"If something isn't aesthetically pleasing or interesting, doesn't require skills I do not have, and makes a stupid point stupidly, I don't appreciate it as art. That doesn't make me a philistine. It makes me a non-rube."

--Jonah Goldberg

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

The One with Moscow Rules

80. Tile & Author: Moscow Rules by Daniel Silva (433 pages)*
Genre: Fiction--Thriller
Completed: 5 March 2009

Summary & Review:
Silva issues his newest installment of his series following Israeli spy/art restorer Gabriel Allon. After a Russian journalist is murdered in the Vatican while trying to meet Allon and give him secret information, Allon heads to Moscow to a hunt for the Russian weapons dealer Ivan Kharkov and the deadly weapons he sold to Islamic terrorist organizations. Allon works with Kharkov's own wife, Elena, to find the evidence necessary to bring Kharkov to justice. 

After having read two books by Silva, I think I can now declare him my favorite author within the Thriller genre. As I mentioned in my review of The Secret Servant (#65), I love  the character of Gabriel Allon (the fact that the character is an art restorer doesn't hurt). This was an entertaining plot from beginning to end and Silva's writing style is fluid and intelligent. I can't wait to read the next book in the Allon series.

Rating: 9.0
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