The Kill Artist

New York: Random House, 2001. T1 - A first edition (stated with numberline 24689753) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, small patch scuffed on the front middle left, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book cocked and lightly bowed, some bumped corners and dents, wrinkling on the spine edges, some patches of wrinkling with chipping and some tiny tears on the top edges of some inside pages, small dog-eared pages on the bottom opposite the spine on some inside pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. From worldwide bestselling author Daniel Silva, praised by Newsday for "bringing new life to the international thriller," The Kill Artist is a taut and elegantly structured novel about a reluctant hero and his mission to destroy an old enemy and preserve international peace. Winner of the 2003 (The Messenger) and 2013 (The Fallen Angel) Barry Award for Best Thriller. 9.5"x6.5", 428 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Gabriel Allon had a simple but brutal job: he tracked down and eliminated Israel's terrorist enemies. But when his wife and son fell victim to the danger that accompanied him everywhere, Gabriel quit and devoted himself to the work of art restoration, an occupation that had previously been a cover for his secret assignments. Now Ari Shamron, the head of Israeli intelligence, needs Gabriel's particular kind of experience to thwart a Palestinian plot to destroy the peace negotiations in the Middle East. The architect of this plot, a Palestinian zealot named Tariq, is a lethal part of Gabriel's past, so as the two begin an intercontinental game of hide-and-seek, with life and death as the prizes, the motives are as personal as they are political. The story features a vivid and fascinating supporting cast, including the magus-like Ari Shamron, a beautiful French Jewish model who is seeking retribution for her family's death in the Holocaust, and a marvelously comic down-at-the-heels London art dealer. Set these colorful and varied characters against a brilliant background of political intrigue and vengeance at the highest levels and a manhunt that covers three continents, and the result is a smart and electrically exciting global thriller.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.