On a bright morning in Rome a terrible explosion rips a hole in the Israeli embassy. Moments later four gunmen cut down survivors as they stagger from the burning building. Gabriel Allon is hastily recalled to Israel & drawn once more into the heart of the secret service hed hoped to leave behind. For the blast has led to a disturbing revelation: a dossier that strips away Allons secrets & lays bare his history. A dossier that had fallen into terrorist hands.. .