Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon must solve the perfect crime in the dazzling new
tale of murder greed and corruption from #1 New York Times bestselling novelist Daniel Silva.
"Daniel Silva spins a yarn better than any living author and I appreciated the chance to
disappear into a great book if only for a single night (there is no stopping a Silva book once
I've begun). --Todd Wilkins Best Thriller Books Sometimes the only way to recover a stolen
masterpiece is to steal it back . . . Gabriel Allon has been awarded a commission to restore
one of the most important paintings in Venice. But when he discovers the body of a mysterious
woman floating in the waters of the Venetian Lagoon he finds himself in a desperate race to
recover a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci. The painting a portrait of a beautiful young
girl has been gathering dust in a storeroom at the Vatican Museums for more than a century
misattributed and hidden beneath a worthless picture by an unknown artist. Because no one knows
that the Leonardo is there no one notices when it disappears one night during a suspicious
power outage. No one but the ruthless mobsters and moneymen behind the theft -- and the
mysterious woman whom Gabriel found in a watery grave in Venice. A woman without a name. A
woman without a face. The action moves at breakneck speed from the galleries and auction houses
of London to an enclave of unimaginable wealth on the French Riviera -- and finally to a
shocking climax in St. Peter's Square where the life of a pope hangs in the balance. An
elegant and stylish journey through the dark side of the art world and the Vatican's murky
finances An Inside Job proves once again that Daniel Silva is the reigning master of
international intrigue and suspense.
