A Death in Vienna (Gabriel Allon, #4)

by Daniel Silva

Art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is sent to Vienna to discover the truth behind a bombing which killed an old friend - a Nazi hunter.

While there he encounters something that turns his whole life upside down.

Each fact he uncovers only leads to more questions until finally a picture emerges which is more terrible than he could have ever imagined - a portrait of evil stretching across 60 years and thousands of lives into his own personal nightmares.

• ISBN10: 0141019085
• ISBN13: 9780141019086
• Publish Date: 4 August 2005 (first published 23 February 2004)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 432
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

You could fill in the dots somewhat with this plot. Story starts with the blowing up of a Jewish war-crime office in Austria and when this is investigated it opens a huge can of worms that lead to more deaths and a lot of twists and turns.

As I said I found it pretty predictable but it moved at a fairly good pace and I finished it pretty quickly. However I didn't really engage with any of the characters, the author seemed determined that I should without showing me why I should.

[ibeforem]

Much like the two before it, this book focuses not on Israel and Palestine, but on continued ramifications of the Holocaust. Another stellar entry in the series. New love interest for Gabriel in this one, who appears to maybe be more permanent. I still want Jacqueline to come back!