The English Spy (Gabriel Allon Series #15)

by Daniel Silva

Overview

"One of the best series in modern literature." —HUFFINGTON POST

She is an iconic member of the British Royal Family, beloved for her beauty and charitable works, resented by her former husband and his mother, the Queen of England. But when a bomb explodes aboard her holiday yacht, British intelligence turns to one man to track down her killer: legendary spy and assassin Gabriel Allon.

Gabriel’s target is Eamon Quinn, a master bomb maker and mercenary of death who sells his services to the highest bidder. Fortunately, Gabriel does not pursue him alone; at his side is Christopher Keller, a British commando turned professional assassin who knows Quinn’s murderous handiwork all too well.

And though Gabriel does not realize it, he is stalking an old enemy—a cabal of evil that wants nothing more than to see him dead. Gabriel will find it necessary to oblige them, for when a man is out for vengeance, death has its distinct advantages. . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062320162
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	06/05/2018
Series:	Gabriel Allon Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	496
Sales rank:	47,544
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.12(d)

About the Author

Daniel Silva is the award-winning, #1  New York Times bestselling author of The Unlikely Spy, The Mark of the Assassin, The Marching Season, The Kill Artist, The English Assassin, The Confessor, A Death in Vienna, Prince of Fire, The Messenger, The Secret Servant, Moscow Rules, The Defector, The Rembrandt Affair, Portrait of a Spy, The Fallen Angel, The English Girl, The Heist, The English Spy, The Black Widow, House of Spies, The Other Woman, The New Girl, and The Order.  He is best known for his long-running thriller series starring spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon. Silva’s books are critically acclaimed bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 30 languages. He resides in Florida with his wife, television journalist Jamie Gangel, and their twins, Lily and Nicholas. For more information visit www.danielsilvabooks.com

Date of Birth:

1960

Place of Birth:

Michigan

Website:

http://www.danielsilvabooks.com

Editorial Reviews

Simply delicious. If you’re a fan of perennial No. 1 bestselling author Daniel Silva, it’s a must-read. If you’re not a fan, you should be.... Highly recommended.” — Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Allon—the legendary spy, assassin and future chief of Israeli intelligence—is an elegant man working in a brutal business….Few authors in the espionage genre handle violent imagery as gracefully as Silva does.” — Fort Worth Telegram

“A surefire blockbuster....The world needs more men like this Israeli agent. And more authors like Silva.” — Bookreporter.com

“It is a world like no other told by an author like no other. If you are not yet a Silva/Allon fan then you are missing out on one of the best series in modern literature.” — Huffington Post

“Silva delivers another involving spy novel as cat-and-mouse game.” — Booklist

“Silva is a master craftsman, and his ability to keep Allon’s story fresh after so many novels is to be deeply admired. Weaving in information from previous books while maintaining a propulsive pace, Silva has written a novel that longtime fans and first-time readers can enjoy with equal fervor.” — Chris Schluep, Amazon Best Book citation

“Engrossing and riveting.” — Vail Daily

“This page-turner deepens Allon’s legend and illuminates more of his shadowy world, all while cementing Silva’s place among the top tier of spy thriller writers.” — Kirkus

From the Publisher

A surefire blockbuster....The world needs more men like this Israeli agent. And more authors like Silva.

Bookreporter.com

Silva is a master craftsman, and his ability to keep Allon’s story fresh after so many novels is to be deeply admired. Weaving in information from previous books while maintaining a propulsive pace, Silva has written a novel that longtime fans and first-time readers can enjoy with equal fervor.

Chris Schluep

It is a world like no other told by an author like no other. If you are not yet a Silva/Allon fan then you are missing out on one of the best series in modern literature.

Huffington Post

Silva delivers another involving spy novel as cat-and-mouse game.

Booklist

Simply delicious. If you’re a fan of perennial No. 1 bestselling author Daniel Silva, it’s a must-read. If you’re not a fan, you should be.... Highly recommended.

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Engrossing and riveting.

Vail Daily

Allon—the legendary spy, assassin and future chief of Israeli intelligence—is an elegant man working in a brutal business….Few authors in the espionage genre handle violent imagery as gracefully as Silva does.

Fort Worth Telegram

Silva delivers another involving spy novel as cat-and-mouse game.

Booklist

Simply delicious. If you’re a fan of perennial No. 1 bestselling author Daniel Silva, it’s a must-read. If you’re not a fan, you should be.... Highly recommended.

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Engrossing and riveting.

Vail Daily

Silva delivers another involving spy novel as cat-and-mouse game.

Booklist

Allon—the legendary spy, assassin and future chief of Israeli intelligence—is an elegant man working in a brutal business….Few authors in the espionage genre handle violent imagery as gracefully as Silva does.

Fort Worth Telegram

It is a world like no other told by an author like no other. If you are not yet a Silva/Allon fan then you are missing out on one of the best series in modern literature.

Huffington Post

10/01/2015
Librarians will attest to how often Silva's novels circulate, so any library that is caught up with his series featuring art restorer/Israeli assassin Gabriel Allon (The English Spy is the 15th) should also be sure to add the audiobooks to its collection. George Guidall's crisp and dramatic narration is the perfect vessel for Silva's latest international thriller, which involves Allon tracking down an Irish bomb maker suspected of killing a former English princess on her boat.

Library Journal

2015-06-17
Gabriel Allon may be a talented, world-renowned restorer of classic paintings, but he's willing to kneecap a Russian spy if necessary. In Silva's (The Heist, 2014, etc.) latest, Allon, bravura field agent for "the Office," Israel's secret spy organization, isn't worried about art supplies. He's after Eamon Quinn, a mercenary who was once the Real IRA's top bomb-maker, who's just killed the widely beloved ex-wife of the future king of England, an "immensely shy and beautiful middle-class girl" who turned out to be "wholly unsuited for life in the royal fishbowl." It turns out the princess was collateral damage, her assassination engineered to lure Allon and Christopher Keller, British SAS veteran-turned-professional assassin, into pursuit. The Russian spy agency has hired Quinn to kill Allon as payback for destroying its plot to blackmail Britain's prime minister into granting North Sea oil rights. Quinn gets a bonus: Keller, his blood-enemy from the days of the Troubles. With Vienna's, London's, and Belfast's mean streets providing atmosphere, Silva deftly weaves together narrative threads and seamlessly drops in back story without boring longtime fans. Allon's always an empathetic protagonist; now Keller's character gets depth and nuance. Allon and Keller, ego and id laser-focused on Quinn, are lured into a London bombing and then a gunfight raid at a Real IRA safe house deep in Bandit Country. The realistic and relentless action is framed by bureaucratic back-stabbing and blame-shifting as MI6's Graham Seymour and MI5's Amanda Wallace are left to explain more than one double, or triple, agent dead or disappeared. This page-turner deepens Allon's legend and illuminates more of his shadowy world, all while cementing Silva's place among the top tier of spy thriller writers.

Kirkus Reviews