• The Confessor

  • By: Daniel Silva
  • Narrated by: John Lee
  • Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (3,332 ratings)

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The Confessor

By: Daniel Silva
Narrated by: John Lee
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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)

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Vigorous and entertaining

The third volume in the Gabriel Allon series and it is as vigors, intelligent, and entertaining as the first two. John Lee exceeds his many other performances in other genres. He gives an excellent performance here, capturing the different accents and genders, emotions and actions.

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Excellent

Mr. Lee is a terrific story teller, most enjoyable to listen too. Mr Silva is a master.

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the confessor

This audio book held my attention thru out the entire listening.
The author's depiction of details was amazing.. One felt they were in the Vatican and in Italy. The Narrator was also very fine

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The confessor

I loved it. It was suspensful, had depth and handled a difficult subject very well. It starts out impactful and just got better abd better. I recommend it.

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magnififico

11 / 12 Rated as are all in this GA series. Await next bk 4.

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Loved it!

Excellent book! Not predictable and really thought inspiring.

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Well Written, Excellent Reseach

Really interesting writing. If you are Catholic, elements will be hard to read. At the end of the book it hits a point where I had to suspend disbelief. Otherwise, it is a really solid, interesting book.

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Great Story! Great Writer!

I love this entire series of books. I can't wait till the next one comes out.

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Silva delivers again

I like Dan Silva novels. Not all are good and I've said so. This one is and I really enjoyed it. Silva still knows how to write. I finished the whole book over 4 days. Definitely one to read or listen to. The narrator was very good.

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Committed to reading the entire series

What I’m like most about Mr Silvas allon series is the historical facts and the gripping stories surrounding them

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