'SEXILY BROODING ALLON . . . MUST BE THE MOST FAMOUS SUPERSPY NOT PLAYED BY DANIEL CRAIG' DAILY TELEGRAPH TWO FAMILIES, ONE SECRET, AND A PAINTING TO KILL FOR . . . In Glastonbury a long-lost portrait by Rembrandt has been stolen, the restorer brutally murdered. Spy turned art restorer Gabriel Allon is asked to use his unique skills to find the painting and bring the killer to justice. But as Allon painstakingly follows a trail of clues from Amsterdam to Buenos Aires and, finally, to a villa on Lake Geneva, he uncovers troubling secrets connected to the theft. For the painting is just one piece of a complicated puzzle. One that will lead to Allon revealing a conspiracy that threatens the peace of the world . . . 'IN TRUE BAUER FASHION , SHOOT-OUTS, KIDNAPPINGS AND INTERNATIONAL TERROR PLOTS FOLLOW GABRIEL ALLON WHEREVER HE GOES' USA TODAY 'RANKS AMONG THE BEST OF THE YOUNGER AMERICAN SPY NOVELISTS' WASHINGTON POST