The Kill Artist

'The kill artist' is a novel about a reluctant hero and his mission to destroy an old enemy and preserve international peace. Gabriel Allon had a simple but brutal job - he tracked down and eliminated Israel's terrorists enemies. But when his wife and son fell victim to the danger that accompanied him everywhere, Gabriel quit and devoted himself to the work of art restoration, an occupation that had previously been a cover for his secret assignments. Niow Ari Shamron, the head of Israeli intelligence, needs Gabriel particular kind of experience to thwart a Palestinian plot to destroy the peace negotiations in the Middle East. the architect of this plot, a Palestinian zealot named Tariq, is a lethal part of Gabriel's past, so as the two begin an intercontinental game of hide-and-seek, with life and death as the prizes, the motives are as personal as they are political.