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Retrato De Uma Espia (2011)

by Daniel Silva(Favorite Author)

4.22 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Bertrand Editora

series

Gabriel Allon

review 1: This is pure "real life" fiction, where the current events of the day are mirrored in the novel. The POTUS meeting with Allon is described just as he is in 2014. The state of the political correctness of the CIA makes them suspect to work with. A democratic Republic like the USA requires certain handicapping features to the intelligence community which the Israelis don't appear to have, according to Silva. We all wish we were more like them. I finished this book reading late into the night, after watching on TV an Islamic terrorist take hostages in Sydney, Australia and eventually kill two. Between the novel and the real life terrorist situation, I ran around in my dreams all night long shooting terrorists, or running away from them. I didn't really sleep that well, need... moreless to say. Maybe I better lay off the spy novels for a while. But we still wish the USA ran their intelligence community as the Israelis. There was a bit of a stretch to believe that Allon can travel in disguise here and there, but still take his drop dead gorgeous wife with him, and not be identified. One wonders when he really is going to retire too. And it was hard to believe that the daughter of a terrorist could make such a turn around in her beliefs and world view, just because she is a successful business woman. That certainly is a feminist view isn't it. To be able to walk right in to an Islamic country, Dubai, and meet under the nose of terrorists, and get away with it ... almost, that was also a bit hard to believe that they would take that chance. Still, very exciting.
review 2: 'Portrait of A Spy' exposes the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the international, global financing backing of terrorist groups, leaders and attacks. I'm taken aback at the impact that influential women have in Gabriel Allon's life, as reporters, as spies, as survivors, as lovers, as 'pawn's' integrating terror networks to have access to the heads of organizations. This story places the daughter of one of his 'hits' in the cross-hairs of both 'friendly' and 'foe' forces, and the conclusion leaves no doubt who she is, and the legacy she chose decisively to play to combat terrorism and alleviate the plight of stigmatized and oftentimes abused women and their rights. On to 'The English Girl,' since I started the Allon series with 'The Fallen Angel'.... and have been hooked since that initial 'introduction.' less

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