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The author of several New York Times bestsellers, Daniel Silva, is one of the most popular spy thriller novelists of today. Here are all of his books in order.

How to read Daniel Silva books in order

For fans of spy thriller novels, Daniel Silva isn’t a stranger. In fact, he is one of the most celebrated authors in the genre. Silva is the author behind two very popular book series—the Michael Osbourne series and the Gabriel Allon series. In the following, we’ll go through all his books, providing you with links to their audiobook versions here on Speechify.

Who is Daniel Silva?

Born in Michigan, Daniel Silva is an American journalist and author best known for authoring spy thriller novels. He abandoned his studies to accept a full-time job at United Press International, working as a correspondent in the Middle East, mainly reporting from Cairo. While over there, Silva met his wife, Jamie Gangel, a CNN executive producer. Thanks to his wife’s support, Daniel Silva began to pursue his lifelong dream of becoming a writer. It didn’t take him long before he became a bestselling author, as his first book, The Unlikely Spy, immediately became a success. Today, he is a celebrated writer of two book series, with many of his titles available as audiobooks right here on Speechify.

Which series were written by Daniel Silva?

As mentioned, Daniel Silva is the man behind the Michael Osbourne and Gabriel Allon books. We’ll now give you a brief overview of both, in case you aren’t aware of what they are about.

Michael Osbourne series

The story of the first book, The Mark of the Assassin, starts at the crash site of a commercial airliner, where the investigators find a corpse with three shots to its head—the signature mark of an infamous assassin. Unfortunately for Michael Osbourne, a CIA agent, he has seen the same marks on a woman he once loved. This leads him on a dangerous search for the killer, risking his life and the lives of his family members along the way. The second book in the series, The Marching Season, finds Michael Osbourne in the middle of a dangerous situation in Northern Ireland. After three brutal terrorist attacks, Britain is once again in the flames of a centuries-long conflict. However, things take a turn for the worse, as Osbourne’s father-in-law is set to become the new American ambassador in London, becoming a target of another mastermind assassin, known as October.

Gabriel Allon series

After writing two books in the Michael Osbourne series, author Daniel Silva took on a new task. He started his Gabriel Allon novels, a book franchise about an Israeli intelligence officer hunting down people responsible for various attacks on his people. Most of the books in the series revolve around the aftermath of the Munich attack on Israeli athletes. Currently, there are over twenty entries in the series, each worth reading, as they offer some of the best that the spy thriller genre has to offer. Throughout the books, Gabriel Allon visits various places, such as the Vatican and Russia, takes up different identities, one of them being an Italian master art restorer, as well as tackles the fact that he is the son of Holocaust survivors.

Overview of Daniel Silva books in publication order

Here’s a full list of author Daniel Silva’s work. Some of the titles are available on Speechify as audiobooks, and we’ll provide a link for each of them.

Michael Osbourne books

The Mark of the Assassin, 1998

The Marching Season, 1999

You can listen to The Marching Season here on Speechify.

Gabriel Allon books

The Kill Artist, 2001

Narrated by the author himself, The Kill Artist is available on Speechify.

The English Assassin, 2002

The Confessor, 2002

A Death in Vienna, 2003

Prince of Fire, 2005

The Messenger, 2006

The Secret Servant, 2007

Moscow Rules, 2008

The Defector, 2009

The Rembrandt Affair, 2010

Portrait of a Spy, 2011

The Fallen Angel, 2012

Gabriel Allon continues his mission in The Fallen Angel, and it’s ready for listening on Speechify.

The English Girl, 2013

The English Girl is another book in the Gabriel Allon series that’s available on Speechify.

The Heist, 2014

You can listen to Daniel Silva’s The Heist as an audiobook on Speechify.

The English Spy, 2015

Here you can listen to The English Spy.

The Black Widow, 2016

Listen to 2016’s The Black Widow now on Speechify.

House of Spies, 2017

House of Spies is yet another Daniel Silva book here on Speechify.

The Other Woman, 2018

Enjoy The Other Woman here on Speechify.

The New Girl, 2019

Click here to listen to Daniel Silva’s The New Girl from 2019.

The Order, 2020

Enjoy another bestseller from the pen of Daniel Silva with The Order here on Speechify.

The Cellist, 2021

The Cellist is another Gabriel Allon novel available on Speechify.

Portrait of an Unknown Woman, 2022

Listen to the most current entry in the Gabriel Allon series right here on Speechify.

Standalone novels

The Unlikely Spy, 1995

Audiobooks of Daniel Silva’s writing

Although Audible, an Amazon associate service, is one of the most popular audiobook sources, it’s not the only one with a vast collection of exciting thrillers. Speechify is currently home to over 60,000 books, many of which are on The New York Times bestseller lists. But that’s not all. Allow us to explain why you should check out Speechify and use it as your main source for audiobooks.

Speechify

Unlike other audiobook services, Speechify gives its users an option to listen to their first book for $0. That’s right. You can listen to any of Daniel Silva’s spy thrillers for free to see whether his style of writing suit your taste and move on to other later. On the other hand, Speechify is available across all popular platforms. This means that you can enjoy the best audiobook on your smartphone, tablet, or even computer, at any time and at any place. All you have to do is try out Speechify and treat yourself to some ear candy in the form of the best audiobooks.

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Cliff Weitzman

Cliff Weitzman is a dyslexia advocate and the CEO and founder of Speechify, the #1 text-to-speech app in the world, totaling over 100,000 5-star reviews and ranking first place in the App Store for the News & Magazines category. In 2017, Weitzman was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list for his work making the internet more accessible to people with learning disabilities. Cliff Weitzman has been featured in EdSurge, Inc., PC Mag, Entrepreneur, Mashable, among other leading outlets.