Moscow Rules

Gabriel Allon, Book 8

By: Daniel Silva

Narrated by: Phil Gigante

Length: 11 hrs

Publisher's summary

The extraordinary new Gabriel Allon novel from the "gold standard" ( The Dallas Morning New) of thriller writers.

Over the course of ten previous novels, Daniel Silva has established himself as one of the world's finest writers of international intrigue and espionage- "a worthy successor to such legends as Frederick Forsyth and John le Carré" (Chicago Sun-Times)-and Gabriel Allon as "one of the most intriguing heroes of any thriller series" (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

Now the death of a journalist leads Allon to Russia, where he finds that, in terms of spycraft, even he has something to learn. He's playing by Moscow rules now.

This is not the grim, gray Moscow of Soviet times but a new Moscow, awash in oil wealth and choked with bulletproof Bentleys. A Moscow where power resides once more behind the walls of the Kremlin and where critics of the ruling class are ruthlessly silenced. A Moscow where a new generation of Stalinists is plotting to reclaim an empire lost and to challenge the global dominance of its old enemy, the United States.

One such man is Ivan Kharkov, a former KGB colonel who built a global investment empire on the rubble of the Soviet Union. Hidden within that empire, however, is a more lucrative and deadly business: Kharkov is an arms dealer-and he is about to deliver Russia's most sophisticated weapons to al- Qaeda. Unless Allon can learn the time and place of the delivery, the world will see the deadliest terror attacks since 9/11-and the clock is ticking fast.

Filled with rich prose and breathtaking turns of plot, Moscow Rules is at once superior entertainment and a searing cautionary tale about the new threats rising to the East-and Silva's finest novel yet.

©2008 Danie Silva (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Daniel Silva brings new life to the international thriller." ( Newsday)

Silva Does it Again

Where does Moscow Rules rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

As far as I'm concerned, Silva is the best in fiction. Lucky for him, current events keep serving him new plots--perhaps too many plots for him to write about, sadly. I found the bad guy to be excessively bad, but maybe I am naive about the New Russians/nouveau riche. Having read all previous books and being familiar with the characters, I was a bit irked by his insertion of a list of characters and how Gabriel came to know them. The most interesting character in the book is a Russian policeman (with rank) who acted as a counter-agent, helping Gabriel to escape twice, the second time leaving Russia with him to avoid repercussions from Moscow. Oft repeated in the book,

timely is ever and another great thriller

a must read if you are following the steps of Gabriel Allon.

unfortunately, it is not dated a bit when it comes to content.

Fantastic!

My all-time favorite author. His writing transports me the world of Allon whenever I read his books.

Good thriller. Flat performance

I may be too used to Scott Brick, Lou Diamond-Phillips or the like but this story could have had a much better performance.

excellent

this was a great listen. it was better than the last book in the series. I hope the next follow up is even better!

Great

One of the best Gabriel novels. Relevant for today. I always enjoy Silva's stories.
The narration was one of the best

Moscow Rules

This is the best book by Daniel Silva in many years. It has a thoughtful insight into the current situation in Russia. It is an excellent political thriller.

Highly entertaining

Mr. Silva has always written exciting fiction. This is especially good. I not only was entertained, I also learned alot about the Russia of today. I verified the information via the New York times internet site, and it was true. Mr. Silva is an excellent researcher. Great Read!

great except narrator should learn some Hebrew

Someone should teach this guy to pronounce Chupah if he is going to read about Israeli spies.

Great story, writing and performance.

The descriptions of locations are vivid and more important accurate. The characters are all so deep. The performance brings it all to life exquisitely. An incredible book and listening adventure.