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Violence
A lot
Moderate-to-strong violence — suicide bombings; terrorism investigation; undercover work
Language
Some
Mild-to-moderate profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild
Substance Use
None
No meaningful substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The financial network — who funds the attacks; Gabriel's undercover penetration; the moral cost of using money to fight money
What this book is about
A series of coordinated suicide bombings hits Western cities. Gabriel Allon is recruited by the CIA to identify and neutralize the financier behind the attacks — an Arab businessman with connections to the highest levels of power. Portrait of a Spy is the eleventh Gabriel Allon novel — Silva's most post-Arab Spring entry.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Suicide bombings — terrorism across Western cities
A financial network behind the attacks
Eleventh in the Gabriel Allon series
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