Feb 01, 2005 | 448 Pages
“Not one for cookie-cutter cheap thrills, Silva’s mastered the art of weaving provocative narrative, espionage and foreign intrigue.”—Chicago Sun-Times
“A masterful and compelling tale of evil, treachery and revenge…goes to the top of the list of this year’s best.”—Rocky Mountain News
“A masterfully constructed tale of memory and revenge. It demonstrates that thrillers can be more than entertainment.”—The Miami Herald
“[A] superbly crafted narrative of espionage and foreign intrigue.”—Publishers Weekly
“A thriller that’s not content to be just a thriller, as it delves into issues involving the Holocaust and its perpetrators and survivors.”—The Kansas City Star
“[A] world-class practitioner of spy fiction… Silva writes with style, economy and a sure command of the historical record…a skillful novelist who does justice to the often heartbreaking material without exploiting it.”—The Washington Post Book World
“Reads like an exquisitely suspenseful chess game.”—Booklist
