Daniel Silva
Daniel Silva
b. 1960 · From United States- Books
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Daniel Silva is an American journalist and author of spy thrillers. Born in Michigan in 1960 and raised in California, he worked as a reporter for United Press International, including as its Middle East correspondent in Cairo, and later as a producer and executive producer at CNN's Washington bureau before leaving in 1997 to write full time.
His first novel, The Unlikely Spy (1996), reached the New York Times best-seller list. He is best known for the Gabriel Allon series, which follows an Israeli art restorer, spy and assassin, beginning with The Kill Artist and continuing through Ransom (2026).
He won the Barry Award for Best Thriller for The Messenger (2007) and The Fallen Angel (2013), and in 2009 was appointed to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.
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The Gabriel Allon series should be read in publication order to follow the character's development and the overarching narrative. The first book in the series is The Kill Artist.
Several of Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon novels have been optioned for adaptation, though specific production details can vary.
Daniel Silva is known for his meticulously researched plots, often involving art restoration and intelligence operations, and for his recurring protagonist, Gabriel Allon, an Israeli spy and art restorer.