The Defector

Author: Daniel Silva

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 . . .

Spy turned art restorer Gabriel Allon is trying to resume his honeymoon in the secluded hills of Umbria with his new wife, Chiara, when shocking news reaches him from London. The defector and former Russian intelligence officer, who saved Gabriel's life in Moscow Rules, has vanished without a trace.  British intelligence suspect the defector was always a double agent, but Gabriel is convinced otherwise.

Gabriel and his team find themselves in a deadly duel of nerve and wits with one of the world's most ruthless men: the murderous Russian oligarch and arms dealer Ivan Kharkov.  It will take Gabriel from a quiet news in London to the shores of Lake Como, to the glittering streets of Geneva and Zurich and, finally, to a heart-stopping climax in the snowboard birch forests of Russia.  Faced with the prospect of losing the one thing he holds most dear, Gabriel will be tested in ways he never imagined possible.  And his life will never be the same.

The Defector is a searing tale of love, vengeance and courage . . .

'RANKS AMONG THE BEST OF THE YOUNGER AMERICAN SPY NOVELISTS' WASHINGTON POST

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ISBN: 9780141026718
RRP: $24.95
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'SEXILY BROODING ALLON . . . MUST BE THE MOST FAMOUS SUPERSPY NOT PLAYED BY DANIEL CRAIG'
DAILY TELEGRAPH

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Published: 03/10/2011
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ISBN: 9780141042770
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover: The Rembrandt Affair
Gabriel Allon returns in a spellbinding new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.
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Published: 02/08/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780718155292
RRP: $32.95
Book Cover:  Prince of Fire
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Published: 02/08/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780241950302
RRP: $24.95
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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...

Published: 02/08/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780241950319
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover: A Death in Vienna
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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.

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RRP: $24.95
Book Cover: The Defector

Gabriel Allon took down the world's most dangerous man.
He made just one mistake. Leaving him alive . . .

Spy turned art restorer Gabriel Allon is in Umbria, when shocking news arrives from London. A Russian defector who saved his life has vanished without a trace. British Intelligence suspect he was a double agent, but Allon knows better. Soon he finds himself in a deadly duel of wits with a murderous...

Gabriel Allon took down the world's most dangerous man.
He made just one mistake. Leaving him alive . . .

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Format: Paperback
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RRP: $24.95
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RRP: $24.95
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ISBN-13:9780718155278
ISBN-10:0718155270
Publisher:Penguin UK

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