Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Can't Wait Wednesday #12

I am so excited for the publication of Dan Silva's newest spy thriller in 13 days!  Silva writes the Israeli spy Gabriel Allon series and there are currently 22 books in the series to date.  The time of year when his books are published coincide with two of my other favorite authors, Steve Berry and Brad Thor. The month that these three release their latests is always a good reading month.  This month is it! 

In Portrait of an Unknown Woman our legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has finally severed ties with Israeli intelligence and settled quietly in Venice. His wife Chiara has taken over the day-to-day management of the Tiepolo Restoration Company,and their two young children are discreetly enrolled in a neighborhood scuola elementare. For his part, Gabriel spends his days wandering the streets and canals of the watery city, bidding farewell to the demons of his tragic, violent past. However, when longtime friend and art dealer Julian Isherwood asks Gabriel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the rediscovery and lucrative sale of a centuries-old painting, he soon discovers that the work in question, a portrait of an unidentified woman attributed to Sir Anthony van Dyck, is almost certainly a fiendishly clever fake.  

It's gonna be great!

1 comment:

  1. Interesting and unique cover! I hope you enjoy this one when you get a chance to read it!

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