The Heist (Gabriel Allon #14) (Mass Market): The English Girl (Gabriel Allon #13) (Mass Market): The Fallen Angel (Gabriel Allon #12) (Mass Market): Portrait of a Spy (Gabriel Allon #11) (Mass Market): The Rembrandt Affair (Gabriel Allon #10) (Paperback): La Chica Nueva (the New Girl) (Gabriel Allon #9) (Compact Disc): Moscow Rules (Gabriel Allon #8) (Paperback): The Secret Servant (Gabriel Allon #7) (Paperback): The Messenger (Gabriel Allon #6) (Paperback): Prince of Fire (Gabriel Allon #5) (Paperback):

The Confessor (Gabriel Allon #3) (Paperback):Ī Death in Vienna (Gabriel Allon #4) (Paperback): The English Assassin (Gabriel Allon #2) (Paperback): The Kill Artist (Gabriel Allon #1) (Paperback):

If you enjoy books set in the Elizabethan period, I definitely recommend this one.This is book number 15 in the Gabriel Allon series. It is an intelligent book that works on several levels. He questions his courage and wonders how events would have unfolded if he had acted more courageously. Ezzedine is not a natural spy, and he falls victim multiple times to the deceitful schemes of others. It is intricately plotted, and the reader will have fun fitting all the puzzle pieces together. It takes time to become immersed in the flow of the story, but really hits its stride once all the pieces and parts are set in motion. The story combines elements of espionage, religion, and Elizabethan history. He is a Turk, brought up Muslim, converts to Protestant Christianity, and investigates the true faith of James whose mother (Mary Queen of Scots) was Catholic. It provides the interior thoughts of the main character, as he grapples with issues of identity and makes observations about the situation in England and Scotland from an outsider’s perspective. This is an entertaining and well-written historical fiction. The goal is to ensure he is suitable to inherit the throne upon the death of Elizabeth I. He is eventually asked by the Queen’s spy master to determine whether James VI of Scotland is, in fact, Protestant, as he professes, or if he is still secretly Catholic. He is “gifted” multiple times to high-ranking nobles, converts (for appearances) to Protestant Christianity, takes the name Matthew Thatcher, and learns the medicinal uses of English plants. Though he wishes to return to his wife and child, he makes an error in judgment and must remain behind in England. They visit Queen Elizabeth I and discuss trade. In 1601 he travels to England as part of a diplomatic delegation. Protagonist Mahmoud Ezzedine is a doctor from the Ottoman Empire.

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