An Inside Job by Daniel SilvaMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Allon is up to his old tricks with heists, forgeries, and restoration. The book is a good read, a fun summer thriller. However, it doesn't quite have the magic of earlier novels. Sometimes it feels like Silva has forgotten that Allon is Israeli and Jewish. There are like maybe four references to remind of us that; and nothing at all in the plot hinges on anything Israeli or Jewish. In the post October 7 world, I would have expect something from Allon about that. The other factor missing is there is little of Allon's inner thoughts and struggles. He's just a maestro orchestrating things as they unfold.
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