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“Humans are more resilient than you realize, especially women.” (3.5 stars)With “The English Girl”, Daniel Silva continues his unflinching criticisms of Russia and the authoritarian regime of Vladimir Putin. And I say, good on him!This novel is the thirteenth in Silva’s Gabriel Allon series, and although it is formulaic, it seemed a little more upbeat than some of its predecessors. Gabriel is not beat to a pulp in this one, and for the most part he and his team get the job done without setbacks....
Despite not really loving the previous Daniel Silva thriller I'd read (The Heist), I decided to give him another chance for two reasons: first, The English Girl seems to be one of Silva's most acclaimed thrillers, so it had the best chance of being good; and because when I was browsing audiobooks on my phone, this one popped up. I was immediately at a disadvantage when I started this book, because The Heist takes place after the events of The English Girl. Even though there weren't any serious s...
Daniel Silva is a rock star. He's an intelligent writer, he has both intriguing plot development and engaging characters, his main characters grow and evolve (and age!), and he always leaves me ready for the next book. To me, one of his core strengths is that even though his characters are set in the world of espionage, they don't succeed because of the latest gadget or technological wonder. They use their brains, experience, wiles--and then the gadgets. They are good at what they do because of
Damn it...I finished the book. Now I must wait for the next. I always enjoy reading about places I have been. It also references my favorite book/movie...A Room with a View. Overall a good read with the usual twists and turns, but lacking in the typical Allon antics, spyness, and restorations. I was really hoping for more in the English Girl. Overall I recommend, but if you have not read the Gabriel Allon series by Silva, do not make this your first read in the series. I began my obsession with
I waited til the right time and place presented itself before settling in with my yearly Daniel Silva book ... This annual treat needs to be savored, knowing I won't get another update to Gabriel Allon's story until the following summer. But once started, I can never stop ... I read this book yesterday - all 496 pages. Last year, I enjoyed Silva's The Fallen Angel, but was reminded with every page that it was the TWELFTH in the series and it was feeling very formulaic and predictable. I don't kn...
A good thriller. Interesting touch on how the Russian Energy Industry plays into modern geopolitics.
My mystery book club is reading this book and I thought it was a really good mystery/thriller. I was not familiar with the main character but I see there are others books and I want to read more. Really liked the main character. The reason I gave this 4 stars instead of 5 is that I thought the story got really bogged down when the characters were in Russia with all the oil company stuff. But it was still a very good read.
I’m something of a fan of Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon books, even if, as often happens with an ongoing series, the structure of each novel is pretty standard: Allon, an art restorer and Israeli agent, is pulled reluctantly into some case of international terrorism; bad things happen; he gets his gang together; and vengeance is meted out. Actually, leaving out the international terrorism element, that could describe most mystery novels, my own included. In Silva’s case, this is all accomplished
Brilliant and well-researched as always. If anything the English-Russian ties are deeper than the fictional case here, though they are well-known and publicly-negotiated. The scope is a bit off. 100,000 barrels per day is a lot of oil, but not government-shaking. And in the real world, the Chinese are the ones who acquire oil/gas overseas, not the Russians.Silva has wonderful action and cadence. His books are always a pleasure to read and this fits his tradition.
Okay, so this is another spy novel with lots of assassin killings; not my favorite things. But the difference between this one and the Mitch Rapp series is that the main Office of CIA types is not American but from Israel. I take it Silva is Jewish. And certainly, we do feel much more confidence in the Israeli intelligence group than our own CIA/FBI or even the British MI5/MI6 folks. Why? Because they do what they say they are going to do, and they act out of intense self preservation (think Hol...
The 13th book in Daniel Silva's Gabriel Allon series is a political thriller. Allon is an art restorer in his public life but also works as an assassin and spy for Israeli intelligence. He is a master at all three roles.Over the course of the series, Allon has forged relationships with both British and American intelligence. In The English Girl, he is called in via MI6 to find the missing mistress of the (fictional) current Prime Minister of Britain. The criminals behind the kidnapping of Madeli...
