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The Heist
Author: Daniel Silva

Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 978-0008102920
Pages: 464
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The Heist is a spy thriller novel that features the legendary art restorer, Gabriel Allon, in his latest adventure.

This book's storyline finds Gabriel Allon in Venice working on a restoration project when he is tracked down by the Italian Police. It appears that a close friend of Allon is being held as a murder suspect, his alleged victim being a British spy who had connections with a powerful art collector. The spy was visiting Venice to carry out another project for his client, one that required him to steal one of the most famous pieces of work in the world. When the famous Nativity painting does indeed go missing, it is up to Gabriel to put the seemingly random clues together in order to restore one of the most influential pieces of art in the world. His journey sees him traverse continents and ocean, face spies and killers of various degrees and find his way to solving a vital case.

The Heist is a thrilling journey from start to finish and can be enjoyed by both young adults and mature audiences. This book has been published by HarperCollins in 2014 and is available in paperback.

Key Features:

This is the 14th book in the bestselling Gabriel Allon series, written by the Daniel Silva.

Review
‘Allon is the 21st century Bond - elegantly paced, subtle and well-informed.’ Daily Mail

'Sexily brooding Allon… must be the most famous superspy not played by Daniel Craig' Daily Telegraph

'In true Bauer fashion, shoot-outs, kidnappings and international terror plots follow Gabriel Allon wherever he goes' USA Today

‘Silva builds tension with breathtaking double and triple turns of the plot’ People

‘A world class practitioner of spy fiction’ Washington Post