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Silva, Daniel, date.
The defector / Daniel Silva.
p. cm.
ISBN: 9781101105023
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
PART ONE - Opening Moves
Chapter 1 - VLADIMIRSKAYA OBLAST, RUSSIA
Chapter 2 - LONDON: JANUARY
Chapter 3 - UMBRIA , ITALY
Chapter 4 - AMELIA , UMBRIA
Chapter 5 - AMELIA , UMBRIA
Chapter 6 - AMELIA , UMBRIA
Chapter 7 - VILLA DEI FIORI, UMBRIA
Chapter 8 - VILLA DEI FIORI, UMBRIA
Chapter 9 - VILLA DEI FIORI • LONDON
Chapter 10 - MAIDA VALE, LONDON
Chapter 11 - MAIDA VALE, LONDON
Chapter 12 - MAIDA VALE, LONDON
Chapter 13 - MAIDA VALE, LONDON
Chapter 14 - WEST LONDON
Chapter 15 - WESTMINSTER, LONDON
Chapter 16 - OXFORD
Chapter 17 - OXFORD
Chapter 18 - OXFORD
Chapter 19 - OXFORD
PART TWO - Anatoly
Chapter 20 - THE MARAIS, PARIS
Chapter 21 - MONTMARTRE, PARIS
Chapter 22 - MONTMARTRE, PARIS
Chapter 23 - LAKE COMO, ITALY
Chapter 24 - BELLAGIO, ITALY
Chapter 25 - LAKE...