The Confessor

By: Daniel Silva

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

Detective Gabriel Allon returns in this stunning thriller of ancient and modern betrayal, long-buried secrets and unthinkable deeds. In Munich, writer Benjamin Stern enters his flat to find a man leafing through his research. When Stern confronts him, the man shoots him, murmurs a few words in Latin, gathers the papers and leaves. In Venice, art restorer and Israeli agent Gabriel Allon reads a message saying that Stern is dead; can he leave immediately? At the Vatican, a priest named Pietro paces in the garden, pondering the discoveries he has made, the enemies he will make, and the journey he must undertake. Silva weaves these three threads into a multilayered mystery peopled with memorable characters and distinguished by rich prose.

©2003 Daniel Silva (P)2003 Books on Tape, Inc.

Critic reviews

“A shrewd, timely thriller that opens the heart of the Vatican.” (Chicago Tribune)

“Daniel Silva has now indisputably joined the ranks of Graham Greene and John Le Carré.” (The Washingtonian)

"Silva...writes with the atmospheric grace and whiplash tension of le Carre." (Booklist, starred review)

Great listen

really enjoyed this book - good plot and believable characters

The Confessor

I recently became familiar with Daniel Silva's writings, and have found that I look forward to each book. While I thoroughly enjoyed 'The Confessor' I was disappointed with how the writer reached the ending. Yes, these books have many twists and don't need to be any more convoluted. However, it appeared as though the writer just got tired of the story and wrapped it up quickly without taking you thru how he got there.

AWESOME-AGAIN

This author is right up there with J. Patterson. Credit also to an AWESOME NARRATOR

Terrific. Hard to figure out

Reader, John Lee, makes the story. Lots of fun. The accents of the reader are fun, and I prefer Audible to Kindle because the names are hard to pronounce

Voice

The person who read this book gives a great performance of a great book. I love his voice inflections and effort to give characters an identity. Wish he would do all the Daniel Silva books.

Enlightening as usual

As usual, I could barely set my IPOD down as I got caught up in the action. What I especially like about Daniel Silva's books is the enlightenment about little known historical events and behind the scene intrigue.
Of course, names and places are changed to build the entire story, but I had little knowledge of the involvement of the Vatican in the "Jewish Solution". While I'm not Jewish, this subject is always relevant especially in light of current events.

I also hope this newest love interest works out for Gabriel. He deserves a good woman.

John Lee

I Would have enjoyed all of Daniel Silva,s books better if narrated by John Lee.

Riveting thriller

What did you love best about The Confessor?

Fast-paced, lots of intrigue and World War II history, Vatican, Roman Catholic history

What did you like best about this story?

Made me want to learn more about the Vatican and how it operates.

What does John Lee bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He is an excellent narrator and his English accent gives the book a touch of class.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No; but it stirred up anger about the Nazis.

Love this series!!

I really had a hard time not being able to listen to this all day long!! Enjoyed the characters and the storyline. Moving on to the next book in the series!

Loved it!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was my first Silva novel and I will start another one as soon as I can decide which one. I tend to like stories set in European cities because I love the history, architecture, and culture. Narration was wonderful.