β Scribed by Daniel Silva
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Over the course of a remarkable career, Daniel Silva has established
himself as one of the world's finest writers of international intrigue, a
craftsman worthy of comparison to John le CarrΓ© and Graham Greene. His
latest bestseller, Moscow Rules, was not only superior entertainment,
but a prescient cautionary tale about the emergence of the New Russia.
Now he takes that tale to the next level.
Six months after the
blood-soaked conclusion of Moscow Rules, Allon is in Umbria, trying to
resume his honeymoon with his new wife, Chiara, when a colleague pays
him a shocking visit. The man who saved Allon's life in Moscow and was
then resettled in England has vanished without a trace. British
intelligence is sure he was a double agent all along, and they blame
Allon for planting him. To discover the truth and clear his name, Allon
must go immediately to London - a decision that will prove to be the
most fateful of his career.
In the British capital, he finds himself
once more on the front lines of the secret war between East and West,
where Russian spies and dissidents engage in the old game of cat and
mouse. There, Allon uncovers a much greater conspiracy, a plot by an old
enemy to resurrect a network of death, to bring the world to the
precipice of a new confrontation, and in order to stop it, he must risk
everything: his ties to an organization he has served since his youth,
his new marriage . . . even his life.
Filled with breathtaking
turns of plot and populated by a remarkable cast of characters, The
Defector is more than the most explosive thriller of the summer. It is a
searing tale of love, vengeance, and courage created by the writer whom
the critics call 'the perfect guide to the dangerous forces shaping our
world' (Orlando Sentinel).
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