Penguin Books Australia

Gabriel Allon, art restorer and spy, is about to face the greatest challenge of his life.

An al-Qaeda suspect is killed in London, and photographs are found on his computer – photographs that lead Israeli intelligence to suspect that al-Qaeda is planning one of its most audacious attacks ever, straight at the heart of the Vatican.

'SEXILY BROODING ALLON . . . MUST BE THE MOST FAMOUS SUPERSPY NOT PLAYED BY DANIEL CRAIG'
DAILY TELEGRAPH

TWO FAMILIES, ONE SECRET, AND A PAINTING TO KILL FOR . . .

THE NEW EXPLOSIVE THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER MOSCOW RULES

Gabriel Allon brought down the most dangerous man in the world.  But he made one mistake.  Leaving him alive . . .

On a bright morning in Rome, a terrible explosion rips a hole in the Israeli embassy.  Moments later, four gunmen cut down survivors as they stagger from the burning building. Gabriel Allon is hastily recalled to Israel and drawn once more into the heart of the secret service he'd hoped to leave behind. For the blast has led to a disturbing revelation: a dossier that strips away Allon's secrets...

Art restorer and former secret agent Gabriel Allon hasn't been back to Vienna since a terrorist bomb tore his family apart. But when an old friend is almost killed there in an explosion at the Wartime Claims and Inquiry Office, Allon is compelled to investigate.

Art restorer and former secret agent Gabriel Allon hasn't been back to Vienna since a terrorist bomb tore his family apart. But when an old friend is almost killed there in an explosion at the Wartime Claims and Inquiry Office, Allon is compelled to investigate.

In Amsterdam, an Israeli terrorist analyst is murdered. The police believe the killer is a deranged Muslim extremist, but Israeli intelligence knows better. Art-restorer, assassin and spy Gabriel Allon is dispatched to investigate, uncovering a major terrorist operation in London.