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