Daniel Silva
Daniel Silva was born on December 19th, 1960 and is currently 64 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 25 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 A Death in Cornwall which was released in 2024. There is an upcoming novel for the Gabriel Allon series entitled An Inside Job which is being released on July 15th, 2025.
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 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). Gumshoe Award, Best Thriller Novel (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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- John Grisham, author of the Jake Brigance Series.
- John Sandford, author of the Prey/Lucas Davenport Series.
Daniel Silva: F.A.Q
When was Daniel Silva Born? How old is Daniel Silva?
Daniel Silva was born on December 19th, 1960. Daniel Silva is currently 64 years old.
Where was Daniel Silva Born?
Daniel Silva was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA and is American.
What book awards has Daniel Silva won?
What was the first book Daniel Silva wrote?
The first book written by Daniel Silva was The Unlikely Spy, published in 1995.
What was the most recent book Daniel Silva wrote?
His most recently released work was A Death in Cornwall on July 9th, 2024.
Will there be any more books by Daniel Silva?
Daniel Silva has a new book coming out on July 15th, 2025 called An Inside Job.
How many books has Daniel Silva written?
Daniel Silva has written 28 books. 25 books in the Gabriel Allon Series, 2 books in the Michael Osbourne Series, 1 Standalone Novel.