What a wonderful way to spend a weekend, sitting on a shaded deck, overlooking a lake, and reading the latest in the Gabriel Allon series. This time, because of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, Gabriel is pulled out of retirement and away from the Titian he is restoring, into an operation to eliminate the mastermind behind several coordinated terrorist bombings. They manage to enlist the assistance of Nadia al-Bakiri, whose father, "Zizi," was assassinated by Allon in a previous book. Allon and Israeli Intelligence are also at odds with U.S. Homeland Security and the CIA when the Americans insist on running the show after the initial dangerous work had been done. Then, after they have garnered accolades for their success, they once again give the final deadly operation back to the Israelis. Once again, Allon is joined by the cast of characters that have become old friends to the loyal readers of this series: the inimitable Ari Shamron, Uzi Navot, Eli Lavon, Dina, Sarah Bancroft, and Allon's beautiful wife, Chiarra. I enjoy this series because it is meticulously researched and based somewhat on actual events and people. Alas, I must now wait for the next installment. Write faster, Mr. Silva.
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