An Inside Job

A Novel

By: Daniel Silva

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

Art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon must solve the perfect crime in the dazzling 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

Read by Edoardo Ballerini

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.

The Vatican and beyond.

Daniel Silva once again left me intrigued to the very end. He also veers away from the Middle East and focuses his tale mostly in the Italian region.

A bridge too far even for Eduardo Ballerini

It’s okay. Simply not the level of intrigue of the earlier work. It’s a little self-indulgent. Like a lot of prolific novelists, we start to see a lot of projecting instead of reflecting society of the time. I hope he doesn’t get as bad as James Lee Burke.

Beautiful and Entertaining Plot

These are great novels with outstanding plots, characters and narration! Gabriel Allen is the greatest protagonist of all time!

What a reunion!

Loved the story, but especially the skill used in bringing in all the former characters. This was a beautifully written story.

Eduardo Ballerini is a wonderful narrator!

Look forward every year to the story continuing. Would love this to be made into a series!