Daniel Silva is the author behind the critically acclaimed spy thriller series, Gabriel Allon.
The series follows a former Israeli intelligence officer turned master art restorer who is thrust back into a world of adventure and espionage to hunt down an old enemy.
There are more than twenty novels in the Gabriel Allon saga, and Silva is still churning them out to this day.
But in the early days of his career, the author also penned three other novels. One is a standalone, and two forms a shorter series starring a CIA agent named Michael Osbourne.
This two-part story is packed with the same high action thrills as the Allon series, and received international acclaim as soon as the first book, The Mark of the Assassin, hit the shelves in 1998.
Who Is David Silva?
Before he was a world-renowned best-selling author, Daniel Silva worked as a journalist. Though his career wasn’t quite as full throttle as his protagonists Osbourne and Allon’s, he still enjoyed his fair share of adventure as a Middle East correspondent stationed in Cairo, and the Persian Gulf.
But after the roaring success of his first book, the 1996 standalone The Unlikely Spy, Silva decided to leave the world of international journalism behind and focus on a full-time career as a novelist.
Since then, his career has skyrocketed, and he’s appeared on the New York Times Best Sellers list multiple times. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages, and he’s become one of the leading spy thriller authors of today.
The Complete List Of Daniel Silva’s Books In Published Order
Thankfully, Daniel Silva’s bibliography is a pretty straightforward one. Strictly speaking, the twenty-two books in the Gabriel Allon series are intended to be read in the order they were published, but they also can also be read as standalone. Silva includes plenty of context when referencing past events and characters, so there’s nothing to stop you from jumping in partway through the series, even if you haven’t read the previous books.
Here’s the complete list of Daniel Silva’s books, starting with his 1996 debut, all the way through to his upcoming 2022 release.
| IMAGE | BOOK NAME | FEATURES | PRICE |
|---|---|---|---|
 | The Unlikely Spy (1996) | • Publication date: December 24, 1996 • Print length: 481 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
 | The Mark of the Assassin: Michael Osbourne Book 1 (1998) | • Publication date: March 10, 1998 • Print length: 465 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
 | The Marching Season: Michael Osbourne Book 2 (1999) | • Publication date: March 2, 1999 • Print length: 418 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
 | The Kill Artist: Gabriel Allon Book 1 (2000) | • Publication date: December 19, 2000 • Print length: 448 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
 | The English Assassin: Gabriel Allon Book 2 (2002) | • Publication date: January 1, 2009 • Print length: 416 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
 | The Confessor: Gabriel Allon Book 3 (2003) | • Publication date: February 24, 2003 • Print length: 416 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
 | A Death in Vienna: Gabriel Allon Book 4 (2004) | • Publication date: February 23, 2004 • Print length: 416 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
 | Prince of Fire: Gabriel Allon Book 5 (2005) | • Publication date: February 7, 2006 • Print length: 432 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
 | The Messenger: Gabriel Allon Book 6 (2006) | • Publication date: July 25, 2006 • Print length: 352 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
 | The Secret Servant: Gabriel Allon Book 7 (2007) | • Publication date: June 24, 2008 • Print length: 512 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
 | Moscow Rules: Gabriel Allon Book 8 (2008) | • Publication date: July 22, 2008 • Print length: 433 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
 | The Defector: Gabriel Allon Book 9 (2009) | • Publication date: July 21, 2009 • Print length: 480 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
 | The Rembrandt Affair: Gabriel Allon Book 10 (2010) | • Publication date: July 20, 2010 • Print length: 496 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
 | Portrait of a Spy: Gabriel Allon Book 11 (2011) | • Publication date: July 19, 2011 • Print length: 464 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
 | The Fallen Angel: Gabriel Allon Book 12 (2012) | • Publication date: August 7, 2012 • Print length: 544 pages • Author: Daniel Silva | Check Price |
1. The Unlikely Spy (1996)
‘The Unlikely Spy’ is Silva’s debut novel, first published on Christmas Eve, 1996.
It’s a gripping work of historical fiction set on the eve of the WWII D-day invasion in Normandy, as Churchill’s men face up against Hitler and his team in a battle of wits.
This is Silva’s only standalone title and is pretty different in style to his later Osbourne and Allon series. Still, it offers all the same espionage-based excitement of his other books, and it’s an essential read for fans of the author’s work.
2. The Mark of the Assassin: Michael Osbourne Book 1 (1998)
This suspenseful two-part series begins when CIA agent Michael Osbourne is sent to investigate a terrorist attack that brought down a commercial airliner.
When a body is discovered near the wreckage with tell-tale bullet wounds he’s seen once before, things suddenly get personal for Osbourne.
This is the work of an international assassin who killed the woman he loved, and now, he’s willing to do anything to settle the score.
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3. The Marching Season: Michael Osbourne Book 2 (1999)
This suspenseful two-part series begins when CIA agent Michael Osbourne is sent to investigate a terrorist attack that brought down a commercial airliner.
When a body is discovered near the wreckage with tell-tale bullet wounds he’s seen once before, things suddenly get personal for Osbourne.
This is the work of an international assassin who killed the woman he loved, and now, he’s willing to do anything to settle the score.
4. The Kill Artist: Gabriel Allon Book 1 (2000)
When we first meet Gabriel Allon, the former Israeli intelligence agent is living a quiet, peaceful life as an art restorer. It’s a far cry from his days in the game, and that’s exactly how he likes it.
But when an enemy from his past resurfaces on a rampage of terror, he’s summoned back into this dangerous world to track him down. Alongside him is a fashion model turned secret agent, and together, they’ll stop at nothing to find their man.
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5. The English Assassin: Gabriel Allon Book 2 (2002)
After his reluctant return to a fast-paced life of danger, Gabriel Allon is in need of some respite. And so, when a wealthy banker requests his skills to restore a valuable painting, he immediately heads to Zurich to get back to what he loves.
But in a dramatic twist of fate, Allon finds himself framed for the millionaire’s murder, and now, he’s forced to clear his name and fight for his life.
6. The Confessor: Gabriel Allon Book 3 (2003)
When he receives the news of a Jewish scholar’s assassination, Gabriel Allon immediately puts down his paintbrush and heads off to investigate.
Meanwhile, at the Vatican, a new pope is determined to right the wrongs of the past and expose the truth behind the Catholic Church’s response to the Holocaust.
But within this holy ground, there’s an evil presence masquerading in virtue, and he’s plotting his next move.
7. A Death in Vienna: Gabriel Allon Book 4 (2004)
Gabriel Allon’s friend has been killed in a bomb attack, and despite his longing for a quiet life, he knows he’s the only one who can uncover the truth.
And so, he heads to Vienna, but when he arrives, he finds something that sends shivers down his spine; an eerily familiar face, the same face behind so many of his own nightmares.
With more questions than answers, Allon must search into the past to uncover a dark web of evil that has touched thousands of lives, not least his own.
8. Prince of Fire: Gabriel Allon Book 5 (2005)
When the Israeli embassy in Rome is blown to smithereens, a secret dossier contained within it falls into enemy hands. The document contains closely guarded secrets, and some of those secrets belong to Gabriel Allon.
Now, Allon has no option but to track down the master terrorist who holds the truth about his past and wipe him off the face of the earth.
9. The Messenger: Gabriel Allon Book 6 (2006)
After a suspected al-Qaeda agent is found dead in London, Israeli Intelligence finds evidence of a terror plot that could see the Vatican, and thousands of innocent lives, destroyed.
And so, Allon and his fellow agents embark on a mission to capture one of the most dangerous terrorists the world has ever known.
Their journey will take them around the world, but the clock is ticking, and time is about to run out. Will this reluctant spy survive in what turns out to be his greatest challenge yet? Or will he be ensnared in the traps he’s laid out for his enemy?
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10. The Secret Servant: Gabriel Allon Book 7 (2007)
When Allon gets word of a conspiracy to kidnap the American ambassador’s daughter, he rushes straight from Amsterdam to London to try and save her. But despite his haste, he arrives too late, and she’s already been taken.
Now, he must use every ounce of wit, strength, and skill has to find her. But the masterminds behind the plot know his identity, and they’re one step ahead of him.
11. Moscow Rules: Gabriel Allon Book 8 (2008)
When a journalist is killed, Allon heads into the heart of Moscow to uncover a plot that runs much deeper than a single murder.
Gone are bleak and impoverished streets of the Soviet era; now, the glittering Russian capital is swamped with money, oil, and corruption, and the younger generation of Stalinists are using their wealth to conspire against the US.
Deep inside the Kremlin, powerful forces are at work, and the most dangerous of them all is ex-KGB agent Ivan Kharkov. He’s wealthy, determined, and utterly evil, and the only one who can stop him is Gabriel Allon.
12. The Defector: Gabriel Allon Book 9 (2009)
Allon owes his life to former Russian intelligence officer Grigori Bulganov, so when he disappears without a trace, he knows it’s time to pay back his debt and bring him to safety.
He gathers a team of agents and sets out to find Bulganov and the men who kidnapped him. But as he races across the globe in a frantic game of cat and mouse, Allon is slowly beginning to wonder if his enemy has already won.
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13. The Rembrandt Affair: Gabriel Allon Book 10 (2010)
After an endless series of dangerous missions and near-death experiences, Gabriel Allon has finally carved out some peace and tranquility for himself along the picturesque Cornish coastline.
Living in blissful seclusion with his beautiful wife, his thoughts are a million miles from the bloodstained battlefields of his past.
But news soon arrives that shatters his serenity into smithereens. A Rembrandt masterpiece has been stolen, and the art restorer who was working on it has turned up dead.
Now, Allon must use his knowledge of the art world along with his razor-sharp wit and skill to track down the priceless painting and bring the killers to justice.
But the perpetrators have no intention of giving the masterpiece up, and they won’t think twice about killing anyone who stands in their way.
14. Portrait of a Spy: Gabriel Allon Book 11 (2011)
What starts out as a romantic getaway in London quickly turns into a deadly mission as Gabriel Allon and his wife Chiara is thrust into a deadly plot of terror and espionage.
After failing to stop bombs detonating in Covent Garden, Allon must forge ahead to stop an elusive terror network in their tracks. They’ve already massacred innocent victims in Paris, Copenhagen, and now London, and it’s only a matter of time before they strike again.
15. The Fallen Angel: Gabriel Allon Book 12 (2012)
Gabriel Allon is at the Vatican once again, but not as an intelligence agent. This time, he’s here to restore an old painting; at least, that’s what he thought.
But one morning, he’s called away from his work on a Caravaggio masterpiece and summoned to the heart of St Peter’s Basilica by His Holiness Pope Paul VII’s private secretary.
A woman has been found dead beneath Michelangelo’s dome, and although the police are claiming suicide, Allon can clearly see it is a murder. Yet after so many scandals in recent years, papal officials are afraid of what another might do for the Church’s already questionable reputation.
And so, if he wants to find out the truth about what happened to the murdered woman, he’d better tread carefully, or it could be him lying dead underneath that famous dome.
Conclusion
Daniel Silva has an incredible collection of fast-paced, high-action spy thrillers to his name, and he’s showing no signs of slowing down any time soon.
Are you a fan of Silva’s work? If so, what’s your favorite book? Let me know in the comments below!