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Feb 19, 2015gloryb rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
It took the author to reach p. 260 out of 467 pages to get the plot going. The author uses some of those pages to show off what he has learnt about the Italian artist, Caravaggio, and the Syrian civil war. I found it difficult to get into the main character in this story who was portrayed as an expert art restorer being groomed for a high level leadership job in Israel's spy agency. I must admit though that I couldn't predict how Silva was going to solve the kidnapping of the female Syrian bank accountant. Too many political asides/stances, and improbable action for me, not to mention his flowery descriptions, to give this book more than 2 stars.