Having retreated to the windswept cliffs of Cornwall with his beautiful wife, Gabriel Allon's seclusion is interrupted by an eccentric London art dealer with a problem. An art restorer has been brutally murdered and a portrait by Rembrandt stolen--and only Gabriel can find it. But as he pursues the masterpiece across the globe, Gabriel discovers there are deadly secrets connected to the painting--and even deadlier men who will do anything to keep them.
"Silva has created a credible secret agent with skills that would make James Bond weep."--The Dallas Morning News
"Silva sweeps readers from locale to locale in Europe, the Middle East, South America, and the United States, with generous doses of well-done local color. And he offers fascinating details on the techniques and technology of intelligence operations."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"A fresh--and thrilling--international adventure."--Publishers Weekly