num_pages: 482
description: Madeline Hart is a rising star in Britains governing party: beautiful intelligent driven by an impoverished childhood to succeed. But she is also a woman with a dark secret: she is the lover of Prime Minister Jonathan Lancaster. Somehow her kidnappers have learned of the affair and they intend to make the British leader pay dearly for his sins. Fearful of a scandal that will destroy his career Lancaster decides to handle the matter privately rather than involve the British police. It is a risky gambit not only for the prime minister but also for the operative who will conduct the search.You have seven days or the girl dies.Enter Gabriel Allonmaster assassin art restorer and spywho is no stranger to dangerous assignments or political intrigue. With the clock ticking Gabriel embarks on a desperate attempt to bring Madeline home safely. His mission takes him from the criminal underworld of Marseilles to an isolated valley in the mountains of Provence to the stately if faded corridors of power in Londonand finally to a pulse-pounding climax in Moscow a city of violence and spies where there is a long list of men who wish Gabriel dead.From the novels opening pages until the shocking ending when the true motives behind Madelines disappearance are revealed The English Girl will hold readers spellbound. It is a timely reminder that in todays world money often matters more than ideology. And it proves once again why Daniel Silva has been called his generations finest writer of suspense and foreign intrigue.
language: English
title: The English Girl
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.