At an exclusive private school in Switzerland, mystery surrounds the identity of the beautiful girl who arrives each morning and leaves each afternoon in a heavily protected motorcade fit for a head of state. She is said to be the daughter of a wealthy international businessman.She is not. And when she is brutally kidnappedacross the border in the Haute-Savoie region of France, Gabriel Allon,the legendary chief of Israeli intelligence,is thrust into a deadly secret war with an old enemy that will determine the future of the Middle East -- and perhaps theworld ...
At an exclusive private school in Switzerland, a beautifulgirl arrives each morning and leaves each afternoon in a heavily protected motorcade fit for a head of state. Rumors fly as to who she is, but she is the daughter of Khalid bin Mohammed, the much-maligned crown prince of Saudi Arabia. When she is brutally kidnapped, heturns to the one man he can trust: Gabriel Allon, the legendary chief of Israeli intelligence. Together they become unlikely allies in a deadly secret war for control of the Middle East. -- adapted from jacket.