Like so many other former fans of Daniel Silva who have written reviews, this is the last of his books I will read. And like so many others I looked forward every year to the next Gabriel Allon adventure. No longer. This book was boring almost from the beginning. I plowed through all the pages on financial trading or whatever he was trying to tell us. But when it came to the politics and Mr. Silva's personal views, I closed the book. There are very few books I don't finish. This is one of them. A total waste of time and my money.