The English girl: 13 (Gabriel Allon) - Tapa blanda

"As usual, Silva takes the reader hostage from page one with his canny mix of spy craft and suspense....Silva's ongoing ability to combine le Carr?-like texture with high energy plotting has produced a string of commercial and critical successes. Chalk up another one."--"Booklist"

"Smart, unpredictable, and packed with bits of history, art, heart, and imagination, this is a page turner to be savored....When it comes to the vast club of practitioners of international spycraft, Silva is a cut above them all, and "The English Girl" is a masterwork."--Neal Thompson, Amazon.com

"[Silva's] 13 Gabriel Allon novels have both entertained and informed tens of millions of readers about the realities of world in which we live more than any other writer over the past decade.... You will read the book in at most a couple of sittings."--"The National Examiner"

"Although Gabriel's adventures are set in the real world of greedy politicians and grabs for control of a diminishing supply of natural resources, 'Israel's avenging angel' has the superhuman abilities that make for a satisfying fantasy."--"Columbus Dispatch"

"Fast-paced intrigue and provocative characters make this a fine addition to an outstanding series."--"People" Magazine, 4 stars

"Someone once said that their favorite books are ones that entertain and inform at the same time. "The English Girl" is one of those novels....A top-notch, old-fashioned East-meets-West, cloak-and-dagger thriller."--Bookreporter.com

"[A] roller coaster ride....Silva is an excellent storyteller."--Judith Reveal, "New York Journal of Books"

"Top-notch action."--"Kirkus Reviews"

"Allon is a great political operative, but Silva is an even greater writer. That is what makes THE ENGLISH GIRL a must read."--HuffingtonPost.com

"This is thriller writing at the highest level, offering up a tight plot, believable characters, and an ending that even the most jaded of readers probably won't see coming."--"Denver Post"