In 'The Collector', a high-stakes thriller by Daniel Silva, the adept art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon stumbles upon a criminal odyssey after a gala in Venice. As the commander of the Art Squad implores for his discretion, Gabriel learns of a clandestine vault linked to an infamous art heist. Within its walls, evidence points to the world's most coveted missing masterpiece, Vermeer's 'The Concert'. With haste, Gabriel enlists a savvy Danish hacker, crossing paths with a sinister figure known as the Collector. Beneath the surface of a lucrative art trade lurks a dire conspiracy threatening global tranquility. Gabriel's pursuit of the painting veers into a territory where art and geopolitical warfare blur, turning the chase into a perilous mission to avert a catastrophic international dispute.