{"product_id":"the-collector","title":"The Collector","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the electrifying new thriller from #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a search for a stolen Vermeer masterpiece and uncovers a conspiracy that could bring the world to the brink of nuclear Armageddon.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the Carabinieri make a startling discovery in the Amalfi villa of a murdered South African shipping tycoon—a secret vault containing an empty frame and stretcher matching the dimensions of the world's most valuable missing painting—General Ferrari asks Gabriel Allon to quietly track down the artwork before the trail goes cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe painting in question is \u003cem\u003eThe Concert\u003c\/em\u003e by Johannes Vermeer, one of thirteen works of art stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in 1990. With the help of a most unlikely ally, a beautiful Danish computer hacker and professional thief, Gabriel soon discovers that the painting has changed hands as part of an illicit billion-dollar business deal involving a man code-named the Collector, an energy executive with close ties to the highest levels of Russian power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe missing masterpiece is the lynchpin of a conspiracy that, if successful, could plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. To foil the plot, Gabriel must carry out a daring heist of his own, with millions of lives hanging in the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Silva builds suspense like a symphony conductor'\u003c\/em\u003e Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'A master of his craft'\u003c\/em\u003e Adelaide Advertiser\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'World-class'\u003c\/em\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45839095660780,"sku":"9781460755587","price":25.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781460755587.jpg?v=1729464562","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-collector","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}