The suggestion was there that he liked her too but the whole ‘romance’ (there was no romance) felt really forced and like an unnecessary plot driver. I couldn’t understand why she was apparently head over in heels in love with Gabriel Allon – I mean they’d spent a week together in Tunis over a decade ago, hadn’t spoken since and had zero chemistry. I needed more of a back story I’m guessing that may come in other books in this series.ĭominique/Jacqueline/Sarah or whatever the hell she was calling herself by the end of book really frustrated me and I’m sorry to say I just didn’t find her believable. I know why he’s been tempted out of retirement for this job but that wasn’t really enough for me. I have no idea why he became a spy in the first place or how he really thinks. He absolutely does not want Ari Shamron rocking up and ruining his day. He’s been a ruthless killer but seems to carry a lot of guilt about that and what happened to his family he just wants to restore paintings, go out on his boat in Cornwall and be left in peace. I don’t think I could tell you much about Gabriel Allon. The characters seemed a bit flat, I never felt like I really understood them or knew them at all. It’s got plenty of twists, it’s written in a way that keeps you intrigued enough to stick with it, it’s exciting and on the whole a good story, I liked the plot and I enjoyed the final twist at the end

What follows is a fast-paced story that takes us across Europe, to Canada and finally America. Jacqueline/Dominque/Sarah has worked with Allon before, they’ve had some kind of affair though I’m not entirely sure about the details because they only seemed to spend a week together in Tunis posing as husband and wife, but whatever. Gabriel recruits French supermodel Jacqueline Delacoix, real name Sarah Halevy, to seduce a target, her name during the operation is Dominque Bonard.

When Tariq reappears in Paris, Shamron turns up on Gabriel’s doorstep and convinces him to come back for one final job. Since then, Allon has been living a quiet life, living in Cornwall, working full time as an art restorer. The hit has all the markings of Tariq al-Hourani, the man who planted a bomb under the car of Allon’s family, killing his son and leaving his wife with life changing injuries. The Kill Artist is about retired Mossad agent Gabriel Allon, he’s dragged back in by his old friend Ari Shamron (who is now the director) after an Israeli ambassador is murdered in Paris.

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