The Secret Servant

Gabriel Allon, Book 7

By: Daniel Silva

Narrated by: Phil Gigante

Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

When last we encountered Gabriel Allon, the master art restorer and sometime officer of Israeli intelligence, he had just prevailed in his blood-soaked duel with Saudi terrorist financier Zizi al-Bakari. Now Gabriel is summoned once more by his masters to undertake what appears to be a routine assignment: travel to Amsterdam to purge the archives of a murdered Dutch terrorism analyst who also happened to be an asset of Israeli intelligence.

But once in Amsterdam, Gabriel soon discovers a conspiracy of terror festering in the city's Islamic underground, a plot that is about to explode on the other side of the English Channel, in the middle of London.

The target of this plot is Elizabeth Halton, the daughter of the American ambassador to the Court of St. James', who is to be brutally kidnapped. Gabriel arrives seconds too late to save her. And by revealing his face to the plot's masterminds, his fate is sealed as well.

Drawn once more into the service of American intelligence, Gabriel hurls himself into a desperate search for the missing woman as the clock ticks steadily toward the hour of her execution. It will take him from Amsterdam to Germany to the very end of Denmark. It will thrust him into an unlikely alliance with a man who has lost everything because of his devotion to Islam. It will cause him to question the morality of the tactics of his trade. And it might very well cost him his life.

Spy guy: listen to more of Gabriel Allon's exploits.

©2007 Daniel Silva (P)2007 Brilliance Audio

Critic reviews

"Bestseller Silva's superlative seventh novel to feature Gabriel Allon, the legendary but wayward son of Israeli Intelligence, puts Silva squarely atop the spy thriller heap." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Phil Gigante does a fine job with an international cast of characters....He also reads the narrative with clarity and verve." ( AudioFile)

Outstanding read

You will enjoy this book. Enjoy the read
I will always read Silva books!! Thanks

Love it

Another great work by Silva, the author takes great care in accuracy of his writing and setting the stage for each location.

Fantastic read

I’m so hooked on Gabriel Allon !! The books just keep getting better ! Great narration although I miss Jon lee

Love this series!

Please don’t ever finish! This is so exciting and sweet anxiety!!! Thank you!!! Starting the next one!!!!

Realistic Serious Adventure

One of the best Gabriel Alon stories that is only too near the truth. His rescue at the end was a little implausible

Terrorism Prevention Espionage

If you like this genre Daniel Silva a must read.

It wasn't the best spy novel I ever read (imho), but it was well above average. I think what kept it from being among the very best was a slight lack of tension throughout. The plot was tight and well crafted, and the language was skillfully handled.

Good story with weak narrator.

The narration by Phil Gigante lacks the strength of previous narrators. He has a nice baritone voice for reading the text, but when he does voices they all tend to sound the same. When he tries to distinguish the characters with accents he sometimes drops the accents or the accents bleed over between characters. It was difficult at times to determine who was saying what. Overall I enjoyed this addition to the series but the experience was weakened by the narrator.

This is one of the best of the Allon series

This is one of the best of the Allon series. The premonitions of the Arab Spring in the story are very impressive indeed.

Great Writing, Characters

My second D. Silva novel, but am now hooked on this author and pleasantly surprised at the narration of this one. Excellent spy/james bond type novel overall with good character depth, plot twists that are highly believable and realistic. If you prefer novels with a little intellectual punch to them then this has that as well. The main reason this is a very good read is because you will like the main character, at least I did. This seems to make a break a good writer for me. I am now trying to read these in sequence. On to the next one...

Good Spy book

Enjoyed it. Good story and narrator. If you like terrorist stories you'll like this one.