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House of Spies (Gabriel Allon #17)
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Daniel Silva
A heart-stopping tale of suspense, Daniel Silva’s runaway bestseller, The Black Widow, was one of 2016’s biggest novels. Now, in House of Spies, Gabriel Allon is back and out for revenge – determined to hunt down the world’s most dangerous terrorist, a shadowy ISIS mastermind known only as Saladin.
Four months after the deadliest attack on the American homeland since 9/11, ...more
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The 17th book in the spy, assassin, and art restorer Gabriel Allon series by author Daniel Silva and although I had only previously read 1 to 5 it did not spoil my enjoyment or understanding of this book.
Although my favourite and more regular genre is psychological thrillers I do like to mix my reading up a little with more action based novels such as Lee Child and Daniel Silva and I find this series a welcome change.
In this novel Gabriel Allon is out for revenge and his target is a madman named ...more
Although my favourite and more regular genre is psychological thrillers I do like to mix my reading up a little with more action based novels such as Lee Child and Daniel Silva and I find this series a welcome change.
In this novel Gabriel Allon is out for revenge and his target is a madman named ...more
A horribly prescient act of terrorism in London gives this thriller currency as Gabriel Allon, now head of the Office, makes things personal as he sets up an elaborate operation to take down a terrorist leader.
If you've read other Silva books then you'll know what to expect as this doesn't challenge the tried-and-trusted formula - what makes Silva stand out for me is the political intelligence, the refusal to pander to cheap and easy stereotypes that border on the racist, and the attention to t ...more
If you've read other Silva books then you'll know what to expect as this doesn't challenge the tried-and-trusted formula - what makes Silva stand out for me is the political intelligence, the refusal to pander to cheap and easy stereotypes that border on the racist, and the attention to t ...more
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Following last year’s bestselling novel The Black Widow, Daniel Silva picks up the story four months later with seventeenth Gabriel Allon novel, House of Spies.
Gabriel Allon, the wayward son of Israeli Intelligence who once served as the most lethal assassin in Israel’s arsenal, has now assumed the position of chief of the Office (the Mossad) after finally taking his long-awaited promotion.
For the first time in the Office’s history, the former d ...more
Following last year’s bestselling novel The Black Widow, Daniel Silva picks up the story four months later with seventeenth Gabriel Allon novel, House of Spies.
Gabriel Allon, the wayward son of Israeli Intelligence who once served as the most lethal assassin in Israel’s arsenal, has now assumed the position of chief of the Office (the Mossad) after finally taking his long-awaited promotion.
For the first time in the Office’s history, the former d ...more
Can it really be true that this the 17th book featuring Israeli secret agent Gabriel Allon? Pretty much from the beginning he has held the No. 1 spot on my list of favorite mystery/thriller "heroes." Every spring I start salivating in anticipation of a new installment, so of course I was delighted to get my hands on this one.
That many books over the years also brings anticipation of a different sort: How much longer can Gabriel - now chief of Israel's hush-hush intelligence agency, replacing th ...more
That many books over the years also brings anticipation of a different sort: How much longer can Gabriel - now chief of Israel's hush-hush intelligence agency, replacing th ...more
What can I say? Daniel Silva is the master! I'm adding more stars⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!
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House of Spies is one of Daniel Silva’s finest works – and that’s really saying something. It follows the conclusion of Silva’s last book, in which Washington DC was devastated by an ISIS attack, with a string of ISIS attacks in London and Paris.
The Israeli spy and now chief of its intelligence service, Gabriel Allon, enlists the help of Christopher Keller in an elaborate plot to hunt down the man known as Saladin, an Iraqi who is responsible for planning and funding the attacks.
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The Israeli spy and now chief of its intelligence service, Gabriel Allon, enlists the help of Christopher Keller in an elaborate plot to hunt down the man known as Saladin, an Iraqi who is responsible for planning and funding the attacks.
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Maybe 3 stars because it's a reliable addition to the series. But as always with successful genre fiction, the Allon books have ossified into a series of set pieces. Same cast of characters, stories retold. They're curiously bloodless despite the body count; Allon is in a bombing in Paris, suffers major damage and the effect is no worse than a severe headache. Also, there is the familiar pattern of the creation of a deception operation that turns someone into a willing/ unwilling helper inside t
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Daniel Silva's latest is right up to date with world happenings and Gabriel is drawn into the search for "Saladin" the leader and mind behind a series of disastrous ISIS terrorist attacks around the world. Connecting up with the French , English and finally the CIA anti-terrorist office he runs an operation to expose a major French drug dealer in an attempt to discover the name and location of "Saladin" in order to shut him down. Moving between Israel, France, England, Morocco and the US this is
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This book delivers everything Daniel Silva's fans could ask for. Writers of this genre must be worried their plot will play out in real life before their books are published!
Daniel Silva's "The Black Widow" was a hard-hitting work of fiction about how members of ISIS routinely slaughter men, women, and children in such countries as England, France, and Belgium. One of the terrorists' goals is to terrify and demoralize their adversaries. Silva's villain is Saladin, a shrewd strategist who believes that, by wreaking havoc in the west, he will unite his followers in a new Islamic caliphate. "House of Spies" is Silva's seventeenth novel in his popular series featuring G
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My favorite heroes in action again! Each summer I eagerly await the next episode of Gabriel Allon and am never disappointed. I absolutely love the characters.....even the "bad" guys are intriguing.....and always get caught up in the endless action and intrigue. The only unfortunate part is that I can't stop reading, so I finish all too quickly, and then it's back to the real world where if such heroes exist, they are forced to remain anonymous. I hope Mr. Silva is already at work on next summer'
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Another grand slam by author Daniel Silva. Well done.
I enjoyed House Of Spies but I did have my reservations about it.
There is a lot to enjoy here. Daniel Silva creates a good story of terrorist atrocities and the subsequent joint operation between the Intelligence Agencies of Israel, Britain, France and the USA to locate and kill the jihadi mastermind behind them, with whom the main protagonist Gabriel Allon and his fellow Israeli agents have a lot of history. The detail and careful plotting hang together well, there is a convincing picture of th ...more
There is a lot to enjoy here. Daniel Silva creates a good story of terrorist atrocities and the subsequent joint operation between the Intelligence Agencies of Israel, Britain, France and the USA to locate and kill the jihadi mastermind behind them, with whom the main protagonist Gabriel Allon and his fellow Israeli agents have a lot of history. The detail and careful plotting hang together well, there is a convincing picture of th ...more
3.5 rounded up to 4
This is the 17th book in the Gabriel Allon series. The author has a formula, so while the reader dos not know exactly who will die and how, how the story proceeds is consistent. In this installment, ISIS terrorist Saladin is again the worst bad guy, but there are others. Some have to be encouraged to assist the good guys, i.e., the intelligence services of France, Great Britain, Israel, and the US. There is a new woman introduced who might appear again. Natalie, who had a run ...more
This is the 17th book in the Gabriel Allon series. The author has a formula, so while the reader dos not know exactly who will die and how, how the story proceeds is consistent. In this installment, ISIS terrorist Saladin is again the worst bad guy, but there are others. Some have to be encouraged to assist the good guys, i.e., the intelligence services of France, Great Britain, Israel, and the US. There is a new woman introduced who might appear again. Natalie, who had a run ...more
A good storyteller lets you say ‘just one more chapter’. When you finish a book written by a great storyteller you say ‘when is the next one coming and why did I read this so fast?’ An exceptional story teller takes you seamlessly from one book in a series to the next one without ever missing a beat.
The author took us from The Black Widow to the dessert in Morocco using most of the usual suspects we’ve come to know and love and without whom a Daniel Silva book would be incomplete. There are eve ...more
The author took us from The Black Widow to the dessert in Morocco using most of the usual suspects we’ve come to know and love and without whom a Daniel Silva book would be incomplete. There are eve ...more
You would think that being the director Gabriel would stay in Israel, but that just isn't him. I was a bit surprised by some of the risks that Gabriel did take, but as the enemy was one that Gabriel has faced before I can see why made some of the choices he made.
I loved the personal relationships that popped up, that these people weren't just spies, but had lives that they took a chance to have more in their lives. I loved that Gabriel gave Keller some great advice, let's hope he takes it.
The c ...more
I loved the personal relationships that popped up, that these people weren't just spies, but had lives that they took a chance to have more in their lives. I loved that Gabriel gave Keller some great advice, let's hope he takes it.
The c ...more
Typical Silva/Allon thriller. Procedural as Allon and his merry band follow the leads via trickery and interrogation chase a head of a terrorist organization. A continuation of Black Widow.
Nothing really special here. A well worn Silva/Allon formula. As novels go, Silva has done better work with the Allon character.
Nothing really special here. A well worn Silva/Allon formula. As novels go, Silva has done better work with the Allon character.
Best one yet! Stayed up all night reading House of Spies. I love Gabriel Allon and Daniel Silva. When is the next one coming!
I do enjoy a good spy novel and this one is filled with such choreographed action that it's hard to put down.
One of my preeminent heroes of fiction, Gabriel Allon, back at the helm. The plot is so spot on for current events. Always worth the wait for Daniel Silva works.
Christopher Keller is Back
I've waited and waited. He's my favorite character besides Gabriel of course. Once again the characters are welcoming and familiar. Stories lined are relevant. Only problem is we have to wait a year for an another escape from our personal realities
I've waited and waited. He's my favorite character besides Gabriel of course. Once again the characters are welcoming and familiar. Stories lined are relevant. Only problem is we have to wait a year for an another escape from our personal realities
Lacked convincing plot
The plot was not convincing to me. The story line did not ring true. Would not recommend to a friend. Not his best work.
The plot was not convincing to me. The story line did not ring true. Would not recommend to a friend. Not his best work.
Po Czarnej wdowie, Dom szpiegów jest kolejnym doskonałym thrillerem szpiegowskim osadzonym w jak najbardziej aktualnych realiach.
Śmiertelne żniwo skoordynowanych ataków terrorystycznych w Londynie jest przerażające. Giną widzowie teatrów i okolicznych kafejek na West Endzie. Graham Seymour z MI6 prosi o pomoc szefa izraelskiego wywiadu Gabriela Allona. Sposób przeprowadzenia ataków wskazuje, że ich inicjatorem, mózgiem, który kierował operacją jest Saladin, terrorysta, odpowiedzialny parę miesię ...more
Śmiertelne żniwo skoordynowanych ataków terrorystycznych w Londynie jest przerażające. Giną widzowie teatrów i okolicznych kafejek na West Endzie. Graham Seymour z MI6 prosi o pomoc szefa izraelskiego wywiadu Gabriela Allona. Sposób przeprowadzenia ataków wskazuje, że ich inicjatorem, mózgiem, który kierował operacją jest Saladin, terrorysta, odpowiedzialny parę miesię ...more
July is pyrotechnics month for many, and I am not talking about the fireworks on the 4th because it is in July that the new Gabriel Allon book by Daniel Silva comes out, and his readers are always ready and waiting for a dazzling display of hair raising, eye opening adventures. This year is no exception. The House of Spies begins immediately, or perhaps shortly after The Black Widow ended and with an even greater catastrophe.
Multiple Security – read spy – Services are called into action, and ove ...more
Multiple Security – read spy – Services are called into action, and ove ...more
aka Gabriel Allon takes on Morocco.
the only down side of Daniel Silva’s release day is you know you’re 364 days from the next one. Did I mention I don’t do waiting?
There was a new President in Washington, but Saladin was still there and in Europe wreaking havoc wherever he and his disciples went. Finding and taking him down brought Allon and team to the south of France and Morocco. With the south of France of course comes the return of Christopher Keller.
I really wish the Kindle edition of this ...more
the only down side of Daniel Silva’s release day is you know you’re 364 days from the next one. Did I mention I don’t do waiting?
There was a new President in Washington, but Saladin was still there and in Europe wreaking havoc wherever he and his disciples went. Finding and taking him down brought Allon and team to the south of France and Morocco. With the south of France of course comes the return of Christopher Keller.
I really wish the Kindle edition of this ...more
It’s July again and that means the time has come for another Gabriel Allon adventure from the #1 New York Times Best-selling and award-winning thriller author Daniel Silva. This year’s book is the 17th in this amazing series of thrillers and it’s called House of Spies.
House of Spies comes on the heels of the highly successful The Black Widow and picks up four months after the events portrayed in that unputdownable work of fiction. Gabriel Allon and the supporting cast of much loved of characters ...more
House of Spies comes on the heels of the highly successful The Black Widow and picks up four months after the events portrayed in that unputdownable work of fiction. Gabriel Allon and the supporting cast of much loved of characters ...more
I was so excited to receive House Of Spies, the latest Daniel Silva spy thriller from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I discovered this series about 6 years ago and always read the latest installment about Israeli agent Gabriel Allon. Having read all the recent books I went back and read all the earlier ones keen to learn more about Gabriel's earlier life. All the books are well written, well researched and kept me reading when I should have been doing other things! I normally try an ...more
I discovered this series about 6 years ago and always read the latest installment about Israeli agent Gabriel Allon. Having read all the recent books I went back and read all the earlier ones keen to learn more about Gabriel's earlier life. All the books are well written, well researched and kept me reading when I should have been doing other things! I normally try an ...more
Daniel Silva, with the assistance of cast members Gabriel Allon, Ari Sharon, Uzi Navot, and Chiara, is the master of Mossad. His 19 novels (17 Gabriel Allon) have brought much enjoyment to this reader. Like Jeffrey Archer, Daniel Silva is a great story-teller. His characters are well-defined, believable human beings, ones I look forward to meeting again and again. They are not super heros like Mitch Rapp, Kirk McGarvey and Scott Harvarth. Rather they are dedicated, intelligent Israelis determine
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One of the best of the series. Everything tightly wrapped and tense. I would like more of Chiara (such a beautiful name) but I do NOT want her getting into the action ; far too upsetting. For fans of Christopher Keller this was pure drama and a gentle hint there may be romance in his future hopefully. I still wish Gabriel could do a bit of Art Restoring (or even painting). He needs a touch of downtime - even if it only works as a cover to get him somewhere else. As for the Office for God's sake
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Every June I look forward to the end of school and the anticipation of my new Gabriel Allon book arriving in my Kindle. This years version, House Spies was even better than I had anticipated. If you remember last years edition, the worst terrorist in the world, Saladin, had just committed a major attack on US Intelligence personnel and buildings in and around Washington D.C. Gabriel Allon is now chief of the Office, Israeli Intelligence. This does not prevent him from taking a hands on approach
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Daniel Silva was born in Michigan in 1960 and raised in California where he received his BA from Fresno State. Silva began his writing career as a journalist for United Press International (UPI), traveling in the Middle East and covering the Iran-Iraq war, terrorism and political conflicts. From UPI he moved to CNN, where he eventually became executive producer of its Washington-based public polic
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