Where to start with Daniel Silva
Begin with The Kill Artist, the first book in the Gabriel Allon series, published in 2000. This novel introduces Gabriel Allon, an Israeli art restorer and intelligence officer, and establishes the series' central premise and tone. Proceed through the series in publication order, as each book builds on the previous in terms of character development and ongoing narrative threads. The Gabriel Allon series spans 25 books, with the most recent published in 2025. The standalone novel The Mark of the Assassin, released in 2009, is not part of the Gabriel Allon series and should be read separately if desired. No other series or standalone works by Daniel Silva are present in the catalog.
Series by Daniel Silva
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Buy on Amazon2000 · Daniel Silva
Gabriel Allon once tracked down and eliminated Israel's terrorist enemies, but after his wife and son fell victim to the danger surrounding him, he…
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Buy on Amazon2002 · Daniel Silva
The English Assassin is a 2002 book by Daniel Silva. It is book 2 of the series Gabriel Allon.
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2003 · Daniel Silva
The Confessor is a 2003 spy fiction novel by Daniel Silva, the third book in the Gabriel Allon series. In the novel, Gabriel Allon is asked to…
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Daniel Silva
Art restorer and sometime spy Gabriel Allon is sent to Vienna to investigate a bombing. His inquiry uncovers a portrait of evil stretching across…
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Gabriel Allon is back in Venice when an explosion in Rome leads to the discovery of a dossier in terrorist hands that exposes his history. Recalled…
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Gabriel Allon, recovering from a showdown with a Palestinian master terrorist, is approached by Monsignor Luigi Donati, private secretary to the…
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Daniel Silva
The Secret Servant is a 2007 book by Daniel Silva. It is book 7 of the series Gabriel Allon.
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Daniel Silva · 🏆 1 award & honors
The death of a journalist leads Gabriel Allon to Russia, where he finds he still has something to learn about spycraft, playing by Moscow rules.…
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Six months after the events of Moscow Rules, Gabriel Allon is in Umbria restoring an altarpiece for the Vatican when he learns that Grigori Bulganov,…
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Buy on Amazon2010 · Daniel Silva
After severing his ties with the Office to care for his traumatized wife following a violent showdown with Ivan Kharkov, Gabriel is reluctantly drawn…
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Standalone books
Frequently asked questions
How many books has Daniel Silva written?
We list 27 books by Daniel Silva across 1 series, published between 1996–2025 — each shown in full reading order.
What order should I read Daniel Silva's books?
Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “The Kill Artist.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.
Where can I buy Daniel Silva's books?
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Awards & honors
Moscow Rules
- Crime Writers' Association Dagger Award
Honors as recorded by the publisher for Daniel Silva’s books. Wording is the awarding body’s own — a nomination is listed as a nomination, never as a win.
Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted a wrong order, a missing book, or any other mistake? and we'll correct it.
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