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Informationen zum Autor 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, The English Spy, The Black Widow, House of Spies, The Other Woman, The New Girl, The Order, The Collector, A Death in Cornwall, and An Inside Job. He is best known for his long-running thriller series starring spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon. Silva’s books are critically acclaimed bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than thirty languages. Klappentext ?A world-class practitioner of spy fiction.??Washington Post #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another stunning thriller with this action-packed tale of high stakes international intrigue. Master novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled readers with twenty-two thoughtful and gripping spy novels featuring the ?much-loved Gabriel Allon? (Booklist). Silva's ingenious plotting?based on his superior knowledge of geopolitical events?have taken the art restorer and former spy around the globe and back, from the United States to Europe, Russia to the Middle East. Silva returns with another blockbuster?a powerhouse novel that showcases his outstanding skill and brilliant imagination?that will thrill his multitudes of steadfast fans and growing legions of admirers. Zusammenfassung “A world-class practitioner of spy fiction.”— Washington Post In this electrifying thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a search for a stolen Vermeer masterpiece and uncovers a conspiracy that could bring the world to the brink of nuclear Armageddon. Legendary art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon joins forces with a brilliant and beautiful master-thief to track down the world’s most valuable missing painting but soon finds himself in a desperate race to prevent an unthinkable conflict between Russia and the West. Silva's powerhouse novel showcases his outstanding skill and brilliant imagination, destined to be a must-read for both his multitudes of fans and growing legions of converts. ...
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"Silva provides plenty of thrills. . . . A smart summer escape." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Just because Gabriel retired doesn't mean that his story ends. . . . This battle is no less thrilling than those he fought as a spy. And the sneaky twist at the end puts the icing on the cake. You won't see it coming." - Bookreporter.com
"Stylish, sophisticated, and ingeniously plotted, Portrait of an Unknown Woman is a wildly entertaining journey through the dirty side of the art world. . . . From its elegant opening passage to the shocking twists of its climax, the novel is a tour de force of storytelling and among the finest pieces of heist fiction ever written. And it is still more proof that, when it comes to international intrigue and suspense, Daniel Silva has no equal." - UChicago Arts
"Silva is that rarity of rarities, a writer whose stories just keep getting better."- - Huffington Post
"Bravo, Mr. Silva. Bravo!" - Best Thriller Books
"Relevant and richly entertaining." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
