In an isolated village in the mountains of Andalusia, a mysterious Frenchwoman begins work on a dangerous memoir. It is the story of a man she once loved in the Beirut of old, and a child taken from her in treason's name. The woman is the keeper of the Kremlin's most closely guarded secret. Long ago, the KGB inserted a mole into the heart of the West - a mole who stands on the doorstep of ultimate power.

Only one man can unravel the conspiracy: Gabriel Allon, the legendary art restorer and assassin who serves as the chief of Israel's vaunted secret intelligence service. Gabriel has battled the dark forces of the new Russia before, at great personal cost. Now he and the Russians will engage in a final epic showdown, with the fate of the postwar global order hanging in the balance.

'A tense, thrilling adventure' Huffington Post

'It is Silva's creative genius that keeps it all moving, as well as his mastery of storytelling that keeps the intense momentum of the plot ever pushing forward' Huffington Post

'A fitting final mission for one of fiction's greatest spies... A dark thriller for difficult times' Kirkus Review

'Fascinating, suspenseful, and bated-breath exciting' Publishers Weekly

'Silva builds suspense like a symphony conductor... A winner on all fronts' Booklist

'A truly talented writer' Sun

'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

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

'A world class practitioner of spy fiction' Washington Post

'Silva is a master of suspense' Barbara Taylor Bradford, The Week