Determined to sever his ties with the Office, Gabriel Allon has
retreated to the windswept cliffs of Cornwall with his beautiful
Venetian-born wife, Chiara. But once again his seclusion is interrupted
by a visitor from his tangled past: the endearingly eccentric London art
dealer Julian Isherwood. As usual, Isherwood has a problem. And it is
one only Gabriel can solve.
In the ancient English city of Glastonbury, an art restorer has been
brutally murdered and a long-lost portrait by Rembrandt mysteriously
stolen. Despite his reluctance, Gabriel is persuaded to use his unique
skills to search for the painting and those responsible for the crime.
But as he painstakingly follows a trail of clues leading from Amsterdam
to Buenos Aires and, finally, to a villa on the graceful shores of Lake
Geneva, Gabriel discovers there are deadly secrets connected to the
painting. And evil men behind them.
Before he is done, Gabriel will once again be drawn into a world he
thought he had left behind forever, and will come face-to-face with a
remarkable cast of characters: a glamorous London journalist who is
determined to undo the worst mistake of her career, an elusive master
art thief who is burdened by a conscience, and a powerful Swiss
billionaire who is known for his good deeds but may just be behind one
of the greatest threats facing the world.
Filled with remarkable twists and turns of plot, and told with seductive
prose, The Rembrandt Affair is more than just summer entertainment of
the highest order. It is a timely reminder that there are men in the
world who will do anything for money.
