A bomb exploded in the Vienna office of Israeli intelligence. One of the victims of the explosion was Eli Lavon, an old friend of Gabriel Allon. Allon was once considered the best of the best secret service operatives. Now he has retired, leads a quiet life and has no intention of returning to previous work. However, if we are talking about an attempt on the life of a friend, he is ready to act again. Allon begins an investigation - and soon realizes that the traces of the criminals lead to the tragic past of his own family.

“Death in Vienna” ends a series of three novels written about the unfinished business of the Holocaust. The Nazi theft of works of art and the collaboration of Swiss banks served as the backdrop for The English Murderer. The role of the Catholic Church in the Holocaust and the silence of Pope Pius XII inspired me to write The Confessor.