The Black Widow (Gabriel Allon Series #16)

by Daniel Silva

Overview

#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

“The novel’s grand finale is heart-stopping, unexpected and deeply unsettling.”   — Washington Post

“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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062320223
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	07/12/2016
Series:	Gabriel Allon Series
Pages:	544
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 8.70(h) x 1.80(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, The Order, The Collector, and A Death in Cornwall. 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 thirty languages.

Date of Birth:

1960

Place of Birth:

Michigan

Website:

http://www.danielsilvabooks.com

Editorial Reviews

★ 07/04/2016
Bestseller Silva's riveting 16th novel featuring the legendary Israeli art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon (after 2015's The English Spy) finds Gabriel on the trail of a secret ISIS terrorist known as Saladin after a vicious attack in Paris kills Gabriel's longtime friend Hannah Weinberg, the leader of the Isaac Weinberg Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism in France. One of the escaped Paris terrorists, Safia Bourihane, has been dubbed the black widow, but far more interesting is another black widow, this one created by Gabriel himself. Natalie Mizrahi, a doctor in Jerusalem, is recruited, trained, and inserted into a massive operation to locate Saladin so Gabriel can kill him. Gabriel process of turning a civilian into a spy and the meticulous maneuvering of his team are fascinating, suspenseful, and bated-breath exciting. The satisfying open ending promises more to come in the Saladin saga. Silva proves once again that he can rework familiar genre material and bring it to new life. Nine-city author tour. (July)

Publishers Weekly

Silva is a true genius with his portrait of the Israeli assassin-art restorer facing new, real world complexities.

Politico on The Heist

Ingenious.

Fort Worth Star Telegram on The Heist

Praise for Daniel Silva:“Magnificent….This book has all the elements you love about Silva’s writing-his way with a plot, his incomparable characters, and the range of emotions he piles into his pages.

Huffington Post on The Heist

02/15/2016
Art restorer, assassin, spy—Silva protagonist Gabriel Allon could be heading anywhere in his new global thriller (no plot reveals yet). Silva himself will be heading on a ten-city tour. With a 500,000-copy first printing.

Library Journal

★ 2016-06-22
A fitting (supposedly) final mission for one of fiction's greatest spies.A bomb explodes in the Marais district of Paris, a region known for its large Jewish population. One of the victims had a personal connection to Gabriel Allon, the man poised to become the next chief of Israel's intelligence service, and that's why the legendary assassin and spy joins the hunt for a terrorist mastermind known only as Saladin. Allon has been trying to escape his past since he first appeared in The Kill Artist (2000), so it's no surprise that Silva must provide a lure if he's going to get his hero back into the field for one last mission. But the 16th installment in this series is marked by a subtle shift in emphasis. Allon remains as compelling as ever, but Silva is clearly preparing readers for a world in which his hero takes a supporting role. Two members of Allon's team—Mikhail Abramov and Dina Sarid—seem poised to play a larger part in future novels. But it's Allon's newest recruit who takes center stage here. Dr. Natalie Mizrahi is a French-born Israeli. As Leila Hadawi, the daughter of Palestinian refugees, Natalie becomes part of the terrorist network ruled by Saladin. This is not the first time agents have gone undercover in one of Silva's novels, but Natalie's experience is the most harrowing. A Jew hiding in the heart of the so-called caliphate, she knows that a single misstep will result in her own horrific death. More than that, she knows that failure to complete her mission will mean hundreds—if not thousands—more deaths. Before he became a novelist, Silva was a journalist stationed in the Middle East. His Gabriel Allon novels have tracked—and, in some cases, anticipated—the rise of the Islamic State group. In his foreword, he notes that he began writing this story before the Paris attacks of 2015. A dark thriller for difficult times.

Kirkus Reviews

Heart-stopping.” — Washington Post

“A literary powder keg.” — Huffington Post

-”An exceptional spy thriller, well written and timely, weaving history seamlessly into a sumptuous page-turner of a novel.... Longtime fans will revel in familiar faces... and Silva’s understated but deft writing.... For newcomers, well, what are you waiting for?” — Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Silva builds suspense like a symphony conductor.... A winner on all fronts.” — Booklist, starred review

“The Black Widow probably is the most important book of the summer, no matter who you are or where you live in America.” — Hugh Hewitt

“Slow-burn suspense.... We stayed up way too late... but we justified the sleeplessness as a learning opportunity: amidst the action, Silva gives a surprisingly thorough crash course in the history of ISIS and the Middle East.” — iBooks Reviews

“To say that Daniel Silva is a best-selling author is a bit like saying Henry Aaron was a decent home-run hitter.” — Dallas News

“One of fiction’s greatest spies.... Allon remains as compelling as ever…. A dark thriller for difficult times.” — Kirkus, starred review

“Fascinating, suspenseful, and bated-breath exciting.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review

“A stunning new thriller of high stakes international intrigue…. Silva’s most timely and powerful novel yet.” — Broadway World

“A bit James Bond meets Jason Bourne and…sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.” — D'Marge

From the Publisher

-”An exceptional spy thriller, well written and timely, weaving history seamlessly into a sumptuous page-turner of a novel.... Longtime fans will revel in familiar faces... and Silva’s understated but deft writing.... For newcomers, well, what are you waiting for?

Minneapolis Star Tribune

To say that Daniel Silva is a best-selling author is a bit like saying Henry Aaron was a decent home-run hitter.

Dallas News

A stunning new thriller of high stakes international intrigue…. Silva’s most timely and powerful novel yet.

Broadway World

Heart-stopping.

Washington Post

Slow-burn suspense.... We stayed up way too late... but we justified the sleeplessness as a learning opportunity: amidst the action, Silva gives a surprisingly thorough crash course in the history of ISIS and the Middle East.

iBooks Reviews

A literary powder keg.

Huffington Post

The Black Widow probably is the most important book of the summer, no matter who you are or where you live in America.

Hugh Hewitt

Silva builds suspense like a symphony conductor.... A winner on all fronts.

starred review Booklist

Heart-stopping.

Washington Post

A bit James Bond meets Jason Bourne and…sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

D'Marge

Silva builds suspense like a symphony conductor.... A winner on all fronts.

starred review Booklist

To say that Daniel Silva is a best-selling author is a bit like saying Henry Aaron was a decent home-run hitter.

Dallas News

-”An exceptional spy thriller, well written and timely, weaving history seamlessly into a sumptuous page-turner of a novel.... Longtime fans will revel in familiar faces... and Silva’s understated but deft writing.... For newcomers, well, what are you waiting for?

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Heart-stopping.

Washington Post

A literary powder keg.

Huffington Post

A stunning new thriller of high stakes international intrigue…. Silva’s most timely and powerful novel yet.

Broadway World

A bit James Bond meets Jason Bourne and…sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

D'Marge

-”An exceptional spy thriller, well written and timely, weaving history seamlessly into a sumptuous page-turner of a novel.... Longtime fans will revel in familiar faces... and Silva’s understated but deft writing.... For newcomers, well, what are you waiting for?

Colleen Kelly

The audio brotherhood of narrator George Guidall and Silva’s spy Gabriel Allon is hard to beat. Sixteen episodes of the exploits of this international assassin, spy, and art restorer have not dulled the tension and originality of this thriller, which seems ripped from the headlines. In fact, Silva’s foreword notes that the recent Paris bombings seemed hideously similar to the events that challenge Allon. Listeners follow Allon as he slingshots between the Middle East, Paris, and Washington, DC, gathering information on an ISIS mastermind. George Guidall’s skilled storytelling and his ease with accents and pace are just two specific elements that can be pinpointed in the success of this audiobook. Beyond these, a subtle combination of astute skill and experience creates the best possible listening. R.F.W. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine

AUGUST 2016 - AudioFile