The Cellist - Daniel Silva

The Cellist

ByDaniel Silva

  • Release Date: 2021-07-13
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
4
From 4,413 Ratings

Description

#1 New York Times Bestseller

“The pace of The Cel­list never slack­ens as its ac­tion vol­leys from Zurich to Tel Aviv to Paris and be­yond. Mr. Silva tells his story with zest, wit and su­perb tim­ing, and he en­gi­neers enough sur­prises to star­tle even the most at­ten­tive reader.” —Wall Street Journal

Viktor Orlov had a long-standing appointment with death. Once Russia’s richest man, he now resides in exile in London, where he is waging a crusade against the kleptocrats who have seized control of the Kremlin. His mansion is protected by armed bodyguards. Yet somehow, on a rainy summer evening, in the midst of a global pandemic, Russia’s vengeful president finally manages to cross Orlov’s name off his kill list.

Before him was the receiver from his landline telephone, a half-drunk glass of red wine, and a stack of documents.…

The documents are contaminated with a deadly Russian nerve agent. The Metropolitan Police determine that they were delivered by one of Orlov’s employees, a prominent investigative reporter. And when the reporter vanishes hours after the killing, MI6 concludes she is a Moscow Center assassin who penetrated the billionaire’s formidable defenses. But legendary spymaster Gabriel Allon believes his friends in British intelligence are dangerously mistaken. His search for the truth in this high-stakes espionage thriller will take him to Geneva, where a private intelligence service is plotting an act of violence that will plunge an already divided America into chaos. Only Allon, with the help of a brilliant young woman employed by the world’s dirtiest bank, can stop it….

Reviews

  • Too polarizing

    2
    By JETonator
    The first 3/4th of the book ere excellent vintage Silva. The last third just adds fuel to the polarization that exists in US and World politics. Could have done without it…
  • Not enjoyable anymore

    1
    By Verochka_71
    I’ve been an avid reader of Alon series and always enjoyed the books until this one. I understand author’s resentment towards 45th president but to repeat the cnn talking points about January 6th being worse than 9/11 and COVID shots being a Messiah, please. I am done. Don’t waste your time on this left wing propagandist.
  • Disappointing

    1
    By Adam's Ghost
    I have read a number of books in this series for diversion between serious reading, and enjoyed them very much. This book however contains a fair amount of political bigotry, making it far less enjoyable than a simple diversion
  • The Cellist

    1
    By janu0114
    Silva is a left wing loon and shoves his opinions down the reader’a throat. Don’t waste your money.
  • The cellist

    1
    By Gr8flredr
    I never would have anticipated such a clunky plot with contrived twists that try to create suspense, but defy logic. It’s as if the author wanted to tell a story that promotes his view of January 6, 2021 events. And then struggled clumsily to make it interesting. To adopt a phrase- history will not be kind to this book. Even now (December 2023), relations between Israel and the USA administration Daniel Silva champions are unraveling at an alarming rate. Silvia’s statement “in the end we all become liberals” has to be bitter crow. I suppose the best thing I can say about my reading experience with this author is that it won’t ever be repeated —ever😂
  • Leftist drivel

    1
    By Camahan
    Embarrassing leftist drivel when not developing the plot
  • Personal politics

    1
    By Swan 69
    Personal political views at the end of a fictional book are unbecoming of an international bestselling author.
  • Couldn’t read it.

    1
    By Paleo Schnauzer
    I tried but too many poorly defined characters dumped on the reader all at once made me feel like I must have a book with pages missing. I just couldn’t get past the first few chapters.
  • Current political affairs

    4
    By M&A
    Well written and spot on topic. Throughly enjoyed.
  • Great story, Bad politics

    3
    By Fuzz6656
    The story itself is another classic but then the author interjects a political ending (his privilege.). Then this fiction is carried over to the author’s comments, most of which have been debunked. The “past administration” was the best friend Israel has had and Gabriel would agree. The current administration supports Iran, sworn enemies of Israel and the U.S. I guess the author can be excused if he has gathered his information and opinions from CNN, which has been wrong on every major political story.

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