On July 16th, Gabriel Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, is back in The New Girl, the latest must-read thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva.
Silva, who stunned readers and critics alike with last year’s The Other Woman, quite possibly the best spy novel ever written by someone not named le Carre, just announced the title of his highly-anticipated 19th Gabriel Allon novel via his official newsletter on Monday. On top of offering full plot details, the author also teased the return of several fan-favorite characters.
“I will also share,” wrote Silva in his announcement, “that along with Gabriel and his team, one of my favorite characters, Sarah Bancroft, is back, as well as Christopher Keller, Ari Shamron—and of course Chiara and the twins.”
In addition to that teaser, a secret source has informed me that the Russians are back in this book and that “one of the richest men in the world who recently acquired a priceless masterpiece, or perhaps a fake, is at the center of the adventure.”
Check out the full plot details below.
At an exclusive private school in Switzerland, mystery surrounds the identity of the beautiful girl who arrives each morning and leaves each afternoon in a heavily protected motorcade fit for a head of state. She is said to be the daughter of a wealthy international businessman. She is not. And when she is brutally kidnapped across the border in the Haute-Savoie region of France, Gabriel Allon, the legendary chief of Israeli intelligence, is thrust into a deadly secret war with an old enemy that will determine the future of the Middle East—and perhaps the world…
Daniel Silva is the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Unlikely Spy, The Mark of the Assassin, The Marching Season, The Kill Artist, The English Assassin, The Confessor, A Death in Vienna, Prince of Fire, The Messenger, The Secret Servant, Moscow Rules, The Defector, The Rembrandt Affair, Portrait of a Spy, The Fallen Angel, The English Girl, The Heist, The English Spy, The Black Widow, House of Spies and The Other Woman. He is best known for his long-running thriller series starring spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon.
Silva’s books are critically acclaimed bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 30 languages. He resides in Florida with his wife, television journalist Jamie Gangel, and their twins, Lily and Nicholas. For more information visit his official website.
We’ll have tons of coverage for this title leading up to its July 16th release, so make sure to check back soon for more updates. In the meantime, Gabriel Allon fans can pre-order Daniel Silva’s The New Girl wherever books are sold.
Praised as “one of today’s finest book reviewers” by New York Times bestselling author Gayle Lynds, Ryan Steck (“The Godfather of the thriller genre” — Ben Coes) has “quickly established himself as the authority on mysteries and thrillers” (Author A.J. Tata). Steck also works full-time as a freelance editor and pens a monthly thriller column for CrimeReads. For more information, be sure to follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He currently lives in Southwest Michigan with his wife and their six children.