Der Raub

Elegant, sophisticated, and entertaining. "The Heist" is a fast-paced and gripping thriller about international intrigue that once again highlights why Daniel Silva belongs to the world elite of spy novelists.

For the restorer, peace was only the time between the last war and the next. Peace was an illusion, a fleeting mirage...

Israeli secret agent and restorer Gabriel Allon is restoring an altarpiece in Venice when the Italian police request his help: a criminal art collector has been brutally murdered in his villa on Lake Como. Of all people, Gabriel's longtime associate Julian Isherwood is considered the prime suspect. To prove the art dealer's innocence, Allon must track down the real culprit. His investigation takes him across Europe to the Middle East. Along the way, he uncovers a murderous conspiracy of gigantic proportions—and gets on the trail of the most famous stolen painting in the world.