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    The Fallen Angel
    The Fallen Angel
    The Fallen Angel
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    The Fallen Angel

    Written by Daniel Silva

    Narrated by George Guidall

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    Art restorer, assassin, spy—Gabriel Allon returns in The Fallen Angel, another blockbuster espionage thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva. The acclaimed author of Portrait of a Spy, Silva (“a world class practitioner of spy fiction” —Washington Post) is an undisputed master of the genre who has brought “new life to the international thriller” (Newsday).

    A breathtaking adventure that races around the globe, The Fallen Angel begins in Rome, where Allon is called upon to investigate a murder at the Vatican, one with disastrous repercussions that could plunge the world into a conflict of apocalyptic proportions. If you haven’t yet been drawn into Daniel Silva’s thrilling universe of intrigue, danger, and exceptional spycraft, start here—and see why the Philadelphia Inqurer declares that, “The enigmatic Gabriel Allon remains one of the most intriguing heroes of any thriller series.”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJul 17, 2012
    ISBN9780062190994
    The Fallen Angel
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    Daniel Silva

    Daniel Silva is the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Unlikely Spy, The Mark of the Assassin, The Marching Season, The Kill Artist, The English Assassin, The Confessor, A Death in Vienna, Prince of Fire, The Messenger, The Secret Servant, Moscow Rules, The Defector, The Rembrandt Affair, Portrait of a Spy, The Fallen Angel, The English Girl, The Heist, The English Spy, The Black Widow, House of Spies, The Other Woman, The New Girl, The Order, and The Collector. He is best known for his long-running thriller series starring spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon. Silva’s books are critically acclaimed bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than thirty languages. He lives with his wife, television journalist Jamie Gangel, and their twins, Lily and Nicholas.

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    • 4/5
      A fast paced, page turner that I couldn't put down! A woman commits suicide in St. Peter's Basilica - or does she? Gabriel Allon, art restorer/Israeli intelligence agent, takes the case and goes on a wild investigation that takes him all over the world, chasing art thieves and Middle Eastern terrorists! Lots of locales, lots of characters, and lots of action!

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    • 5/5
      How is this book released in 2012? It predicted the future. As I read it in 2024 it’s like a history lesson in the future. Fascinating read. Highly recommended
    • 3/5
      "The fallen angel" (Originaltitel) ist die Kuratorin der Antikensammlung des Vatikan, die sich anscheinend aus der Kuppel des Petersdoms zu Tode gestürzt hat. Ex-Mossad-AgentGabriel Allon wird beauftragt, den angeblichen Selbstmord zu untersuchen. Im Verlauf seiner Recherchen kommt er einemgigantischen Komplott auf die Spur - der Frieden im Nahen Osten, ja weltweit ist äußerst gefährdet. Sein Weg führt Allon bis nach Jerusalem, auf bzw. unter den Tempelberg, woer in letzter Sekunde das Attentat verhindern kann. Schließlich gelingt es ihm, auch die Drahtzieher zur Rechenschaft zu ziehen. Im neuesten Abenteuer mit Gabriel Allon (s. zuletzt "Der Hintermann", ID-A 15/13) zieht der amerikanische Bestsellerautor wieder alle Register, sein übermenschlich agierender Held und seine Mitstreiter vom Mossad werden mit immer gefährlicher werdenden Situationenkonfrontiert, die sie nicht ohne starke Blessuren, doch intelligent und todesmutig meistern. Insgesamt wieder ein rasanter Thriller mit einer ununterbrochenen Abfolge überaus packender Szenen.
    • 5/5
      Spectacular story with great characters. And fantastic locations, clever dialogues, all you want from a spy thriller. This was my first Silva thriller and I will now look for more.
    • 1/5
      I like this novel - one of the best ,that I’ve read from Daniel Silva... mixing action and historical facts makes it very interesting to read
    • 4/5
      Fantastic journey through history and adventure!
    • 3/5
      I will start by saying that for years Daniel Silva has been one of my favorite authors and I have read all of his books. However, the last two books have not been as good and actually are becoming a bit ridiculous with how they are written. I really enjoyed the beginning plot direction of The Fallen Angel with the art looting and murder investigation starting at the Vatican. The pace was quick and the information was very interesting. I actually thought that Silva wasn't going to go down his Israeli political rabbit hole and that the book would actually be a fresh take on Gabriel Allon's involvement in the plot. This book started with an interesting investigation into Carlo Marchese and that plot line was thrown out almost completely until a few pages at the end. Why, so we can have more terrorism vs. Israel jammed into the story?Then, bang, the plot changes and the murder at the Vatican somehow links to Iran, which then links to terrorism in Austria and Israel and the same old Gabriel Allon plot comes back into the fold. It is entertaining, sure, but Silva is now so preachy with his politics that the books are no longer about Allon and his exploits but are how Allon fits into a pro-Israel narrative. I get that Silva has always had a bit of this underlying theme in the book, because hey, Allon is an Israeli intelligence operative so of course he is on that side. But, the last few books from Silva are too politically preachy vs. entertainment, in my opinion.And, one last thing, Allon has got to be 50+ years old at this point. He has been injured and broken so many times that isn't it time for a new main character?
    • 4/5
      I am sad to know that there is only one more book for me to read in this series (until next year I assume when Silva publishes the next one). This book has Allon yet again come out of retirement to help solve a murder. Naturally, that murder leads to terrorist activity that imperils Israel. I love how these books take us around Europe. I also love the continued storyline of the friendship between the Pope and Allon. Without giving away any spoilers, I like how this particular book death with both modern day politics and Biblical history. Great stuff as always!
    • 4/5
      I'm a fan of Silva's, and I really like the Gabriel Allon series. This was another good story. Maybe 4.5 stars, but maybe one too many implausible, superhuman heroic acts, hence, the small down-grade. Well worth reading, and I look forward to the next book of his that I pick up.
    • 4/5
      This is a great spy series that combines fast paced action with some good historical background. I like the team that accompany Gabriel on his missions. Even as side characters, they're complex and have interesting diverse backgrounds. The plots for the different stories are clever and realistic enough to leave you wondering if there is some truth to it.
    • 4/5
      Daniel Silva delivers a powerful story of sordid political and financial affairs that infiltrate the Vatican. The threat level rises as Gabriel is pulled away from his peaceful work restoring art, into his previous deadly job in order to prevent a catastrophe.
    • 4/5
      Another good entry in the Gabriel Allon series full of everything I've come to expect from Daniel Silvia - plenty of suspense, intrigue, death, and destruction, with strong characters and compelling writing. I'm looking forward to the next book.
    • 4/5
      I do not usually read mystery novels, but heard the author speaking about his research and was intrigued. The story was interesting, the settings well researched and described, and the action moved very quickly.
    • 4/5
      A fast and enjoyable read. I always gain knowledge and perspective from Daniel Silva's characters.
    • 4/5
      A solid addition to the Allon canon by Silva, who rarely disappoints. I liked the fact that there was a significant Catholic component to this one and enjoyed seeing those Catholics and the usual band of Israelis working so well together. Very much the same way that it is in the real world, in fact. Differences of opinion, sure, but lots of mutual respect. And lots of shared threats.
    • 4/5


      The Gabriel Allon books are always thought-provoking, educational and great thrillers. I recommend them all.
    • 5/5
      Any book featuring Gabriel Allon, former Israeli spy/assassin and current art restoration genius will have a complex plot. Gabriel is currently restoring a Caravaggio painting at the Vatican. After events in The Confessor, he has developed a close relationship with the Pope. When Dr. Claudia Andreatti falls to her death in St. Peter’s Basilica, Gabriel is asked by his friend and the Pope’s private secretary, Luigi Donati, to quietly investigate. At first, Claudia's death is assumed to be a suicide. Once Gabriel discovers she was documenting the provenance of some of the Vatican's precious art objects, another motive comes into play. The chain of events, starting with the murder in St. Paul's, involves many twists and turns. Gabriel and his team begin to follow a trail that leads them to art theft, terrorist explosions, a kidnapped Iranian diplomat and even a potential plot to kill the Pope on his upcoming visit to Israel and Palestine.

      Gabriel has had a past life filled with anguish. His son and wife were blown up in an explosion targeting Gabriel and he is filled with a constant struggle to understand and accept his new love and life. The writing and research in this book is flawless. Gabriel's poignant back story and tender scenes with his wife, Chiara, provide moments of humanity to a man who knows he's killed many times before. The relationship between Donati and Gabriel is very vivid and humorous.

      Daniel Silva takes a complex story and makes it a thriller. The author also puts in a note at the end of the book to tell you the true stories that the fictional novel is based on. I can't think of anyone whose books I look forward to so much. Over the years I've read each one as soon as it's published and am now making my way through them in audio. I enjoy them even more in audio, narrated by one of the true masters in audio narration, George Guidall.
    • 3/5
      An enjoyable read, reasonably paced and set between the Vatican City and Jerusalem. Add some archeology, religious conflict and organised crime and you have the recipe for a good read. Well worth a read
    • 3/5
      Gabriel Allon, noted art restorer and former Israeli spy and assassin, is pulled from retirement again by the Vatican City hierarchy to investigate the death of a Vatican Museum employee assumed to be a suicide when she threw herself from a catwalk in St. Peter's Basilica. Gabriel quickly realizes that the woman was murdered instead. Her death is shortly linked to a number of thefts of art and antiquities from the Vatican Museum which is sold on the black market to fund Hezbollah missions. The task for Gabriel and his Israeli team is to discover Hezbollah's immediate plans and to thwart a war within the Middle East.

      Daniel Silva's novels read like a cross between James Bond with his license to kill and Mission Impossible's charades to expose the villain. Although always enjoyable, there isn't anything really different in this novel that the reader hasn't already experienced with earlier books.
    • 4/5
      I have always enjoyed the earlier books in this series and this is no exception to the rule. Gabriel is slowing done; one wonders if the end of the series is nigh. But the plot keeps up the usual high standard moving from Rome, via St Moritz and Vienna (where old ghosts lurk) to Jerusalem with the mixture of action, espionage and political background bubbling along as before.
      I look forward to reading #13 and wait with trepidation as to Gabriel's future.
    • 4/5
      Slightly different tone to this story than previous Gabriel Allon novels, as Allon is drawn into an investigation originated by the Vatican itself. Eventually, the Israeli spy network is pulled in as Allon's investigation leads into the Holy Land, and his attempts to thwart a Hezbollah attack on holy sites in Jerusalem at the same time the Pope is visiting. Pulse-pounding in parts as two major terror plots are interrupted, and I found myself wondering the whole time if Allon was going to royally screw up during each event. Gabriel doesn't seem to be affected personally as much in this one as previous books, but the story is no less enjoyable. Silva belongs in the upper echelon of thriller writers today.
    • 4/5
      This is the latest in the series about an Israeli superhero. Just like Jason Bourne or Indiana Jones, Gabriel Allon is a pure hero, his skills in espionage matched by his knowledge of art and his skill in restoring damaged masterworks.This is high testosterone stuff, with Allon using his formidable intellect to solve a murder; however, in this tale, many people already know who the killer was and so this becomes something of a performance test for Allon; naturally, he passes with the Israeli flag flying high. The evil posed against him is ultimately led by Iran's Supreme Leader, and naturally the Iranians concoct a complicated plot in which there are feints and provocations in many countries. Although Allon is nearly blown up in one, he is, of course, like Israel, indestructible. Together with his personnally selected team of assassins and analysts he cuts through the Iranian plans and saves the world, and his nation, yet again. Then he returns to his first love--the restoration of Renaissance art. The reader is a fly on the wall in this tale; conferring privately with the Pope, listening in as the Israeli Prime Minister places his nation's fate in the hands of his intelligence service, and most particularly in Allon. Sprinkled throughout are archaeological tidbits ultimately leading to the question: who inhabited Jerusalem first, the Jews or the Palestinians. The search and obfuscation of ancient artifacts becomes, in fact, one of the key elements in the ongoing war between the two groups. Virulently anti-Israeli, the Palestinians--Middle Eastern Muslims in general--are presented as monomaniacal in their hatred of Jews and in their efforts to rid the region of Israel; Allon and his colleagues insure that their goal never becomes a reality. The book is well written and effectively edited, and it fits well into an enduringly first-class series.
    • 5/5
      Daniel Silva’s “The Fallen Angel” catapulted me on to a high mountain where revered storytellers reach into the stratosphere, collect the sparkling debris of shooting stars, and through some rare and magical process, transform the particles into inexpungible words of enlightenment to rain down on the rest of the world.
    • 4/5
      The work was interesting and enlightening as to the conflicts surrounding the occupation of Jerusalem and historical aspects relating to the description and destruction of the Temple of Solomon. The depth of the story and character development is what one would expect in a series of twelve works relating to Ggabriel Allon, art restorer and Israeli agent.
    • 4/5
      Another addition to the series. A very good one. It begins back at the Vatican and goes from there culminating in Jerusalem.
      I really enjoyed the additional history that came with this plot.
    • 3/5
      Another good read. Gabriel tracks a Hezbollah killer after he is asked for help by the Pope's assistant. The museum curator of the Vatican is killed.
    • 4/5
      I love Gabriel Allon and the "Office" (the Israeli spy organization). Daniel Silva's books are well-written with interesting characters and plots. How many spies are world-renowned art restorers on the side? This one is very clean, just one objectionable word. I love that the author doesn't rely on obscenities to evoke emotion, just an intelligent plot and well-written dialogue.
    • 4/5
      Another exciting Gabriel Alon book. Well written and kept my interest. How that man keeps his private life and his spy-killer life separate, I'll never know. His wife must be a saint. Oh...he's imaginary!
    • 4/5
      Once again an excellent and fast paced yarn. The fact that the prime factors in the current Middle East are all there make the story believable - sadly so.
    • 4/5
      Since I'm on a roll with Daniel Silva, I thought I'd read his latest bestseller now.The Fallen Angel continues the story of the reluctant Israeli intelligence operative Gabriel Allon. He is older, still working as an art restorer, and still one of the most respected and feared agents in the world.This novel begins as Allon is restoring a Caravaggio for the Vatican. He is living in Rome with his young wife Chiara, also an intelligence agent for Israel's super secret "Office". Work on the Caravaggio is proceeding normally, until Allon is asked to report to the Sistine Chapel by Monsignor Luigi Donati, private secretary to the Pope. Donati asks Allon's help in solving the mystery of the death of Claudia Andreatti, a curator in the antiquities division of the Vatican Museum. Andreatti's body lies broken on the floor of the chapel, clearly the result of a fall from a great height. Suicide, accident, or murder?While Allon begins to delve into the mystery, he realizes that other forces are at work. Andreatti was investigating the provenance of the Vatican Museum's vast collection. Perhaps she ran afoul of one of the many criminals involved in the illegal trade in antiquities. When Allon and Chiara discover another death that is likely related to Andreatti's the Italian police get involved. The carabinieri have an art squad which investigates looting and illegal trade in art. The chief of the squad, General Cesare Ferrari is smart, savvy, and powerful. He suspects that Allon has something to do with the second death, but is really not sure.Eventually Allon learns that the trade in illegal antiquities is also a conduit for Hezbollha, the Iranian-backed international terrorist organization. So once again an Israeli intelligence operation begins, with Allon at the helm.The Fallen Angel reintroduces some old characters from Gabriel Allon's past, and we meet some new and interesting ones. The book is fast paced, contemporary and interesting. It is a must read for the spy novel enthusiast.