Jonathan K (Max Outlier)’s Reviews > The English Assassin > Status Update

Nicely done with the classic plot twist on the last pages. As stated previously these early episodes are more to my liking since Silva refrains from using formulaic plots as he does in the later ones. 5 star rating with brief review tomorrow

For fans of Allon who are aware Chris Keller in later books, this is one where he's an assassin with the assignment is to take out Anna Rolfe and Allon.. It's a true battle of who's got the goods and will win.

Good to learn all the details of the Venice terrorist attack on Allon that killed his son and sent his first wife to a psychiatric ward

These early ones are terrific. I'd decided to quit them after the repetitive plots from the later ones, but now I'll be reading those written in the early 2000s.

For those who enjoy Allon but failed to read the early books, I urge you hunt for them since they are superior to the later ones and in some ways far more compelling. I'd compare them to James Bond on steroids

Lots of action at this point and welcome.

When you read later episodes of a series before the early ones, it has you wonder about character back story. Here we learn about Christopher Keller when he was an assassin for Don Orsati pursuing Gabriel

Terrific.. Hearing the story about the Nazi theft of thousands of paintings reminds me of the film titled Monuments Men, starring George Clooney, Matt Damon and others!

I would add that these early books reveal contentious relationships between Allon and those who will become his team of operatives in the future much like his challenges with the Shamron.. Not what I'd expected at all