The New Girl

by Daniel Silva
475 pgs  (Gabriel Allon series #19)

When the daughter of Khalid bin Mohammed, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, disappears, the prince reaches out indirectly to the one person who he knows would be able to find her, the man who also happens to be the least likely person who should be willing to help. But Gabriel Allon, the head of Israeli Intelligence, recognizes the potential opportunity this presents. He knows that if he's able to successfully find and return Khalid's daughter to him, that the Prince could become an invaluable ally in that influential Muslim country, an ally who could be instrumental to operations for decades to come.

Daniel Silva's books have always been good, but the last few have been exceptional. They've represented a new high for the series (now 19 books in) and The New Girl continues on that trajectory. It's fantastic.

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆