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Moscow Rules | 
 enlarge | Author: Daniel Silva
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  43 reviews
Sales Rank: 38
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.7
ISBN: 0399155015
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780399155017
ASIN: 0399155015
Publication Date: July 22, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Product Description
The extraordinary new Gabriel Allon novel from the gold standard (The Dallas Morning News) of thriller writers.
Over the course of ten previous novels, Daniel Silva has established himself as one of the worlds finest writers of international intrigue and espionage a worthy successor to such legends as Frederick Forsyth and John le Carre (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. Hes 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 dealerand he is about to deliver Russias 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 9/11and 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 Eastand Silvas finest novel yet.
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 Another excellent Silva August 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
After enjoying so many of Daniel Silva's books I was a little afraid to pre-order this book as I thought he was due for a dud. I am happy to say that my fears were unwarranted and this book is another excellent spy vs. spy novel, this time dealing with the new Russia. Although it is fiction and is not based on any historical event, it provided an interesting peek into modern Russian culture: a view that from other research appears to be accurate and is a little depressing. The repeated statement that nothing is normal in Russia is a sad one that, for the sake of the Russians, I hope is just temporary.
Although I feel a little bad that Gabriel Allon keeps getting dragged out of retirement (especially this time, during his honeymoon), I like this character and was glad to see that he was featured again. Chiara had little "screen time". Any chance of her taking the lead with Gabriel providing support in a future book?
Silva has written another intelligent and clever novel. I think I will pre-order Silva's next book as even if this book was only half as good as it was it would be worth the full retail price and the time spent reading it.
A great book! Great action, great plot, well written. August 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is my first book by Silva, but now I will find some of his others. He brings the new Moscow alive as he keeps you wrapped up in this fast-paced thriller about an international arms dealer and the plot to bring him down. I tore through this book in three sessions but had I had the time, I would have knocked it out in one. Then again, I liked thinking about the characters during the day and wondering what was going to happen to them, and that kept me easger to get back to the book, when I could. I caught Silva on a talk show, a few weeks ago, discussing how the new Russia should not be underestimated when it comes to how much power it still has and how Putin was not to be trusted. It was shortly thereafter that the Georgia situation developed. Not only is this fellow an excellent writer but he has been shown to really know his subject matter. I highly recommend this book.
 Not his best, but always good... August 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read everything by Cussler, DuBrul, Rollins and Silva. I think Silva is the best writer of them all.
This book is a little low on action, but the writing is tight and I always enjoy the tortured character of Gabriel Allon.
Nice work Daniel.
Moscow Rules....Silva does it again with another great spy thriller! August 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you haven't read anything by Daniel Silva then it's time to start. "Moscow Rules" is his latest in his series featuring the Israeli Spy, Gabriel Allon. In "Moscow Rules" the focus now becomes on an arms dealer who is part of the new Russian business world....or, at least the part in which arms dealer also have other businesses in which to cover their tracks selling arms to terrorists.
The locations in the book range from Italy to Israel to Russia and all points in between. Allon and his team must figure out how to get to the bad guy (Ivan Kharkov) and stop him before his selling of arms to terrorists results in more world wide terror.
I could not put this book down. I don't want to give away the plot too much, but the book moves fairly quickly and when I finished I could only wish I had another Silva book to immediately pick up and read. He's just that good.
Read this book. You will not regret it.
Summer read August 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a good modern day spy book. This was my first Gabriel Allon book. I will search out more. I'd call it a very good summer read.
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