Daniel Silva
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Daniel Silva (born 1960) is Michigan natural author who writes thriller/espionage novels and lives in Georgetown in Washington, D.C. with his wife, NBC Today Show's national correspondent Jamie Gangel, and children.
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[edit] Biography
He began his writing career in journalism with a temporary job from United Press International in 1984. His assignment was to cover the Democratic National Convention. The job became permanent and a year later he was transferred to the Washington D.C. headquarters. After two more years he was appointed as UPI's Middle East correspondent and moved to Cairo.
Silva returned to Washington D.C. for a job with CNN's Washington Bureau where he worked as a producer and executive producer for several of the network's television programs. In 1994 he began work on his first novel, The Unlikely Spy. The novel became a bestseller and in 1997 he left CNN to pursue writing full time.
[edit] Bibliography
- 1996 The Unlikely Spy
- 1998 The Mark of the Assassin
- 1999 The Marching Season
- 2000 The Kill Artist
- 2002 The English Assassin
- 2003 The Confessor
- 2004 A Death in Vienna
- 2005 Prince of Fire
- 2006 The Messenger
- 2007 The Secret Servant
[edit] Recurring characters
CIA agent Michael Osbourne is featured in The Mark of the Assassin and The Marching Season.
Gabriel Allon is an agent/assassin in Mossad, the secret Israeli intelligence service. He works undercover as restorer of priceless works of art. Allon is featured in The Kill Artist, The English Assassin, The Confessor, A Death in Vienna, Prince of Fire and The Messenger.
