by Daniel Silva
Part of Gabriel Allon, book 14
First published 2014
Gabriel Allon is restoring art in Venice when Italian police call with urgent news. His friend Justin Isherwood, an art dealer, discovered a murder scene and now sits in custody as the prime suspect. The victim was a former spy who trafficked stolen artwork to an unknown collector. To clear Isherwood's name, Gabriel must locate the world's most famous missing painting: Caravaggio's Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence. His search leads him from the streets of Marseilles and the hills of Corsica to the galleries of Paris and the banks of Geneva. The trail ends at a private Austrian bank where a ruthless guardian protects the stolen fortune of a brutal dictator. Gabriel faces a choice between his friend's freedom and his own survival as he closes in on both the painting and the truth behind the murder.
Genres: art, historical-fiction, mystery, crime, action, espionage
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Austria, Corsica, Geneva, Marseilles, Paris, Venice
Period: Contemporary
467 pages · Hardcover · Harper