The English Girl

Gabriel Allon, Book 13

By: Daniel Silva

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

Daniel Silva delivers another spectacular thriller starring Gabriel Allon, The English Girl. When a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, a prime minister’s career is threatened with destruction. Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, is thrust into a game of shadows where nothing is what it seems...and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies might be the truth.…

Silva’s work has captured the imagination of millions worldwide; his number-one New York Times best-selling series, which chronicles the adventures of art-restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon, has earned the praise of listeners and reviewers everywhere. This captivating new pause-resister from the undisputed master of spy fiction is sure to thrill new and old fans alike.

©2013 Daniel Silva (P)2013 HarperCollinsPublishers

My favorite so far

Well crafted story with plenty of twists and turns to keep you guessing right to the very end. I loved it. One of the best in the series.

The New Cold War

If you could sum up The English Girl in three words, what would they be?

This book was written to the same high standards of tension, motivation and geopolitical inseight as all the other novels in the series. The twist on modern Russia as an ruthless player in economic warfare was intriguing and plausible. Well worth your credit!

book club material

loved it. intriguing ready for the next book will read again with my book club

A clasic version of the old spy novel

This was my first encounter with Daniel Silva.... and his most recent book in the series. The story takes many unpredictable turns and is a classic of the cold war era spy novel set in the 21st century. Even though there were 12 books to precede this one, the story moves quickly along without need of knowledge of the previous books. Thoroughly enjoyable entertainment, and I will certainly listen to more in this series

Debonair improbabilities

Espionage has never been so suave. Daniel Silva's prose and George Guidall's dulcet tones conspire to frame another good fiction with commentary on the shady side of realpolitic. Fine characters, however improbable, I'm working my way backwards from the excellent Black Widow.

Heir of Frederick Forsythe??

I may have spelled FF's name wrong, my point is that Daniel Silva writes like some of the great old writers of espionage and thrillers. The plotting, characterization, and settings and action are gripping. The hero, Gabriel, is a tough but believable Mossad agent, tracking down the kidnappers of a young English woman. The kidnapping looks at first like a standard grab for money, but as the story unfolds it becomes much deeper and more sinister. I like the hero's sidekick, a former SAS soldier who is a contract killer for the Corsican mob when introduced, but turns out to have some integrity and honor.

I have missed having an author to read that I enjoy as much as I did the great John D. MacDonald, but I may have found one.

The English Girl

Silva's The English Girl is top
notch in every way -- quality of
writing, plot line and reader.

fucking bad ass

I had my suspicion on who was involved, but the ending still caught me off guard. amazing book. worth the buy.

Guidall is not the right narrator for Gabriel Allo

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of George Guidall?

Anyone who won't give Gabriel an American accent. I like Guidall for other books, but not for this series.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely. I knew there would be plot twists and although I had guessed some of them, I was still happy to follow the plot.

another perfect thriller

Gabriel Alion spy novels are some of the best written in the genre and this one is no exception.