Despite being a devoted Daniel Silva fan, sadly I have to confess that The Order reads more like a wannabe Dan Brown than a spy novel. Enjoyable, yes. But nothing more. Initially, I was thrilled to see Gabriel Allon back in Venice and restoring Christian old masters. I have always …
Daniel Silva’s latest book in the brilliant Gabriel Allon series takes up where “The Black Widow” left off, though you absolutely do not have to have read the former to enjoy the later. Gabriel, the thoroughly likeable, decent, honourable man who heads up the Israeli Secret Service has unfinished business …
Yes, indeed, I am still very immersed in the world of the master Israeli spy and assassin Gabriel Allon, and, as ever, am in awe of the amazingly topical plots and their totally unpredictable twists and turns, in the hands of the master, Daniel Silva. Gabriel Allon and his world have …
I have been on a total Daniel Silva binge, reading my way through the gripping Gabriel Allon series. All throughout this long, remorselessly hot Delhi summer (I live in India), I have immersed myself, one book at a time, in the fascinating world of the Israeli secret service. The core …
Despite having rushed through the early Gabriel Allon series and already posted a review of the 7th book in the series, I decided to slow down, backtrack and review these gripping books in order. Gave me an excuse to re-read them, too. Thus it was with great pleasure that I …
Having got totally hooked on the Gabriel Allon series, I am rattling through Mr. Silva’s books way too fast for comfort. But they are so addictive, and the stories are so compulsive, that one really doesn’t have that much choice. “The Defector” is the 9th in the series, and it …
My current politico-thriller writer of choice is Daniel Silva, creator of the Gabriel Allon series, which I have been rattling through at a cracking pace. The only trouble with a gripping series such as Mr. Silva’s books is that once started, you don’t pause for breath, nor (in my case) …
