Another engaging novel takes place in Corsica, Europe, and Britain and has ties to Russia. Allon is asked by a member of MI5 to find an English girl who disappeared from the island of Corsica before a 7-day deadline or her kidnappers will kill her and expose the British Prime Minister to a major scandal. Allon works with his team from Mossad and a former British spy to find the girl and thwart the kidnappers. The book involves politics, the oil industry, and the determination of the Russians to force the Prime Minister to do their bidding.
Research is a major part of Silva’s novels, and 7 of his books have been #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, while all 17 novels have made the list. Gabriel Allon is the main character in 14 of the books. The books are a look into the role of Mossad in the world of espionage. The settings include Europe, the US, Russia, and major events include Islamist terrorism, World War II and other historic events. Silva, who was born into a Catholic family and converted to Judaism as an adult, is interested in Jewish events and the drama of espionage. Silva’s talent as a novelist has been compared to that of John le Carré and Graham Greene. In January 2009, he was appointed to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Memorial Council. He is a talented and very fascinating author.