Mark R. (troon62) reviewed on 10/7/2012 + 4 more book reviews

Most of us know Daniel Silva through his ongoing Gabriel Allon thriller series. Written prior to that series, The Unlikely Spy is a totally engrossing, furiously page-turning novel concerning German spies in London prior to the Normandy Invasion, and their all too human British and American counterintelligence gems' desperate need to prevent Hitler from learning the precise location of the Allied invasion. The novel works on every level. The primary characters are well drawn and intelligently deployed. The 'sense of place' in wartime London is superb. And the ultimate outcome has you in its grip until the end. Silva's ability to maintain the suspense, given all we know of history, is remarkable. I cannot recommend this work more highly.

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