Art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon is sent to Vienna to discover the truth behind a bombing that killed an old friend, but while there he encounters something that turns his world upside down. It is a face--a face that feels hauntingly familiar, a face that chills him to the bone.
While desperately searching for answers, Allon will uncover a portrait of evil stretching across sixty years and thousands of lives--and into his own personal nightmares...
"A masterful and compelling tale of evil, treachery and revenge...goes to the top of the list of this year's best."--Rocky Mountain News
"A masterfully constructed tale of memory and revenge. It demonstrates that thrillers can be more than entertainment."--The Miami Herald
"[A] superbly crafted narrative of espionage and foreign intrigue."--Publishers Weekly
"A thriller that's not content to be just a thriller, as it delves into issues involving the Holocaust and its perpetrators and survivors."--The Kansas City Star
"[A] world-class practitioner of spy fiction... Silva writes with style, economy and a sure command of the historical record...a skillful novelist who does justice to the often heartbreaking material without exploiting it."--The Washington Post Book World
"Reads like an exquisitely suspenseful chess game."--Booklist