Daniel Silva is an American journalist and author of thriller and spy novels.
The 2005 Amman bombings were a series of coordinated suicide bomb attacks on three hotel lobbies in Amman, Jordan, on 9 November 2005. The explosions at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, the Radisson SAS Hotel, and the Days Inn started at around 20:50 local time at the Grand Hyatt. The three hotels are frequented by foreign diplomats. The bomb at the Radisson SAS exploded in the Philadelphia Ballroom, where a Palestinian wedding hosting hundreds of guests was taking place. The attacks killed 57 people and injured 115 others.
Martyrdom videos are video recordings, generally from Islamist jihadists who are about to take part in a suicide attack and expect to die during their intended actions. They typically include a statement by the person preparing to be a martyr for their cause. They can be of amateur or professional quality and often incorporate text, music, and sentimental clips. The people in these videos typically sit or stand in front of a black Islamic flag, in their explosive-rigged vehicles, or media or other symbol of their allegiance. Suicide bombers considered themselves religiously justified by sharia and consider themselves to be shahid.
The Secret Servant is a 2007 spy novel by Daniel Silva. It spent six weeks as a New York Times Bestseller.
Prince of Fire is a 2005 spy novel by Daniel Silva. It spent four weeks as a New York Times Bestseller.
The Messenger (2006) is a spy novel by Daniel Silva. It spent six weeks as a New York Times Bestseller and was the winner of 2007 Barry Award for Best Thriller.
The Kill Artist is a 2000 spy novel by American author Daniel Silva. It's the first book featuring Gabriel Allon. The Kill Artist was released in the UK on 20 June 2002.
Moscow Rules is a 2008 spy novel by Daniel Silva.
The English Assassin is a 2002 spy novel by Daniel Silva.
The Defector is a 2009 spy novel by Daniel Silva. It spent four weeks as a New York Times Bestseller, reaching the list's top spot. It's the 9th book in the Gabriel Allon series. Released July 21, 2009, the cover depicts the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben in London The cover of the paperback printing by Signet depicts St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow.
A Death in Vienna is a 2004 spy novel by Daniel Silva. It is the fourth in the Gabriel Allon series.
Gabriel Allon is the main protagonist in Daniel Silva's thriller and espionage series that focuses on Israeli intelligence. The main characters refer to their employer as 'the Office', although it is not specified that it is Mossad. Allon's career began in 1972 when he, Eli Lavon and several others were plucked from civilian life by Ari Shamron to participate in Operation Wrath of God, an act of vengeance to hunt down and eliminate those responsible for killing the Israeli athletes in Munich. Wrath of God is referenced in the books throughout the course of his life.
The Rembrandt Affair is a 2010 spy novel by Daniel Silva. It is the tenth in the Gabriel Allon series, based in the world of Israeli intelligence.
The Heist is a 2014 spy novel by Daniel Silva. It is the fourteenth in the Gabriel Allon series. It was released in July 2014 and within two weeks was a New York Times Bestseller. It focused on the recovery of stolen art work.
Shaker Wahib al-Fahdawi al-Dulaimi, better known as Abu Waheeb, was a leader of the Islamic State in Anbar, Iraq. He killed three Syrian truck drivers in Iraq in the summer of 2013, and was himself killed, with three others, in a United States-led coalition airstrike in May 2016, according to the US Department of Defense.
The English Spy is the fifteenth in Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon series. It was released on June 30, 2015, and reached the top of the New York Times bestseller list on July 19. With the ever-changing political climate, he faces challenges in writing an Israeli protagonist.
House of Spies is a 2017 spy novel by Daniel Silva. It is the seventeenth Gabriel Allon series. It was released on July 11, 2017 and debuted on the New York Times Bestseller list at #1.
Portrait of an Unknown Woman is the twenty fifth novel by Daniel Silva. It was released on July 19, 2022, and as with others in Silva's Allon series is a New York Times bestseller.
The Collector is a 2023 novel by Daniel Silva, the 23rd novel in the author's Gabriel Allon series. The book debuted at #2 on the New York Times bestseller list.
The New Girl is a spy novel by Daniel Silva. It is the nineteenth novel in the Gabriel Allon series. It was released on July 16, 2019 and debuted at the top of the New York Times bestseller list on August 4.
