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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orion; paperback / softback edition (June 20, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0752847856
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Daniel Silva is the award-winning, #1 New York Times 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, Prince of Fire, The Messenger, The Secret Servant, Moscow Rules, The Defector, The Rembrandt Affair, Portrait of a Spy, The Fallen Angel, The English Girl, The Heist, and The English Spy. His books are published in more than thirty countries and are bestsellers around the world. He serves on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and lives in Florida with his wife, CNN special correspondent Jamie Gangel, and their two children, Lily and Nicholas.

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Cathy Mc.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024
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I liked the action and the surprise ending. Good characters. I read book 17 and the decided to go back to the beginning to better understand the characters.
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David Island
4.0 out of 5 stars Israeli Revenge in the Era of Arafat
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2009
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This is a good story - for the most part - the first in the Gabriel Allon series. (You do not have to read them in the order written to enjoy them thoroughly.)

The plot was actually quite simple, and the number of characters and the number of venues were (thankfully) kept to a minimum. Keep in mind that all the characters are severely damaged human beings, a result of the never-ending life-and-death struggle between Jews and Arabs, and while many are smart and beautiful, they make human mistakes of emotion and bad judgment. No one in this book is unscathed by his or her own history. See Italo Calvino's "If on a Winter's Night a Traveler" for an exposition on how one cannot escape one's past.

Gabriel, the main guy, is an assassin re-recruited by Israeli Intelligence to carry out an assignment. As such he is mildly likable and considerably unlikable, all at the same time. Due to a tragedy that killed his son and permanently hospitalized his wife (who now resides in a psychiatric sanatorium) events for which he blames himself, Gabriel suffers from guilt and self-hatred, equal to the depth of his need for revenge against the one Palestinian who perpetrated the evil deed on his family. The psychological part of the story describes Gabriel's inability to move on, love again, and make himself whole. Thus, he is a complicated and maddeningly difficult man, whose skills are two: killing people and restoring art masterpieces. The boy Peel, at the story's beginning and at the end, is a great addition to the story and to the humanizing of Gabriel.

There's a bit too much "I gotcha" at the end with revelations of a double agent, and the entire scenario in Montreal could have been totally slashed from the story with no loss whatsoever to the integrity of the story.

As is common these days in books like this, there is TMI (too much information) about just about everything, thus resulting in a 486 page book when it should have been about 325 pages long. See anything written by Alan Furst for tight, espionage thriller stuff. There is good tension and good pacing, however, but this book is NOT a "page-turner."

Jacqueline, the fem fatale, turns out to be interesting and fierce, but the situations Silva puts her in to further the story are somewhat contrived. In the end, she lacks the believability of the main male characters. There were times when over-the-top chauvinism and mild misogyny surfaced unnecessarily and irritatingly.

Shamron, the key Israeli Intelligence Officer who masterminds the entire scenario, is a well-drawn character, ruthless and scheming, but rather neutral from a reader's perspective. He is shrewd and largely unpleasant.

Now, the plot resolution: Naturally, since this is the first of a series, a lot of threads are left untied. But, really, shouldn't a poor reader be tossed a morsel or two of final solution?

Technically it's a 5, but from a readability standpoint it falls to slightly under a 4. But, all-in-all, I liked the book. I just get a little tired of all the political preaching and "woe-is-me" hand-wringing - the Palestinians on one side and the Israelis on the other. Over time, it simply gets boring. At least Silva treats the geopolitical-religious-social dilemma with relative balance. This book is not necessarily simply a paean to the ultra-conservative right-wing apologists who want to kill anyone who does not "believe" as they do.
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K Hancock
5.0 out of 5 stars The Kill Artist
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2013
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Daniel Silva's first novel in the popular Gabriel Allon series begins as Gabriel is brought out of retirement by Ari Shamron, who is called back to head "the Office (headquarters on King Saul Boulevard in Tel Aviv)" due to a series of botched missions that have threatened the credibility of the Israeli spy network. Gabriel, one of the most sought after art restorers in the world, has been living in England in a small out-of-the-way cottage, restoring a famous painting for Julian Isherwood (not-so-ethical gallery owner and aide to Shamron), and has kept himself as far away as possible from his previous dealings as an Israeli spy. While in Vienna on his last mission almost 10 years prior, a Palestinian terrorist group, led by Tariq al-Hourani, bombed Gabriel's car, killing his son and leaving his wife, Leah, shell-shocked and unable to cope - she now lives in a home and rarely recognizes Gabriel during his weekly visits.

A deadly terrorist incident has just happened in Paris, and Shamron is sure Tariq is behind it. Tariq is dying and is planning to make an impact before he goes; The Office believes that he is going to upset a long-negotiated peace agreement which is to be signed shortly.

Against his better judgment, Gabriel puts his painting aside and joins Shamron in an attempt to thwart Tariq's mission. It is decided that a woman is needed to penetrate Tariq's network, so Jacqueline Delacroix, a French model and former spy who worked closely with Allon on previous missions, is brought in to assist.

Daniel Silva is a master at weaving his fictional characters into a backdrop of historical and modern-day incidents that have had an impact on the Jews in the Arab world. This novel has been well-researched, and is even quite believable. Silva's style of writing is "a cut above" that of many thriller writers who grind out several books a year, and the high-quality of his writing is evident as he tells his story. Readers will be on the edge of their seats while reading this novel; the suspense doesn't quit, and the book is difficult to put down.

Fans of spy, espionage, and international intrigue novels will be fascinated by The Kill Artist and the interesting and unique characters. Since it is the first of the Gabriel Allon series, and it introduces Gabriel, et. al, it is a good idea (but not absolutely necessary - each book gives enough background to be stand-alone) to read The Kill Artist first, and then the subsequent novels in the order of publication. Definitely recommended as a must read thriller, The Kill Artist will inspire readers to read the entire series.

This book was purchased with personal funds and no promotion of the book was solicited by the author or publisher.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Se arrasta até a metade com muitas referências para apresentação dos personagens, mas a partir daí o livro te prende com muita ação. Muito bom, esperava um pouco mais de personagens históricos, mas traz fatos pouco conhecidos.
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Se arrasta até a metade com muitas referências para apresentação dos personagens, mas a partir daí o livro te prende com muita ação. Muito bom, esperava um pouco mais de personagens históricos, mas traz fatos pouco conhecidos.
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S. Adams
5.0 out of 5 stars Daniel Silva at his best.
Reviewed in Canada on July 18, 2023
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Another excellent novel in this series that I absolutely enjoyed.
If you are a fan of Daniel Silva I highly suggest you get this book.
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Vasuket Atre
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for thriller readers!
Reviewed in India on March 9, 2024
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I have been reading thrillers , spy novels for almost a decade. Having read many authors from Dan brown to Le Carre, I found DS to be particularly detailed on inner workings of Israeli Intelligence. Though it’s written almost two decades back at the time of my reading, I found it quite interesting on many fronts. The intro to characters , plot intricacies , character development & real life incidents are blended well throughout the book. I had watched several documentaries from Al Jazeera on Palestine - Israel conflict/PLO / Arab springs so I could appreciate the real life events mentioned in the book. Looking forward to reading much more from the author.
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Vasuket Atre
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for thriller readers!
Reviewed in India on March 9, 2024
I have been reading thrillers , spy novels for almost a decade. Having read many authors from Dan brown to Le Carre, I found DS to be particularly detailed on inner workings of Israeli Intelligence. Though it’s written almost two decades back at the time of my reading, I found it quite interesting on many fronts. The intro to characters , plot intricacies , character development & real life incidents are blended well throughout the book. I had watched several documentaries from Al Jazeera on Palestine - Israel conflict/PLO / Arab springs so I could appreciate the real life events mentioned in the book. Looking forward to reading much more from the author.
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Romain
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
Reviewed in France on July 11, 2023
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I really loved it! Really is an amazing book to read filled with plot twists and action! Highly recommend it
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Blanca
5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting!
Reviewed in Germany on July 26, 2022
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First time I read D. Silva. Very exciting, good story, vivid and hard to put down. Ordered the following 3 books. Let's see if it is a keeper.
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