Free delivery in the US Read more here. After following up this information, Allon finds Klein has been murdered. The CIA agree to cooperate in his kidnap by the Israelis. I owe this much to the dead.-The testimony of Irene Allon, March 19, 1957. Art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon is sent to Vienna to discover the truth behind the bombing of an old friend, but while there he encounters something that turns his world upside down. The knowledge that he is actually Radek's son is kept secret, known only to the CIA and The Office while Allon returns to his restoration work in Venice. An Israeli-run Holocaust research office in Vienna is bombed, resulting in the death of the two female staff and serious injury to the Director. [Daniel Silva; John Lee; Books on Tape, Inc.] -- Sent to Vienna to authenticate a painting, the art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon is sidetracked by a photograph that throws his world upside-down. Each fact he uncovers only leads to more questions until finally a picture emerges which is more terrible than he could have ever imagined - a portrait of evil stretching across 60 years and thousands of lives into his own personal nightmares. Filled with sharply-etched characters and prose, and a plot of astonishing intricacy and resonance, this is an uncommonly intelligent thriller by one of our very best writers. Every used book bought is one saved from landfill. Gabriel Allon, a former assassin for 'The Office' and working under a new identity as an art restorer in Venice, is requested by former director Ari Shamron to go to Vienna to investigate. No elements found. I will not tell all the things I saw. World of Books sells used books online to over 190 countries worldwide. © Copyright 2011 - 2020 Daniel Silva. Our excellent value books literally don't cost the earth. An Israeli-run Holocaust research office in Vienna is bombed, resulting in the death of the two female staff and serious injury to the Director. A Death in Vienna by Daniel Silva. Radek is taken to Israel and placed in solitary confinement. Radek was the engineer behind Aktion 1005, a Nazi operation to conceal the atrocities of the Holocaust by exhuming mass graves and burning the bodies so that no trace of them ever existed. Unfortunately we do not have a summary for this item at the moment. With the enforced assistance of the Swiss banker, who controls the secret bank accounts and investments, Radek is enticed into the hands of a kidnap team in Vienna. Handpicked recommendations to other books that have a similar writing style or theme to A Death In Vienna (Death in Vienna). (2009). You can also connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or through our Blog. Finally, a picture begins to emerge, but one more terrible than he could have imagined, a portrait of evil stretching across sixty years and thousands of lives and into his own personal nightmares. ", Our excellent value books literally don't cost the earth, Every used book bought is one saved from landfill, "A masterful and compelling tale of evil, treachery and revenge...goes to the top of the list of this year's best." The book has been read but remains in clean condition. "[A] superbly crafted narrative of espionage and foreign intrigue." Radek has since retired and is regarded by the CIA as 'disposable'. A death in Vienna. He is taken to the memorial on the site of the extermination camp at Treblinka, one of the sites he visited as part of Aktion 1005. You can email us to discuss your order. A Death in Vienna Summary. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. A death in Vienna. A Death in Vienna. Plot summary. Every dream, inflection, or slip of tongue in his "hysterical" patients has meaning and reveals some hidden truth. Signet: 2004, Learn how and when to remove this template message. While there he encounters something that turns his whole life upside down. Allon reveals that he knows Radek has a son, Peter Metzler, who is on the verge of being elected as Chancellor of Austria. Armed with the money from the Swiss bank, Metzler would be able to reintroduce Nazism to Austria unopposed. ISBN 9789722520249[2], Silva, Daniel. A Death in Vienna. Allon is apprehended by Austrian security police and expelled from the country. Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. Art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is sent to Vienna to discover the truth behind a bombing which killed an old friend - a Nazi hunter. Each fact he uncovers, however, only leads to more questions; each layer he strips away reveals more layers beneath. In Vienna, the Clockmaker receives a parcel bomb and is killed. Get this from a library! In return for not being tried and executed, he is to prepare a detailed history of Aktion 1005, which he was heavily involved in. Be the first to get updates as well as access to exclusive offers and promotions. A Death in Vienna (Book) : Tallis, Frank : When a beautiful medium dies under extraordinary circumstances, shot in a room that only locks from the inside and with no trace of a bullet or gun, psychoanalyst Max Liebermann calls on his good friend, Detective Rheinhardt, to help him investigate. Consider changing the search query. In Vienna, Metzler is duly elected. While there he encounters something that turns his whole life upside down. -- "Miami""Herald" "[A] superbly crafted narrative of espionage and foreign intrigue." I cannot. At the Yad Vashem, research reveals that Vogel is probably a Nazi war criminal and former SD officer named Erich Radek. He is rescued by CIA agents who have also been trailing him and the assassin escapes. These assets were seeded throughout the Swiss and Austrian Alps by Nazi Party members fleeing the Allied invasion, where they were placed in escrow for a generation before National Socialism could be a viable political stance once more. --"Publishers Weekly. It is the fourth in the Gabriel Allon series. Soon, the quest for one monster becomes the quest for many.