The English Girl - (Gabriel Allon) by Daniel Silva (Paperback)

About the Book

The wayward son of Israeli intelligence, Gabriel Allon is plunged into a high stakes game of murder, espionage, and corruption after a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, which threatens to destroy a prime minister's career.

Book Synopsis

ONE GIRL. SEVEN DAYS. NO SECOND CHANCES.

Madeline Hart is a rising star in British government: beautiful, intelligent, driven to succeed by an impoverished childhood. But she also has a dark secret: she is the lover of Prime Minister Jonathan Lancaster. When she disappears on the island of Corsica, it's clear her kidnappers know about the affair and intend to make the PM pay dearly for his sins. Fearful of a scandal that will destroy his career, Lancaster decides to handle the matter privately, and not involve the police.

Enter Gabriel Allon--assassin, art restorer, and spy--who must find Madeline within seven days before she is executed. With the clock ticking, Allon is thrust into a deadly game of shadows in which nothing is what it seems--and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies is the truth. . . .

From the Back Cover

ONE GIRL. SEVEN DAYS. NO SECOND CHANCES.

Madeline Hart is a rising star in British government: beautiful, intelligent, driven to succeed by an impoverished childhood. But she also has a dark secret: she is the lover of Prime Minister Jonathan Lancaster. When she disappears on the island of Corsica, it's clear her kidnappers know about the affair and intend to make the PM pay dearly for his sins. Fearful of a scandal that will destroy his career, Lancaster decides to handle the matter privately, and not involve the police.

Enter Gabriel Allon--assassin, art restorer, and spy--who must find Madeline within seven days before she is executed. With the clock ticking, Allon is thrust into a deadly game of shadows in which nothing is what it seems--and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies is the truth. . . .

Review Quotes

"With a dollop of Simon Templar, a dash of Jack Bauer, the urbanity of Graham Greene, and the humanity of John le Carré, Daniel Silva has hit upon the perfect formula to keep espionage-friendly fans' fingers glued to his books, turning pages in nearly breathless expectation." - BookPage
"One of the more unusual literary spies is Gabriel Allon, an Israeli intelligence officer who wants to retire so he can continue as an artist restoring damaged master artworks. But life interferes, and thank goodness, because otherwise we wouldn't have such great novels from Daniel Silva." - Lincoln Journal Star
"Spectacular....This captivating new page-turner from the undisputed master of spy fiction is sure to thrill new and old fans alike." - D.C. Spotlight
"A sleek, efficient thriller delivering a neatly complicated plot with a minimum of fuss." - Columbus Dispatch
"As usual, Silva takes the reader hostage from page one with his canny mix of spy craft and suspense....Silva's ongoing ability to combine le Carré-like texture with high energy plotting has produced a string of commercial and critical successes. Chalk up another one." - Booklist
"Allon is a great political operative, but Silva is an even greater writer. That is what makes THE ENGLISH GIRL a must read." - HuffingtonPost.com
"Fast-paced intrigue and provocative characters make this a fine addition to an outstanding series." - People Magazine, 4 stars
"Someone once said that their favorite books are ones that entertain and inform at the same time. The English Girl is one of those novels....A top-notch, old-fashioned East-meets-West, cloak-and-dagger thriller." - Bookreporter.com
"[A] roller coaster ride....Silva is an excellent storyteller." - Judith Reveal, New York Journal of Books
"Top-notch action." - Kirkus Reviews
"[Silva's] 13 Gabriel Allon novels have both entertained and informed tens of millions of readers about the realities of world in which we live more than any other writer over the past decade.... You will read the book in at most a couple of sittings." - The National Examiner
"Although Gabriel's adventures are set in the real world of greedy politicians and grabs for control of a diminishing supply of natural resources, 'Israel's avenging angel' has the superhuman abilities that make for a satisfying fantasy." - Columbus Dispatch
"This is thriller writing at the highest level, offering up a tight plot, believable characters, and an ending that even the most jaded of readers probably won't see coming." - Denver Post