āThe pace of The CelĀlist never slackĀens as its acĀtion volĀleys from Zurich to Tel Aviv to Paris and beĀyond. Mr. Silva tells his story with zest, wit and suĀperb timĀing, and he enĀgiĀneers enough surĀprises to starĀtle even the most atĀtenĀtive reader.ā āWall Street Journal
Viktor Orlov had a long-standing appointment with death. Once Russiaās richest man, he now resides in exile in London, where he is waging a crusade against the kleptocrats who have seized control of the Kremlin. His mansion is protected by armed bodyguards. Yet somehow, on a rainy summer evening, in the midst of a global pandemic, Russiaās vengeful president finally manages to cross Orlovās name off his kill list.
Before him was the receiver from his landline telephone, a half-drunk glass of red wine, and a stack of documents.ā¦
The documents are contaminated with a deadly Russian nerve agent. The Metropolitan Police determine that they were delivered by one of Orlovās employees, a prominent investigative reporter. And when the reporter vanishes hours after the killing, MI6 concludes she is a Moscow Center assassin who penetrated the billionaireās formidable defenses. But legendary spymaster Gabriel Allon believes his friends in British intelligence are dangerously mistaken. His search for the truth in this high-stakes espionage thriller will take him to Geneva, where a private intelligence service is plotting an act of violence that will plunge an already divided America into chaos. Only Allon, with the help of a brilliant young woman employed by the worldās dirtiest bank, can stop itā¦.
āThe pace of The CelĀlist never slackĀens as its acĀtion volĀleys from Zurich to Tel Aviv to Paris and beĀyond. Mr. Silva tells his story with zest, wit and suĀperb timĀing, and he enĀgiĀneers enough surĀprises to starĀtle even the most atĀtenĀtive reader.ā āWall Street Journal
Viktor Orlov had a long-standing appointment with death. Once Russiaās richest man, he now resides in exile in London, where he is waging a crusade against the kleptocrats who have seized control of the Kremlin. His mansion is protected by armed bodyguards. Yet somehow, on a rainy summer evening, in the midst of a global pandemic, Russiaās vengeful president finally manages to cross Orlovās name off his kill list.
Before him was the receiver from his landline telephone, a half-drunk glass of red wine, and a stack of documents.ā¦
The documents are contaminated with a deadly Russian nerve agent. The Metropolitan Police determine that they were delivered by one of Orlovās employees, a prominent investigative reporter. And when the reporter vanishes hours after the killing, MI6 concludes she is a Moscow Center assassin who penetrated the billionaireās formidable defenses. But legendary spymaster Gabriel Allon believes his friends in British intelligence are dangerously mistaken. His search for the truth in this high-stakes espionage thriller will take him to Geneva, where a private intelligence service is plotting an act of violence that will plunge an already divided America into chaos. Only Allon, with the help of a brilliant young woman employed by the worldās dirtiest bank, can stop itā¦.