• The Mark of the Assassin

  • Michael Osbourne, Book 1
  • By: Daniel Silva
  • Narrated by: Christopher Lane
  • Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (2,555 ratings)

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The Mark of the Assassin

By: Daniel Silva
Narrated by: Christopher Lane
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Publisher's summary

When a commercial airliner is blown out of the sky off the East Coast, the CIA scrambles to find the perpetrators. A body is discovered near the crash site with three bullets to the face: the calling card of a shadowy international assassin. Only agent Michael Osbourne has seen the markings before - on a woman he once loved.

Now, it's personal for Osbourne. Consumed by his dark obsession with the assassin, he's willing to risk his family, his career, and his life - to settle a score...

©2003 Daniel Silva (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"The prose is slick, and readers will find themselves racing through these pages as the body count grows and the conclusion nears. The Mark of the Assassin is a worthy effort from a rising star." (Amazon.com review)

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Oh, No! Not Another Hit

Seemed like a long book; but, wasn't very much actually. Book involved Washington DC political actions, money, power and ego--it seemed like every time I turned it on, somebody was getting whacked. The book postulated an international secret society that viewed itself as the global ruler and their political goals involved murder and mayhem. Hmmmm......

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Good Plot, Good Narrator......But Not Memorable

Overall the book was good. Good is the best I can rate it as it was not really memorable nor gripping. And isn't that what suspense/thriller is all about???

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excellent

Daniel Silverado certainly knows have to keep us in suspense. Great plot. I enjoyed this very much

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Brilliant

Loved it. Keeps your attention. Great twists and turns. I would highly recommend it to add to your library.

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perfect

just finished some non fiction and needed something smart but not too intellectual... action but not too heroes journey. This was great.

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Mark this excellent

Very well written and narrated. Predictably hero centered and assassin romanticized. A pleasure satisfied and grateful

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Before Gabriel enters

Having been a Daniel Silva fan, I decided I need to read his two debut books. I can see how his writing, and character development improved with each Gabriel Gallon books.

I much rather read his books and keep my own imagination of his main character, Gallon. However, if the pages turn into scripts, I will watch with anticipation, hoping they will not disappoint.

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Early Daniel Silva

I have read almost all of Silva's books and guess that this one predates his current very popular Mosad series. This appears to be the foundation of that series. The story is very enjoyable and we'll written.
The narrator does a great characterization of the voices.
I have enjoyed all of Silvas books. Now I can listen to his latest.

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Gets Great Marks for Characters and Suspense

I thoroughly enjoyed this spy thriller. Characters and back stories were well developed. Being a liberal Democrat myself, I had no trouble in believing the evil of the villains.

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Fun read ...

Have read all of the Daniel Silva Gabriel Allon series. Needing a spy "fix" From reliable author. I thought I'd listen. Not disappointed. Nice plot twists especially the archery scene on the island. Only wish M Tyler would have gotten her just reward.

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