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The Defector (2009)

by Daniel Silva(Favorite Author)

4.25 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0399155686 (ISBN13: 9780399155680)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Putnam Adult

series

Gabriel Allon

review 1: This is my 2nd or 3rd Gabriel Allon read, and it seems I tend to always read the abridged audio. As an abridgment, it seemed okay, but as a reader, you always wonder what you're missing. In short, this story was fairly unremarkable to me and I doubt that it will stick with me for very long. I didn't care for this one as much as previous Daniel Silva reads, and I think that was primarily because of all of the excessive cold-blooded violence in this one. That, combined with the fact that I had trouble keeping track of all the Russian names & characters, which is probably more difficult in an audio versus written book.
review 2: A direct sequel to the previous Gabriel Allon novel, _Moscow Rules_ - the first direct sequel in Allon series of novels. The story pi... morecks right up with the Russian ex-KGB billionaire arms dealer Kharkov. His wife, children, and fortune have been taken away from him, and he vows revenge upon Gabriel Allon and his team. Allon's wife Chiara is abducted, and the action has to do with tracking down the location where she's being held. Allon's team tracks down lead upon lead until they come to the point of negotiating with Kharkov - exchanging his kids for Chiara, all during a G8 summit in Moscow. British and American intelligence get involved in the scheme also. less

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