Portrait of a Spy: A Novel

“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.
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Gabriel Allon, master art restorer and spy,returns in a spellbinding new novel from#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva.

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, Gabriel returns to his cottage in Cornwall, until a summons brings him to Washington, 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, once a paid CIA asset, the mastermind is plotting a new wave of attacks . . .

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“If you are not yet in the Silva fold, pick up Portrait of a Spy and get introduced. This is suspense writing at its best and character writing that will stay with you for a long, long time.” - Huffington Post

“Elegantly paced, subtle and well-informed, it’s more textured than Bond, more mojito than dry martini. If you haven’t read Silva before, try this and then go back and read the series.” - Daily Mail (London)

“The pinnacle of world-class spy thriller writing.” - Denver Post

“Portrait of a Spy is much more than a mere up-to-the-minute thriller. It’s also a bona fide thrill ride.” - Miami Herald

“The courageous Nadia will seize your attention, as will Allon’s frantic efforts to stop a future terrorist attack.” - Parade magazine