Daniel Silva: Portrait of a Spy (USA 2013)

From the Publisher:
"Suspense writing at its best." -- HUFFINGTON POST
It was supposed to be the start of a pleasant weekend in London for master art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon and his wife, Chiara. But a deadly pair of bombings in Paris and Copenhagen has already marred this lovely autumn day. Then, before he can stop a man he suspects is about to launch a third attack in Covent Garden, Gabriel is knocked to the pavement -- and he can only watch helplessly as the nightmare unfolds.

The haunting memory of his failure to stop the massacre of innocents is still fresh when Gabriel is summoned to Washington -- and plunged into a deadly confrontation with the new face of global terror. An elusive American-born cleric in Yemen -- once a paid CIA asset whom Allah has granted "a beautiful and seductive tongue" -- stands at the center of the explosive plague of death and destruction. And the worst is yet to come...

Daniel Silva: Portrait of a Spy. HarperCollins, ISBN: 9780062287328 (October, 2013), 463 p., $15.99.

Daniel Silva: Portrait of a Spy (UK 2012)

From the Publisher:
'Allon is the 21st century Bond' - Daily Mail
Gabriel Allon, secret agent, assassin and master art restorer, returns in a spellbinding new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author

Europe is exploding. And one man must find out why.

For Gabriel Allon and his wife Chiara, it was supposed to be the start of a romantic weekend in London. But nothing is ever that simple when you're an off-duty spy and assassin.

Bombings in Paris and Copenhagen have put him on edge and when Gabriel notices a man exhibiting several traits common to suicide bombers, he follows him into the Covent Garden throng. He's determined to prevent the carnage he fears is about to take place, but before Gabriel can draw his sidearm, he is knocked to the pavement by two plain-clothes police officers.

A moment later he looks up to find a scene from his nightmares.

From the streets of New York and London, to the unforgiving landscape of the Saudi desert, Gabriel Allon is in a race to the death against a calculating mass-murderer that he dare not lose...

Daniel Silva: Portrait of a Spy. A Gabriel Allon Thriller. HarperCollins, ISBN: 9780007433315 (June, 2012), 466 p., £7.99.

Daniel Silva: Portrait of a Spy (USA 2012)

From the Publisher:
"A bona fide thrill ride." -- Miami Herald
"Silva builds tension with breathtaking double and triple turns of plot." -- People

Portrait of a Spy is Silva's eleventh thriller to feature art restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon as he races from Great Britain to Washington to New York to the Middle East on the trail of a deadly and elusive terrorist network responsible for massacres in Paris, Copenhagen, and at London's Covent Garden.

Daniel Silva: Portrait of a Spy. Harper, ISBN: 9780062073143 (February, 2012), 463 p., $9.99.

Daniel Silva: Portrait of a Spy (UK 2011)

From the Publisher:
Gabriel Allon, secret agent, assassin and master art restorer, returns in a spellbinding new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author
Europe is exploding. And one man must find out why.

For Gabriel Allon and his wife Chiara, it was supposed to be the start of a romantic weekend in London. But nothing is ever that simple when you're an off-duty spy and assassin.

Bombings in Paris and Copenhagen have put him on edge and when Gabriel notices a man exhibiting several traits common to suicide bombers, he follows him into the Covent Garden throng. He's determined to prevent the carnage he fears is about to take place, but before Gabriel can draw his sidearm, he is knocked to the pavement by two plain-clothes police officers.

A moment later he looks up to find a scene from his nightmares.

From the streets of New York and London, to the unforgiving landscape of the Saudi desert, Gabriel Allon is in a race to the death against a calculating mass-murderer that he dare not lose...

Daniel Silva: Portrait of a Spy. A Gabriel Allon Thriller. HarperCollins, ISBN: 9780007433308 (August, 2011), 455 p., £20.00.

Daniel Silva: Portrait of a Spy (USA 2011)

From the Publisher:
In a dangerous world, one extraordinary woman can mean the difference between life and death...
For Gabriel and his wife, Chiara, it was supposed to be the start of a pleasant weekend in London -- a visit to a gallery in St. James's to authenticate a newly discovered painting by Titian, followed by a quiet lunch. But a pair of deadly bombings in Paris and Copenhagen has already marred this autumn day. And while walking toward Covent Garden, Gabriel notices a man he believes is about to carry out a third attack. Before Gabriel can draw his weapon, he is knocked to the pavement and can only watch as the nightmare unfolds.

Haunted by his failure to stop the massacre of innocents, Gabriel returns to his isolated cottage on the cliffs of Cornwall, until a summons brings him to Washington and he is drawn into a confrontation with the new face of global terror. At the center of the threat is an American-born cleric in Yemen to whom Allah has granted "a beautiful and seductive tongue." A gifted deceiver, who was once a paid CIA asset, the mastermind is plotting a new wave of attacks.

Gabriel and his team devise a daring plan to destroy the network of death from the inside, a gambit fraught with risk, both personal and professional. To succeed, Gabriel must reach into his violent past. A woman waits there -- a reclusive heiress and art collector who can traverse the murky divide between Islam and the West. She is the daughter of an old enemy, a woman joined to Gabriel by a trail of blood...

Set against the disparate worlds of art and intelligence, Portrait of a Spy moves swiftly from the corridors of power in Washington to the glamorous auction houses of New York and London to the unforgiving landscape of the Saudi desert. Featuring a climax that will leave readers haunted long after they turn the final page, this deeply entertaining story is also a breathtaking portrait of courage in the face of unspeakable evil -- and Daniel Silva's most extraordinary novel to date.

Gabriel Allon has been hailed as the most compelling creation since "Ian Fleming put down his martini and invented James Bond" (Rocky Mountain News). A man with a deep appreciation for all that is beautiful, Gabriel is also an angel of vengeance, an international operative who will stop at nothing to see justice done. Sometimes he must journey far in search of evil. And sometimes evil comes to him.

Daniel Silva: Portrait of a Spy. HarperCollins, ISBN: 9780062072184 (July, 2011), 455 p., $26.99.