The author, Daniel Silva ,
Review from Library Journal
Marching Season - "Like all the folks who
keep going back to Grade A steakhouses for hearty sirloin and
baked potato, thriller readers will flock to Silva's latest
because this is solid, reliable, and delicious nourishment
for those whose daily diet is limited to blander selections.
Silva, resurrecting the spy and assassin who were such
fabulous hits in The Mark of the Assassin (LJ 5/15/98), now
zooms in on the Irish Troubles. A hardcore group, supported
by a shadowy entente determined to keep up the demand for
arms and discord, has set itself firmly against the peace
accords of 1998 and has enlisted Jean-Paul Delaroche to kill
the U.S. ambassador to Ireland. The ambassador's son-in-law
is Michael Osbourne, the ex-CIA spy who barely survived
Delaroche's attack five years earlier and who must protect
the ambassador. The suspenseful chase features vicious
passions, coolly determined women, and up-to-date realism.
The settings in Ireland and elsewhere are nicely evoked. This
is a sure bet for all public libraries, especially those with
le Carre and Forsyth fans."