The Rembrandt Affair (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Gabriel Allon: Master art restorer and assassin for the Israeli Secret Service.
• Julian Isherwood: Eccentric London art dealer. Recruits Gabriel to locate a missing Rembrandt.
• Martin Landesmann: Swiss Billionaire.
• Maurice Durand: Master Art Thief.
• Chiara Allon: Agent with the Israeli Secret Service and Gabriel's beautiful wife.
• Ari Shamron: Former head of the Israeli Secret Service, who still in reality supervises all of Gabriel's operations.
• Adrian Carter: CIA Agent and head of Clandestine Intelligence Service with CIA. Friend of Gabriel who has worked with him in multiple operations.
• Eli Lavon: Gabriel's best friend and Israeli Secret Service Agent. Also full time archaeology teacher.
• Graham Seymour: Head of MI5. Has worked with Gabriel on multiple operations and is Gabriel's friend.
• Zoe Reed: British newspaper reporter extraordinaire and mistress of the antagonist.

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• “Behind every great fortune lies a great crime.”

  Honore de Balac

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• Dr. Gustaaf van Berkel was widely acknowledged to be the world’s foremost authority on Rembrandt.

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• archcad that he was, never married her.” Isherwood seemed genuinely disturbed by this. Gabriel smiled.

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• Provenance, the written record of a painting’s chain of ownership, was everything. Theoretically, dealers did not sell paintings without a proper provenance, collectors did not buy them, and no decent restorer would ever lay hands on a picture without knowing where it had been and under what conditions it had hung.

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• Alemannic roots. Do you know he refuses to even speak German in public anymore? Only English and French.”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Port Navas, Cornwall

Organizations edit see section history

• Zentrum Security of Zurich: Security firm linked to illegal activies

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by The Defector, and followed by Portrait of a Spy.

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1. Daniel Silva (Author)

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Awards edit see section history

• Barry Award (2011: Best Thriller, nominee)

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• Dewey: 813.6

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• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Spy Stories & Tales of Intrigue
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Action & Adventure

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