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#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva presents "a first-rate thriller" (Rocky Mountain News) featuring art restorer—and reluctant spy—Gabriel Allon.

After an explosion in Rome destroys the Israeli embassy, Gabriel Allon makes a disturbing discovery—the existence of a dossier in terrorist hands that strips away his secrets, and lays…

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1 author picked Prince of Fire as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Like all of Silva’s novels, Prince of Fire weaves intricate storylines together with seemingly effortless dexterity. 

The joy in reading his novels is in more than just the plotline. His characters are three-dimensional and relatable. They are flawed humans without being pitiable. Further, for anyone who loves language, there is joy in observing the craft of his storytelling. The reader is pulled into the scene.

Further, and perhaps most important to me, there is inevitably a moral lesson (or two) in all his novels: good versus evil, the difficult but necessary choices.

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Not every fishmonger can be a secret agent.

Journey to an unnamed mountainous country in central Europe at the end of the Great War. Enter Citizen Orlov, a simple fishmonger and an honest, upright citizen, who answers a phone call meant for a secret agent and stumbles into a hidden…

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