{"product_id":"the-order-a-novel-isbn-9780062834843","title":"The Order: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e• \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Silva, the internationally acclaimed #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling\u003cbr\u003eauthor, comes a riveting new thriller featuring art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel\u003cbr\u003eAllon.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt was nearly one a.m. by the time\u003cbr\u003ehe crawled into bed. Chiara was reading a novel, oblivious to the television,\u003cbr\u003ewhich was muted. On the screen was a live shot of St. Peter’s Basilica. Gabriel\u003cbr\u003eraised the volume and learned that an old friend had died …\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGabriel\u003cbr\u003eAllon has slipped quietly into Venice for a much-needed holiday with his wife\u003cbr\u003eand two young children. But when Pope Paul VII dies suddenly, Gabriel is\u003cbr\u003esummoned to Rome by the Holy Father’s loyal private secretary, Archbishop Luigi\u003cbr\u003eDonati. A billion Catholic faithful have been told that the pope died of a\u003cbr\u003eheart attack. Donati, however, has two good reasons to suspect his master was\u003cbr\u003emurdered. The Swiss Guard who was standing watch outside the papal apartments the\u003cbr\u003enight of the pope’s death is missing. So, too, is the letter the Holy Father\u003cbr\u003ewas writing during the final hours of his life. A letter that was addressed to\u003cbr\u003eGabriel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhile researching in the Vatican\u003cbr\u003eSecret Archives, I came upon a most remarkable book …\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003ebook is a long-suppressed gospel that calls into question the accuracy of the New\u003cbr\u003eTestament’s depiction of one of the most portentous events in human history.\u003cbr\u003eFor that reason alone, the Order of St. Helena will stop at nothing to keep it\u003cbr\u003eout of Gabriel’s hands. A shadowy Catholic society with ties to the European\u003cbr\u003efar right, the Order is plotting to seize control of the papacy. And it is only\u003cbr\u003ethe beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the\u003cbr\u003ecardinals gather in Rome for the start of the conclave, Gabriel sets out on a\u003cbr\u003edesperate search for proof of the Order’s conspiracy, and for a long-lost\u003cbr\u003egospel with the power to put an end to two thousand years of murderous hatred.\u003cbr\u003eHis quest will take him from the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, to a monastery in\u003cbr\u003eAssisi, to the hidden depths of the Secret Archives, and finally to the Sistine\u003cbr\u003eChapel, where he will witness an event no outsider has ever before seen—the\u003cbr\u003esacred passing of the Keys of St. Peter to a newly elected pope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwiftly\u003cbr\u003epaced and elegantly rendered, The Order will hold readers spellbound, from its\u003cbr\u003eopening passages to its breathtaking final twist of plot. It is a novel of\u003cbr\u003efriendship and faith in a perilous and uncertain world. And it is still more\u003cbr\u003eproof that Daniel Silva is his generation’s finest writer of suspense and\u003cbr\u003einternational intrigue. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Timely, fast-paced, and impossible to put down, \u003cem\u003eThe Order\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003emakes one thing absolutely clear . . . if you’re not reading Daniel Silva, you’re missing out on one of the greatest, most prolific novelists the genre has ever known.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Real Book Spy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Can’t put it down. Won’t put it down. I’m fully captured and enthralled by Daniel Silva’s \u003cem\u003eThe Order.”\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBob Woodward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Pulse-pounding…. [Silva] proves to be a master weaver of tales of international espionage and assassinations. One cannot help but marvel at his uncanny prescient knowledge of events unfolding today and those of tomorrow.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Silva's Gabriel Allon novels are always smart thrillers, mixing history and fiction, somewhere between John LeCarre and Ian Fleming.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eValdosta Daily Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Part international espionage thriller and part head-scratching whodunit, this Allon adventure is a spy story that’s as clever as it is action-packed. It’s also absolutely loaded with intensively researched background on the fascinating history of Biblical scripture. With a mystery that spans centuries and a conspiracy that could destabilize half the world, \u003cem\u003eThe Order \u003c\/em\u003eis like Jason Bourne meets \u003cem\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/em\u003e.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eApple Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A refreshingly hopeful thriller for troubled times… Silva's latest broad-canvas thriller starring the much-loved Gabriel Allon will quickly take its reserved seat atop most best-seller lists.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Relevant and compelling.... Engaging and deftly paced, another thoughtfully entertaining summer read from Silva.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus, starred review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889253118181,"sku":"NP9780062834843","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062834843.jpg?v=1730230849","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-order-a-novel-isbn-9780062834843","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}