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Author: Daniel Silva Narrator: Simon Vance Publisher: HarperAudio Audio Length: Series:The Gabriel Allon Series Release Date: July 2011 Format: Unabridged Audiobook Delivery: Instant Download ISBN: 9780062084958
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“A bona fide thrill ride.” —Miami Herald   “Silva builds tension with breathtaking double and triple turns of plot.” —People   Portrait of a Spy is Silva’s eleventh thriller to feature art restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon as he races from Great Britain to Washington to New York to the Middle East on the trail of a deadly and elusive terrorist network responsible for massacres in Paris, Copenhagen, and at London’s Covent Garden.

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  • “Elegantly paced, subtle, and well-informed, it’s more textured than Bond—more mojito than dry martini. If you haven’t read Silva before, try this—and then go back and read the series.”

    - Daily Mail (London)

  • “Much more than a mere up-to-the-minute thriller. It’s also a bona fide thrill ride…Portrait paints a picture of a terror-wracked world we often read about in the news. That it does so with a thrust that trumps even the boldest developments is testament to Silva’s talents. It’s also testament to the talents of the learned and lethal Allon, who’s the closest thing we’ve got to a Renaissance secret agent.”

    - Miami Herald

  • “Suspense writing at its best and character writing that will stay with you for a long, long time.”

    - Huffington Post

  • “Simon Vance turns in a nuanced performance…His narration is brisk and engaging, and his talent for creating different accents allows him to switch between Israeli, British, and American characters, almost in the same breath…Silva fans should be enraptured.”

    - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

  • “Fittingly intriguing for the genre. Gadgets, backstabbing machinations, and political duplicities lend an aura of realism to the intricate plot.”

    - Kirkus Reviews

  • “The characters and plot are cutting-edge current and echo real terrorists, making it a chilling and foreboding read.”

    - RT Book Reviews (4 stars)

Awards

  • A New York Times bestseller
  • A USA Today bestseller
  • A Los Angeles Times bestseller
  • A 2012 Audie Award Finalist

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Silva has another winner. If you like espionage, he's the best. I couldn't put it down. "

    - Lyn, 2/20/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Silva's books are always a little over the top but that is part of their appeal. This, his latest, involves recruiting a fabulously wealthy Arab heiress to help rout out the leader of a deadly terrorist network. "

    - Norma, 2/13/2014
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Gabriel Allon pulled back into service when a new terrorist network sets of a wave of suicide bombers. He works with the daughter of a terrorist funder that he killed previously to infiltrate the terrorist group. Pretty interesting plot, decent writing. Silva gets a little carried away detail sometimes. Probably 3 1/2 stars. "

    - Bruce, 2/7/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Perhaps my favorite spy character. This book was not close to the best in the series, but I still enjoyed it. "

    - Youndyc, 1/27/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Yet another excellent Gabriel Allon adventure "

    - David, 1/23/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " It seems like Gabriel Allon might finally be on the verge of retirement. In my mind, this may not be an entirely bad thing since I seem to having trouble maintaining interest in series after the sixth or seventh installment. Please don't imply from that that Portrait of a Spy is anything other than another well-crafted and enjoyable work from Mr. Silva. The story keeps you turning pages and is extraordinarily current. Mr. Silva is a talented writer and if Allon is denied his well deserved retirement I will continue reading the series but I think I would also be intrigued by a new Silva character. "

    - doug, 1/23/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " It took me a long time to really get into this book but once I did I really enjoyed it. Gabriel Allon is a complicated character as well as being very likable. The suspense was palpable. "

    - Kara, 1/21/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I really enjoyed this book but so as not to spoil it for others will not go into the emotional roller coaster i felt that Silva had me on. "

    - Psirene, 1/14/2014
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " These keep getting better and better. "

    - Shoehn, 12/5/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Entertaining, as usual, but hard to believe the ending. Gabriel Allon, Israeli super-hero, assassin, spy, artist, and art restorer, and more of his adventures fighting the bad guys. "

    - Margo, 11/30/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Listened to this on tape and really enjoyed it. #11 in the series, so we began reading at #1 and kept on going! "

    - Erin, 11/17/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " It was a good spy read. I've read a few of this series and after awhile they all kind of seem the same. But that's not necessarily bad. Good for the beach. "

    - Ellin, 3/5/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I love this series! It's hard work to make every book involving the same character even better than the one before. Silva has opened the world of art restoring to me. I enjoy reading his author notes almost as much as the novel itself. "

    - Sandra, 12/11/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Smart spy! The main character is an art restorer who works for the Mosad. There is action, current events, an art information. "

    - Bonnie, 7/4/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Maybe not quite my FAVORITE Allon novel, but still a 'stay up late and turn the pages as fast as you can' spy thriller. Mossad flat-out GETS IT DONE against the bad people of the world. "

    - Michael, 5/28/2012
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " This was an EXCELLANT story by Silva. Great characters, and believable story line. "

    - Don, 2/9/2012
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " While I like this author, I think he was coasting on this book. He loaded it up with minor characters from his previous novels, so if you hadn't read his earlier Gabriel Allon books you were likely confused. Very formulaic. Disappointing. "

    - Susan, 11/25/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Nothing new here. The formula is followed and continues to be entertaining. "

    - Adam, 11/3/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Audio version - plot takes current headlines including an Israeli plot to assassinate a terror leader in Dubai, and makes a believable hero of a Saudi female from previous novels. Enjoyed this one more than the last couple of novels by Silva. "

    - Vaughn, 9/7/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " First time I have read Silva, and enjoyed the book. "

    - Baxter, 7/30/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Having waited months for "Portrait of a Spy", I was not disappointed. Daniel Silva just continues to get better. I have absolutely loved all of Silva's Gabriel Allon series. Bring on #12! "

    - Tom, 7/23/2011

About the Author

Daniel Silva is the author of more than a dozen bestselling novels in the Michael Osbourne series and the Gabriel Allon series of suspense thrillers. He has twice won the Barry Award for Best Thriller for The Messenger in 2007 and The Fallen Angel in 2013. All of his novels have been New York Times bestsellers, with seven titles reaching #1 on the New York Times bestsellers list.

About the Narrator

Simon Vance (a.k.a. Robert Whitfield) is an award-winning actor and narrator. He has earned more than fifty Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration thirteen times. He was named Booklist’s very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and has been named an AudioFile Golden Voice as well as an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. He is also an actor who has appeared on both stage and television.