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About: A Portrait of a Spy by Daniel Silva follows retired Israeli spy, and master art-restorer Gabriel Allon on another globe trotting adventure. This book tells of the dark side of the art world in sponsoring world-wide terrorism networks. My rating for A […]
I enjoyed An Inside Job by Daniel Silva, it’s a good art thriller with the feel of a cozy mystery. I appreciate Allon’s post-espionage career,
Win, Lose or Die might have fared better had it not been shackled to the Bond franchise, which comes with certain expectations of derring-do fantasy
The thrill of adventure is, of course, a large part of The Rembrandt Affair by Daniel Silva, but reminds us that we cannot escape history
Scorpius by James Gardner follows James, Bond, agent 007, as he infiltrates a religious cult run by a terrorist whose goal is to assassinate politicians
The Mademoiselle Alliance tells of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade was a fierce leader of thousands of people. An intelligent, cunning, and resourceful person
I think No Deals, Mr. Bond reads better in 2025 than it did when published in 1987, it reads much more tongue in cheek than it was probably meant to be
Taking over for Fleming is a big job, this is the best Bond book Gardner wrote so far. Giving Bond a reason to get angry and personally involved works
This new, PC world-building is done without nuance, taste, or elegance, shoving activism into the faces of people who just want an escapist fantasy
While certainly not as good as the previous novels, especially those involving spycraft, Mr. Silva still spins an entertaining yarn
