 The Fallen Angel | |
| Author | Daniel Silva |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Gabriel Allon series |
| Genre | Spy fiction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Publisher | Harper (US) |
Publication date | 2012 [1] |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 405 (1st edition) |
| ISBN | 9780062073129 (US) |
| Preceded by | Portrait of a Spy |
| Followed by | The English Girl |
The Fallen Angel is a 2012 spy novel by Daniel Silva. It is the twelfth in Gabriel Allon series.
"This book runs along the Jerusalem-to-Rome historical axis. It goes sort of backward in time from Rome to Jerusalem," said Daniel Silva. [2] The first part of the book is set in Italy as Allon helps the Pope's private secretary, Monsignor Luigi Donati, with a case that is troubling The Vatican. [3] Silva includes episodes exploring the traffic in looted antiquities and the history and meaning of the Temple Mount to all three Abrahamic religions. [4]
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