The Secret Servant
by Daniel Silva, 2007, Audiobook narrated by Phil Gigante, Brilliance Audio
I was very disappointed in this book. I was expecting a suspenseful thriller that would have some unexpected twists and turns. What I got was a terrorist kidnapping of a young woman who had connections to the U.S. ambassador to the UK and the U.S. President. The plot then proceeded on a fairly predictable path with Gabriel Elon, the Isreali secret agent, performing heroic tasks to rescue her.
The rather unimaginative plot, coupled with Silva’s distaste for Muslim immigration in Europe and England (which bordered on a rant), did not endear me to this book at all. Perhaps the fact that it was written way back in 2007 when Islamic terrorism was more front and center provides some excuse, but there were other books written at this time that are much better.
It’s interesting that the reviewers on Amazon give this book a 4.7 out of 5, a lot higher than my 1.5 Stars out of 5. About 2 per cent give it a one or two rating, but when I read those lower reviews, they echo some of my thoughts. One individual said he had read quite a few of Silva’s other books and this one was the worst. The other 98% rated the book a three or higher. I am swimming upstream on this one, I guess.
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