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#1 NYT Bestseller #1 USA Bestseller #1 WSJ Bestseller An Amazon Editors' Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Best Fiction Book of the Year An iBooks Book of the Month “Fascinating, suspenseful, and bated-breath exciting…. Silva proves once again that he can rework familiar genre material and bring it to new life.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review “Silva builds suspense like a symphony conductor.... A winner on all fronts.” — Booklist, starred review Bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another spellbinding international thriller—one that finds the legendary Gabriel Allon grappling with an ISIS mastermind. Gabriel Allon, the art restorer, spy, and assassin described as the most compelling fictional creation "since Ian Fleming put down his martini and invented James Bond" (Rocky Mountain News), is poised to become the chief of Israel’s secret intelligence service. But on the eve of his promotion, events conspire to lure him into the field for one final operation. ISIS has detonated a massive bomb in the Marais district of Paris, and a desperate French government wants Gabriel to eliminate the man responsible before he can strike again. Acclaimed novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled, entertained and educated readers with eighteen thoughtful and gripping spy novels featuring a diverse cast of compelling characters and ingenious plots that have taken them around the globe and back—from the United States to Europe, Russia to the Middle East. From its shocking opening to its explosive denouement in Washington, D.C., The Black Widow reveals itself as Silva’s most timely and powerful novel yet. Following the success of his smash hit The English Spy, this electrifying thriller showcases Silva’s consummate skill and brilliant imagination, and is sure to be a must read for his multitude of current and future fans.
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24 primary booksGabriel Allon is a 24-book series with 24 released primary works first released in 2000 with contributions by Daniel Silva.
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My mom had picked up this one on sale at BJ's a few years back, read it in a day as part of a larger procrastination effort, and dutifully passed it off to her book-loving daughter as a “pretty good book.” It has since been sitting on my shelf, waiting for just the right plane ride. A quick business trip arose and I nabbed the book for my carry-on. And I must agree with Mom; it is a pretty good book, and as far as spy novels go (I've read admittedly few), pretty damn entertaining. I wouldn't say the characters or plot or writing knocked my socks off; in fact, the characters seemed a bit cliche for the genre, as did the “hero-saved-in-the-knick-of-time-but-the-bad-guy-still-makes-it-away-so-there-can-be-a-sequel” plot... and the romantic sub-plot felt half-hearted and obligatory, at best; but all that said, it was a page-turning experience and I learned a whole lot about radical Islam and the cultural/religious context for the wars in the Middle East. I'd definitely recommend it as a quick, fun read!
Probably the best written of Silva's last ten books, which have become repetitive and formulaic.
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