- Mass Market Paperback: 500 pages
- Publisher: Signet Book; Reprint edition (3 July 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0451221729
- ISBN-13: 978-0451221728
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 10.7 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 928,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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The spy novel genre hasn't been the same since the cold war ended. Magnificent fictional forays and counter-forays of east and west against one another with the fate of the world in the balance provided marvelous drama that led to wonderful plots, seat-squirming suspense, and intense emotional involvement with the characters. Many have tried to resurrect the spy novel genre with modern-day terror and antiterrorist activities. In most cases, these stories don't carry the same weight. It's as though we know the tales are too fanciful to be real.
In the Messenger, Daniel Silva has recaptured some of the zest of the cold war spy stories in an intense tale of an innocent sent out among the lethal to identify a terrorist leader. You'll easily find yourself imagining that you are Sarah Bancroft, a curator at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., who is recruited to infiltrate a terrorist-supporting Saudi billionaire's entourage.
The plot is quite a complex one. Gabriel Allon has been retired from spying while he quietly pursues his profession of art restorer. Israeli intelligence is checking out a terror suspect when the man is accidentally killed, leaving his laptop computer to be accessed. From the images, the Israelis conclude that the Vatican is a target. Allon is brought in to see what can be done to avoid an attack. Soon, events roll into motion that require more than prevention at the Vatican as the Israelis target a former Saudi official who seems to be running terror networks. Sarah Bancroft is recruited, and the hunt is on. Time is of the essence. Can they identify the target before the terrorists identify Sarah's true allegiances?
The book's main weakness is that connecting the book's opening to the rest of the series takes up a lot of space. If you've read the other books, you don't need that much background. If you haven't read the other books, it's still too much. Then, the development of the spy gambit takes awhile to get off the ground. As a result, not much of the good material in the book occurs before page 110. But stick around. If you are patient with the opening, you'll be pleased with the rest, especially after page 162.
In the Messenger, Daniel Silva has recaptured some of the zest of the cold war spy stories in an intense tale of an innocent sent out among the lethal to identify a terrorist leader. You'll easily find yourself imagining that you are Sarah Bancroft, a curator at the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., who is recruited to infiltrate a terrorist-supporting Saudi billionaire's entourage.
The plot is quite a complex one. Gabriel Allon has been retired from spying while he quietly pursues his profession of art restorer. Israeli intelligence is checking out a terror suspect when the man is accidentally killed, leaving his laptop computer to be accessed. From the images, the Israelis conclude that the Vatican is a target. Allon is brought in to see what can be done to avoid an attack. Soon, events roll into motion that require more than prevention at the Vatican as the Israelis target a former Saudi official who seems to be running terror networks. Sarah Bancroft is recruited, and the hunt is on. Time is of the essence. Can they identify the target before the terrorists identify Sarah's true allegiances?
The book's main weakness is that connecting the book's opening to the rest of the series takes up a lot of space. If you've read the other books, you don't need that much background. If you haven't read the other books, it's still too much. Then, the development of the spy gambit takes awhile to get off the ground. As a result, not much of the good material in the book occurs before page 110. But stick around. If you are patient with the opening, you'll be pleased with the rest, especially after page 162.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was looking forward to reading the messenger, but now that I have read it all i can say is that Daniel Silva has got stuck. As the story unfolds you will know where the plot is going. In his previous novel's there has been a page turning quality which is sadly missing in this novel. I can only hope that his next book has more to offer.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is my first on line review.
I have read all other of Daniel Silva's books and was truly looking forward to this one. It is superb.
I feel his style has changed slightly through the Allon series and this book sets out it's narrative in an enjoyable and tense style.
Whilst his writing will never be top rated by many newspapers because of his pro-Israel standpoint, I find it refreshing to read the opposite view from what we receive via the majority of the world's media.
I have read all other of Daniel Silva's books and was truly looking forward to this one. It is superb.
I feel his style has changed slightly through the Allon series and this book sets out it's narrative in an enjoyable and tense style.
Whilst his writing will never be top rated by many newspapers because of his pro-Israel standpoint, I find it refreshing to read the opposite view from what we receive via the majority of the world's media.
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