As with me many of my fellow book club members were left wanting to read more of this character’s adventures. I had read several books with Gabriel as the main character and each one made me wanting to read more of his adventures and double life as a restorer of masterpieces/assassinatot of bad guys. I choose this book for my book club to read.

But as to meaning, I give it one star.Īudio The Kill Artist narrated by George Guidall

I gave it three stars because it was well written and kept me entertained throughout. I won’t give anything away (no spoilers) but I just felt it broke down and the ending (the final explanation) was plain stupid. Then, as the climax was unwinding, I felt the action became ridiculous. Although Gabriel, the main character, has more of a conscience, I still saw reasons of both sides for hating the other side. Then, when it settled with the main characters, I had problems thinking of the Israelis as the good guys and the Arabs as the bad guys. The early chapters kept introducing new characters to the point that I was frustrated. The only spy books I usually read are set in WWII against the Nazis (mostly Ken Follet books). First off, it’s not my favorite kind of book. The story and conclusion resonated enough for me to continue onto the next two books.Īudiobook The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva I found Silva’s rich and steady narrative appealing and believable. Nevertheless, I found the basic plot foundation of intrigue, terror, and espionage was very insightful from a historical perspective that has even more meaning in a post-911 world. I found it ironic that Julian would try to compare her as a work of precious art. However, the notion a beautiful, high-profile supermodel as an undercover agent was completely unbelievable she had spent most of her supermodel life snorting coke, bed-hopping, and wound up practically broke. Art dealer Julian Isherwood was a lovable but drunken wastrel. Puppetmaster Ari Shamron was a favorite character of mine because he has so many layers to plumb.

Gabriel Allon was a hard character to get to know inasmuch as his character is so detached and self-punishing for past sins. “The Kill Artist” was certainly an intelligent and complex read with complex characters and plotlines. I’m always intrigued by the loner hero and Allon, an art restorer by trade, sounded like an interesting character to check out. The Kill Artist audiobook in series Gabriel AllonĪlthough not a huge fan of spy novels, I had heard good things about Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon series and decided to give the first three books a read because I’m always looking for exceptional series to discover.

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