The Secret Servant (Gabriel Allon)
by Daniel Silva
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Book Reviews of The Secret Servant (Gabriel Allon)
Book Review: Another Wild Ride Through Europe
Summary: 4 Stars
Israeli super-spy, Gabriel Allon, is called upon to thwart a terrorist plot in England that involves the kidnapping of the American ambassador's daughter.
I have enjoyed all of the Gabriel Allon books, but this is perhaps the weakest in the series to this point. Gabriel seems more like a Stallone-type hero with superpowers (such as determining near-exact locations in the world by listening to a few seconds of a recorded phone conversation) and his vocabulary has become quite coarse. Gabriel's artistic endeavors and skills are not much of a factor in this novel, either.
Gabriel is more of a regular thug in "The Secret Servant" than the thoughtful, calculating assassin present in the previous adventures. Still, "The Secret Servant" is another wild ride through Europe that is worth reading for fans of action novels.
Book Review: A must read spy thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
Daniel Silva may just be the best spy/thriller writer these days and "The Secret Servant" is the latest proof in his series featuring the Israeli Spy, Gabriel Allon.
This time, Allon finds himself in the middle of a hijacking of a U.S. Ambassador's wife. Allon deals with the politics of the Europeans, the politics of the U.S. and the reality that to fight terrorism means to be willing to kill or be killed.
The plot is compelling, the writing is excellent and the dialogue and the action means you don't want to put the book down. I won't give away other details, but Silva seems to have his pulse on the realities of the Middle East and the fact that the terrorist world is a dangerous place where European and U.S. leaders play "politics" instead of playing tough.
Read this book. You will not regret it.
Book Review: Tense thriller with very topical themes
Summary: 4 Stars
Kudos to Mr. Silva for writing yet another exciting thriller. The amount of research that went into its production in not only the various cultures presented, but the locals around Europe is very impressive. The plot, although done many times before, was "edge of the chair" for most of the book. The fact that he was able to weave the story around events that are very much in the news today was all the more compelling.
My only reason for not going with five stars is that many of the characters (with one notable exception) were a bit too typical for a work of this genre. Although this is not necessarily bad, there is perhaps room for more depth here.
A very entertaining read, and I should think a prime candidate for the big screen.
Great job!
Book Review: Masterful
Summary: 5 Stars
I find it amazing that the author keeps coming up with fresh plots and an exciting story with mostly the same key characters. Gabriel Allon, the Israeli operative, comes out on top once again. Islamic terrorists kidnap the daughter of the U.S. ambassador to England while she's taking her daily run in Hyde Park. They request a swap for an important sheikh who is in prison in Colorado. Then, when that request is refused they accept a ransom offered by her wealthy father. However, they deviously plan on killing her in a spectacular fashion on Christmas morning. Allon is, of course, the hero. But even though Allon seems super human he does it in a believable fashion.Book Review: Getting better and better
Summary: 5 Stars
When I started to ready Silva's Gabriel Alon books I like the plots but something was missing in the pace. Not this time. Silva has always been giving us a depressing picture of the how Europe is falling prey to extreme Islam, perpetuity of Israel's struggle with terrorism, and the bitter fact that while Israel is doing with the vocal protest of most nations, it is going to be those nations that will feel the wrath of what they are denying. This book is no different but this time there is a fast pace of events and a good emotional pull of the readers to the characters. Way to go Mr. Silva! a real page turner.