{"product_id":"2940169117035","title":"The English Assassin: Gabriel Allon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Unlikely Spy\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel Silva, comes a taut, lightning-paced thriller rooted assuredly in fact: Switzerland's shameful World War II record of profiteering and collaboration with Nazi Germany.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen art restorer and occasional Israeli agent Gabriel Allon is sent to Zurich, Switzerland, to restore the painting of a reclusive millionaire banker, he arrives to find his would-be employer murdered at the foot of his Raphael. A secret collection of priceless, illicitly gained Impressionist masterpieces is missing. Gabriel's handlers step out of the shadows to admit the truth-the collector had been silenced-and Gabriel is put back in the high-stakes spy game, battling wits with the rogue assassin he helped to train.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Unlikely Spy\u003c\/i\u003e, Daniel Silva's extraordinary debut novel, was applauded by critics as it rocketed onto national bestseller lists. \"Briskly suspenseful, tightly constructed . . . reminiscent of John le Carré's \u003ci\u003eThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold,\" \u003c\/i\u003esaid the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. \"Silva has clearly done his homework mixing fact and fiction to delicious effect and building tension-with the breathtaking double and triple turns of plot-like a seasoned pro,\" praised \u003ci\u003ePeople.\u003c\/i\u003e Now, Silva brings his considerable talent to his latest tale of danger and deception. Tense, taut, expertly crafted, and brimming with unexpected reversals, \u003ci\u003eThe English Assassin\u003c\/i\u003e is Daniel Silva at his storytelling best.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114049782000,"sku":"2940169117035","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169117035_p0.jpg?v=1763673164","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169117035","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}