The Rembrandt Affair

The Rembrandt Affair – Daniel Silva

Gabriel Allon has vowed to leave the world of espionage behind. Living quietly on the coast of Cornwall with his wife, Chiara, he hopes to devote himself to restoring paintings. But when a London art dealer’s restorer is brutally murdered and a long-lost portrait by Rembrandt is stolen, Gabriel is drawn back into action.

The Rembrandt Affair, the tenth novel in Daniel Silva’s bestselling Gabriel Allon series, follows Gabriel as he agrees to help his old friend Julian Isherwood recover the painting. The search soon leads him into a much darker story. The portrait, it turns out, has a hidden history connected to the Second World War, to art looted by the Nazis and to a secret that powerful people are determined to keep buried.

Gabriel’s investigation takes him from London and Amsterdam to Buenos Aires and Switzerland, and brings him face to face with a respected Swiss financier who is not what he seems. To uncover the truth, Gabriel assembles his trusted team and devises an intricate operation that blends art, espionage and history.

Silva combines suspense, international intrigue and fascinating details about art restoration with a moving exploration of the Holocaust and its lasting legacy.

Sophisticated and suspenseful, The Rembrandt Affair is a superb read for fans of Gabriel Allon and of intelligent thrillers. It can be enjoyed on its own, though readers of the series will appreciate its returning characters.