Excellent

Way too much character development as well as property descriptions. Just get on withe the story. This book could easily have been and should have been only a 300-pager. The foreign names also made it hard to keep track of the characters and thus who was a good guy and who was bad. I think I am done with Gabriel Alon.

The story itself is pretty good. The series has certainly shifted from Gabriel conducting the mission to be more of a director when called upon and introducing new characters to the mission and danger. Once again and to my disappointment the author insists on plugging his own personal political messaging into the novels which are both an oversimplification and probably insulting half of his audience with ludicrous takes. I beg of you sir, save it for a blog…

The collector very interesting I really like this one engaging from the beginning to the end Always enjoy Daniel Silva books

A fictional story that could be a precursor of real events when it comes to Ukraine. Scary believable.

Enjoyed the travel and insight

I only kept reading this book assuming that my favorite author was saving the excitement for the end. But obviously Daniel is saving it for a later book. This was terribly boring. I’ve read every Daniel Silva book and they keep getting worse and worse. Reading grocery labels is more exciting. Thankfully I still have the early books to reread.

There are lots of spy thrillers to read, and I’ve read my share. This book just has a great motor that never stops running from start to finish. A great read

This Silva book remains true to the characters he has created in Allon books. If you liked Gabriel Allon in the first book, you will not be disappointed with the direction of the storyline, character development, and relevance to current events. Thanks Daniel Silva for writing that never disappoints.

The best thing @ Dan Silvia’s books is that his extraordinary insight, ability and access enable him to construct the most engaging, fast paced adventures that simultaneously educate the reader as to how the world really works, from global politics to finance to spy craft. I would take a master class with him in a heart beat. His books are eagerly anticipated and always a thrill!