by Daniel Silva
Part of Gabriel Allon, book 4
First published 2005
Gabriel Allon arrives in Vienna with a clear mission: investigate the bombing that left his old friend fighting for life. The art restorer turned spy expects routine intelligence work. Instead, he spots a face in the crowd that stops him cold. He knows this face, though he cannot place it immediately. The recognition brings a chill of dread. As Allon digs deeper into both the bombing and the identity of this mysterious figure, he uncovers connections that span six decades. The investigation reveals a web of evil that has claimed thousands of lives across the years. The trail leads him through Vienna's shadows and into corners of history he thought buried forever. What begins as concern for a wounded friend becomes a personal reckoning with nightmares from his own past. Allon must confront how the crimes of sixty years ago continue to shape the present, and how they reach directly into his own life.
Genres: historical-fiction, mystery, thriller, action, espionage
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: personal-reckoning, spy
Setting: Austria, Vienna
Period: 20th-century
432 pages · Paperback · Penguin Books
Content warnings: violence