The Rembrandt Affair marked Silva's last book with Putnam after he signed a deal with HarperCollins following Rembrandt's publication. Like others in Silva's Gabriel Allon series, this book was a New York Times bestseller. Silva was also intrigued by the greed that drove people such as Bernie Madoff and he, and some other key figures in the Great Recession were the inspiration behind this book's villain, Martin Landesmann. I have read everyone of his works and never been. Silva touched on arms trafficking when dealing with the crimes of Ivan Kharkov in The Defector and Moscow Rules. From the first Daniel Silva book, The Kill Artist, I have been fascinated with his writing ability. This is the ninth novel is this series, full of international travel and suspense. Each year, between four and six billion dollars' worth of art and antiquities are stolen, ranking it as the fourth-most lucrative crime behind drug trafficking, arms dealing, and money laundering. The Defector by Daniel Silva follows the adventures of Israeli agent/art restorer Gabriel Allon and his team. Beginning with the role it played during and after the Holocaust, art theft has continued into the present. DescriptionThe Defector is a 2009 spy novel by Daniel Silva. Part of the reason that Silva delved into the topic of art theft was the realization of the impact it has on the art world. 23 likes, 1 comments - Preloved Books (bookendsae) on Instagram: The defector by Daniel Silva.
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