The Cellist, Silva - B+

       In the 21st iteration of Gabriel Allon's battle against the world's evildoers, the author has pulled off a minor classic. The Office runs an op against a Russian oligarch who launders money on behalf of the Kremlin. Gabriel plants someone in his inner circle and manages to close down the German bank that runs the 'Russian laundromat' out of a Swiss branch, cost the oligarch his freedom and fortune, and most importantly, arrange for authorities in the West to seize billions of the Tsar's ill-gotten gains. This is another fabulous read in this series that cannot have many more to come. Gabriel's term is up in the new year, and Chiara is moving to Venice.