About this title: It is the first uncertain years of the Northern Ireland peace process. In Belfast, Dublin and London three simultaneous terrorist attacks shatter the hope that the bloodshed finally may be over. Although suspicion immediately falls on Catholic Republicans, it quickly becomes clear that the perpetrators are Protestant Loyalists, a new terror group called the Ulster Freedom Brigade. They have but one goal - to destroy the peace process. Michael Osbourne, the hero of Silva's second novel, The Mark of the Assassin, has quit the CIA, bitter and disillusioned. He is living quietly in New York, ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780449002117ISBN:044900211X
Description: Grade: C. Catalog: Fiction Thriller General Synopsis: Editions vary. 366 pages. Retired CIA officer Michael Osbourne, the hero of The Mark of the Assassin, is lured back to the Agency after his father-in-... read more
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Edition: 1st Edition-1st Printing
Binding: Paper
Publisher: Ballantine, N. Y.
Date Published: 2000
Description: Cover Art. Reading Copy. No Jacket. Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. -----Reading copy is rated from good to very fine.........The book may have minor flaws that may have gone unnoticed.... read more
Description: Good. RELIABLE Pocketbook style paperback in very nice condition. TIGHT! ! Some shelf wear and a bit of crease at the spine. A useful edition. PRESENTABLE! read more
Edition: 1st Paperback Edition
Binding: Paper
Publisher: Ballantine Books, New York
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780449002117ISBN:044900211X
Description: Near Fine in Paperback. No Dustjacket. 4 x 7" A solid copy; ----------SATISFACTION GUARANTEED---------FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE------ read more
"A solid spy fiction read. Not as well developed as the later Gabrielle Allon books. Too bad there was not a greater focus on the Troubles, as this one turns to America in the second half of the book."
"Posted 10/9/2009: Daniel Silva is an extraordinary find. His tough guy character Gabriel Allon is so human, I like him--worry about him--despite his violent job. He has the soul of an artist, which comes out in his intelligence work and gives him a mental break from the hard-nosed spy work that is the backbone of this series. Overall, Silva has written a dramatic, fast-moving entertaining series. The main character--Gabriel Allon--is smart, appealing, human and effective. What more could I ask in a recurring character?"
"A new terrorist group in Northern Ireland takes action to disrupt the newly signed peace accord. In an effort to support the British, the American president appoints his respected nemisis, Douglas Cannon, to the position of Ambassador to the Court of St. James. Cannon's son-in-law, retired CIA operative Michael Osbourne, is recruited to work the Northern Ireland desk in the CIA, in an effort to quell the terrorist group's activities. Osbourne uncovers a plot to kill Cannon, and working with Britain's MI5 (British version of the FBI), foils the plot and kills the all but one of the principals in the terrorist group. Enter a third party. A clandestine group of espionage/terrorists exist to "keep the pot boiling" in the world in order to generate business for their membership. One of their members is a highly placed official in the CIA, and one is in a similar position in Britain's MI6 (Britain's version of the CIA). They decide to back the remaining terrorist in her effort to kill Cannon, and they hire October, an assassin who (in an earlier book, no doubt) tried and failed to kill Michael Osbourne. October tries and fails to kill Cannon. In his attempt to escape capture, he has the opportunity to kill Osbourne. He spares him in return for Osbourne's promise to help him escape, provided he provides details on the CIA person who is in league with the rogue espionage/terrorist group. Things wind up with plenty of room for a follow-up book."
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