Daniel Silva

Daniel Silva Biography

Daniel Silva was born on December 19th, 1960 and is currently 62 years old. Daniel Silva was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Silva attended California State University, Fresno where he received a Bachelor of Arts and San Francisco State University where he received a Began a graduate program in International Relations.

Daniel Silva is the author of the Gabriel Allon series which currently consists of 23 novels. The Gabriel Allon series started in 2001 with the novel The Kill Artist. The most recently released novel in the Gabriel Allon series was The Collector which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming novels for the Gabriel Allon series.

Daniel Silva has also written the Michael Osbourne series which has 2 books including The Mark of the Assassin and The Marching Season.

The Unlikely Spy debuted on The New York Times best-seller list on January 26, 1997 where it remained for five weeks reaching number 13.

In 1997 Silva left CNN to pursue writing full-time.

House of Spies was listed as one of the Best Spy Thrillers in 2017 by the website The Real Book Spy. The following year they would name The Other Woman the Best Spy Thriller and their Highest Rated book of 2018 saying: "The Other Woman proves once and for all that Daniel Silva is more than just the best spy novelist alive today, he's one of the greatest spy novelists of all-time." Continuing the streak, in 2019 The Real Book Spy named The New Girl among the Top Spy Thrillers calling it the best espionage novel of the year. The Cellist made their list of Best Thrillers of 2021.

Daniel Silva Awards & Accolades

Silva's books have won multiple awards, The Messenger won the Barry Award, Best Thriller, in 2007. The Fallen Angel won the Barry Award, Best Thriller, in 2013. The English Spy won the Audie Award, Best Male Narrator, in 2016.

The following novels by Daniel Silva were also nominated for these awards:

• The Confessor: Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2004).
• A Death in Vienna: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2005). Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2005).
• The Messenger: Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2006). International Thriller Writers Award, Best Novel (2007).
• Moscow Rules: Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2009).
• The Rembrandt Affair: Barry Award, Best Thriller (2011).
• The Fallen Angel: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2012).
• Portrait of a Spy: Audie Award, Best Fiction (2012).
• The English Spy: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2015). Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2016).
• The Black Widow: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2016).

Daniel Silva Lists & Other Mentions

• The Defector was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2009.
• The Rembrandt Affair was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2010.
• The Black Widow was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2016.
• House of Spies was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2017.
• The Other Woman was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2018.
• The New Girl was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2019.
• The Order was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2020.
• The Cellist was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2021.
• The Collector was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2023.

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Austin D.

2 years ago

Daniel’s newest novel The Cellist does a fantastic job of weaving in some real life events into the novel which make it feel vivid and real, maybe too much so. This is fairly true of many of Silva’s novels, too. He always ensures that his research is right on at all times.

Have been reading Silva’s work since checking out The Black Widow, and have loved every single moment from his book list since. Those that have never read one of his novels, you are simply missing out on one of the very best authors of this generation. Check him out today, you won’t regret it.

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Dave W.

2 years ago

Think I am tapping out on Silva after the Cellist. I’ve been losing interest for awhile now and just his interjection of politics etc – blah. BLAH!!!

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Edgar A.

2 years ago

Daniel Silva is one of the best writers of American spy novels full of international intrigue that I find brilliant, compelling, haunting and passionate.

I got introduced to Silva when I was lent The Unlikely Spy an electrifying novel of deception and love set in World War II France around the time of the allied invasion.

But my best Daniel Silva novel has to be The Kill Artist. It was the novel that introduced a lead I think has to be the most compelling and memorable character in contemporary fiction.

Gabriel Allon is a part time Israeli secret agent and sometime art restorer whose adventures begin in this novel.

I have since read more than ten titles in the series and I think Silva does an incredible job telling stories full of political intrigue, exotic settings and a little real world events and people.

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Andrew M.

2 years ago

Daniel Silva is a fiction author who creates a vivid and fascinating support cast in his books.
I highly recommend the Gabriel Allon series to anyone who likes a mixture of exotic story settings and political intrigue with some highlights of real-world leaders.
Silva creates such a fascinating main character, a once-Israeli assassin and a current well-known art restorer.
The author develops the characters so well, making the story enjoyable and easy read.
The actions and twists will keep the reader engaged to the last page.
The Michael Osbourne Series is also a real spy thriller, and I’m looking forward to reading more of Daniel Silva’s work.

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Michael K.

1 year ago

I read The Black Widow a few weeks ago and, for some reason, it suddenly hit me that the novel was the 16th in the series. You could feel the weight of the series on the back of this novel because Gabriel was on the verge of becoming Israel’s Secret Intelligence Service Chief.

I found myself thinking back to The Kill Artist when Gabriel was just an art expert trying to thwart a Palestinian plot. This is why long-running series are so incredible. They allow readers like me to enjoy the considerable growth characters like Gabriel have undergone.

Gabriel has been with us for over two decades now. You cannot help but treat him like a friend.

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