Jack Q. (AlabamaJack) reviewed on 12/28/2006 + 170 more book reviews

THE ENGLISH ASSASSIN by Daniel Silva: Former Israeli agent and art restorer Gabriel Allon finds himself the apparent victim of a double cross. When he arrives in Switzerland to restore a Raphael owned by reclusive Swiss banker Augustus Rolfe, Allon not only discovers the banker dead but finds himself the number one suspect. The charge doesn't stick, however, and when he is released from custody, Allon vows to find out who tried to frame him. Allon catches the attention of Switzerland's secretive power structure, which intends to stymie any further investigation into Rolfe's murder and the theft of his suspiciously acquired art collection. A shadowy hit man, known only as the Englishman, is hired to eliminate Allon and anyone else who threatens to expose Switzerland's conduct during World War II. Silva just gets better and better.

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