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The Black Widow
The Black Widow | Daniel Silva
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller Fascinating, suspenseful, and bated-breath exciting. Silva proves once again that he can rework familiar genre material and bring it to new life. Publishers Weekly, starred review Silva builds suspense like a symphony conductor.... A winner on all fronts. Booklist, starred review Bestselling author Daniel Silva delivers another spellbinding international thrillerone that finds the legendary Gabriel Allon grappling with an ISIS mastermind. Gabriel Allon, the art restorer, spy, and assassin described as the most compelling fictional creation "since Ian Fleming put down his martini and invented James Bond" (Rocky Mountain News), is poised to become the chief of Israels secret intelligence service. But on the eve of his promotion, events conspire to lure him into the field for one final operation. ISIS has detonated a massive bomb in the Marais district of Paris, and a desperate French government wants Gabriel to eliminate the man responsible before he can strike again. Acclaimed novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled, entertained and educated readers with eighteen thoughtful and gripping spy novels featuring a diverse cast of compelling characters and ingenious plots that have taken them around the globe and backfrom the United States to Europe, Russia to the Middle East. From its shocking opening to its explosive denouement in Washington, D.C., The Black Widow reveals itself as Silvas most timely and powerful novel yet. Following the success of his smash hit The English Spy, this electrifying thriller showcases Silvas consummate skill and brilliant imagination, and is sure to be a must read for his multitude of current and future fans.
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DGRachel
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Finally! I finished a book and thankfully, but not surprisingly, it was a good one. I love Daniel Silva‘s Gabriel Allon series and this, the sixteenth book, did not disappoint. It kept me on the edge of my seat and it‘s a testament to what an emotionally exhausting couple of weeks it has been that it took me so long to finish. I wanted to read nonstop to race to the end. If you like thrillers, you should try this series!

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DGRachel
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Yes. Yes I am hiding from the world, in my closet, trying to finish this book. I don‘t have the energy to build my blanket cave, so the newly cleared out closet will have to suffice. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Cathythoughts Is this one part of his series ? I might give him another go .... 4y
DGRachel @Cathythoughts Yes. I think it‘s book 16 in the Gabriel Allon series. 4y
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DGRachel
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This year. Every time I think I‘ve had the worst possible week, the next week says “hold my beer”. This has been a hellish week and I am exhausted. I don‘t even want to read and I love Daniel Silva, but I also don‘t want to break my streak, so I am going to read a chapter and then try to sleep. Is it 2021, yet?

wanderinglynn 💚 I hope you can have a relaxing weekend. {hugs} 4y
Lreads Get some rest. 💕💕 4y
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DGRachel
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I‘ve decided to bail on the ebook I was sent for review (I bought a finished copy out of guilt and may come back to the story at a later date, it‘s just not working for me now) & since it is still March, I‘m picking up the 16th Gabriel Allon novel. I‘m much happier with this reading choice. 😍

Blaire Was just thinking I need to pick up another Silva. I‘ve only read two book in the series and I love having so many to still get to. 4y
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cajunsyd
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Another fun spy thriller experience with Silva‘s Gabriel Allon!

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TrishB
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Another exciting adventure with Gabriel 👍🏻
Twists, turns and lots of dead bodies!
Best not to think this is going on everyday!

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TrishB
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Train reading this morning. On way to London for a meeting, which had to be moved as was originally in Whitehall and ended up inside the police cordon for today‘s protests!
Have a good day book friends 😁

Freespirit Are they anti- Trump protests? 5y
Tove_Reads Is your meeting with the American man I heard was in town??? 🤣😜 5y
TrishB @Freespirit yes, multiple protests across London today. My mtg has been moved to east London to avoid. 5y
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TrishB @Tove_Reads I‘m not sure I could do that one! 😁 5y
Freespirit Stay safe @TrishB 5y
gradcat Ugh. Sorry you have to through changing your meeting venue, but I cannot say I‘m terribly sorry about the protests against Trump. 5y
arlenefinnigan Throw a milkshake for me x 5y
batsy Yes what @arlenefinnigan said, one for me too pls 🙃 5y
Crazeedi A shame there has to be protests 5y
TrishB @Freespirit thank you 😁 just heading for train back now. 5y
TrishB @gradcat me neither! 5y
TrishB @Crazeedi I have no problem with the protests, I think they‘re an important part of democracy legally expressed. 🤷‍♀️ 5y
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TrishB
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Reading has been done tonight!! I have done revision cards for 3.5 hours with my daughter on sociological theories of religion and the family...my brain is very tired.
Going to start tagged book tomorrow as have train travel.
Have abandoned Sympathy for now Cindy, hibernation until you‘re ready....it‘s definitely a concentrate book.....

JennyM Oh the joy of A‘Levels. Hope you are all doing ok. When does she finish? 5y
TrishB @JennyM 12 June.....very hard to keep momentum going and she‘s so stressed and anxious! 5y
Cathythoughts I wish your daughter luck 👍🏻♥️ 5y
Caroline2 Revision is so tough. I hope the exam goes ok for her. So stressful for you all! 😔 5y
TrishB @Cathythoughts @Caroline2 thank you. 😘 be glad when it‘s over! 5y
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dvasudreddy
The Black Widow | Daniel Silva
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Thought it would turn out to be one of the greatest thrillers I have read, unfortunately, I was let down half of through. Mind it, it was not bad by any means, but it could have been lot better. Idea was great, fluidity was good.

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BiblioLitten
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They said, "Sleep when the baby sleeps."
But I chose to read because the book was oh-so-gripping! #booksnbabies #febfavourites
#pleasurereads #paris #telaviv

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BiblioLitten
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A page-turner. Kept me hooked till the end.
#pleasurereads #paris #telaviv

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BiblioLitten
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Wedding card turned into a bookmark. #diy #3Rs

RaimeyGallant #Upcycling. Woohoo! And welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you need it.
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BiblioLitten @RaimeyGallant Thank you! Still trying to find my way around. The tips helped for sure. 6y
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Jess7 Welcome to Litsy!!! So glad you‘re here! #LitsyWelcomeWagon #Whotofollow | Checkout @Chelleo ‘s awesome YouTube #LitsyHowto videos if you have any questions!!! 6y
BiblioLitten @Jess7 I did checkout the videos on YouTube. They certainly helped with the photo editing. 🙂 Thanks 6y
Jess7 You‘re welcome! 6y
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BookDude
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I love Silva's books. And this series has always been exceptional. However, this is not as good as the previous Gabriel Allon works. Up until the last hundred pages or so, it's boring. I loved the last part of the novel, as it was fast-paced, exciting, and so on. But it took too long to get there.

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lauralovesbooks1
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Silva knows how to build tension and hold the reader at the edge of their seat for most of a novel. If you are looking for good espionage fiction, it doesn't get much better than this -- but you should start at the beginning of the series to appreciate the way it weaves together.

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Dvmheather
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Trying new restaurant by my house

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Cinfhen
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I'm OBSESSED with Gabriel Allon, smoldering spy, sexy art restorer, selfless husband and all around Hottie ❤️Daniel Silva has created my favorite spy thriller series! This past summer I heard Mr. Silva speak, he was funny, charming, honest and open. He shared an inside scoop, that he was currently in talks with Netflix to produce a Gabriel Allon series based on his novels😁Above are a few of my choices to play Gabriel💕💕💕 #BelovedCharacter

DGRachel Ooh! I'm torn - I'd love a series to binge watch, but ugh - I love Gabriel Allon so much there's no way it could live up to my expectations. 😩 7y
Nicohlay Ooh those are some hot choices!! Too hard to choose which would be best lol 7y
Cinfhen I know @DGRachel @Nicohlay 😍😍😍But these books deserve some screen time and honestly who wouldn't want to watch David Beckham pull off being an Israeli spy! 7y
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minkyb Not sure how I feel about this. I adore this series and am always disappointed in Hollywood casting. That said if Benedict Cumberbatch plays Gabriel I could be persuaded. I can suspend belief for that! Just kidding, it would not be a good fit! Oh, I am a tad jealous you heard Silva speak in person @Cinfhen 😍 7y
Reviewsbylola Omggggg is that Mark Paul Gosselaar?? Otherwise always known in my heart as Zach Morris?!? 7y
Cinfhen @Reviewsbylola YES!!! Good spot, how hot did he become?!?!?I LOVED Saved By The Bell💕💕💕 (edited) 7y
Cinfhen @minkyb if I have David Beckham playing Gabriel u can have Benedict Cumberbatch, I'm actually fine with that, too💖 7y
Lmstraubie Oh my! Who to choose? Who to choose??? 7y
Cinfhen @Lmstraubie EXACTLY 😜💘 7y
Dragon Oh my goodness I will be watching that Netflix series! My favourite art restorer/ Spy! 7y
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Well-ReadNeck
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Oooooh! This was so good. Had a feel similar to the Homeland series. Also, I love the direction that the overarching story line is taking!!! This fab series is still going strong

Centique Oooh that spider pic is something else! 😍 7y
Theresa The scale of that picture!! It makes me think of the cheesy B movie Tarantula in which a giant tarantula attacks a town. So bad that it's almost good. 😂🕷🕸 7y
MaleficentBookDragon @Theresa is that the one with William Shatner? I 🖤💙💜 cheesy monster flicks, especially the 1970s ones. The one where Don Johnson turns into a 🐍 disturbed me so much as a kid. 🐸 s was my fav. 7y
DGRachel I seriously need to pick these back up and catch up! I got sidetracked by other things and it's been years since I read one, even thought I own them all on Kindle. 😔 7y
Theresa @MaleficentTheBookDragon The version of Tarantula I'm familiar with doesn't have William Shatner, but it does have Clint Eastwood in a bit part. ??? Don Johnson turned into a snake?? I'll have to look that one up! The only movie I know of where someone turned into a snake is "Ssss" which I think was made for TV IN THE 70s. It creeped the bejeezus out of me!! ? 7y
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NikkiCureton
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Just finished! Excellent addition to the series. Allon and his band of spies continue to capture my imagination and keep me on the edge of my seat.

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Well-ReadNeck
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#photoadaynov16 #spynovel

My current favorite spy novel series is the Gabriel Allon series by Daniel Silva. The Black Widow is the most recent installment released this year.

Crinoline_Laphroaig I stumbled upon The English Spy on Library audio. It was a good listen. I was a bit confused on Gabriel life because I haven't read the others. 7y
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Cinfhen
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#photoadaynov16 #spynovels Im TOTALLY OBSESSED with The Gabriel Allon spy series❤️❤️❤️ He's sexy, sensitive, bright, brave, dedicated and a world renowned art restorer❣️and he can smite the evilest men in the world 😉I had an opportunity to hear Daniel Silvia speak this summer and he said he was in talks with Netflix to create a Gabriel Allon series for them😀😀😀

Michelle_mck I adore him and I've only read the first book so far 7y
Dragon He's an artist and a super spy and a hottie 😀 7y
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Bookreasons.com
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When sh&t gets real for Gabriel Allon #spystuff

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rajithr
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A great thriller, where a handful of heroes chase an unseen enemy

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Hobbinol
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I haven't read any of his books, but I loved his response to the NYT Book Review's weekly question: You're organizing a literary dinner party. Which 3 writers, dead or alive, do you invite? Silva says, "Gore Vidal and Norman Mailer, with William F. Buckley to serve as referee. I think I would set the table with paper plates and plastic utensils to avoid any undue bloodshed." I think they still would have found a way to hurt each other!

Hobbinol This week I think I'd host Michel Foucault, Tom of Finland and John Boswell. Anyone else out there having an imaginary dinner part? #literarydinnerparty 8y
marixa Hmmm...maybe a Sci-Fi/Fantasy dinner party: Ursula LeGuin, Robert Heinlein, and Neal Stephenson...that would be interesting! 8y
Hobbinol @marixa That rocks! Count me in! 8y
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BookGod923
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I can't even tell you how excited I am to start this book! Daniel Silva and the Gabriel Allon series are that good!

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Well-ReadNeck
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#TBRTuesday My current on-deck stack. Can't wait to crack open one of these tonight!

LauraBeth Which one first? 8y
Well-ReadNeck I'm thinking The Hopefuls?! 8y
Reviewsbylola I am hoping to add The Hopefuls to my stack soon. 8y
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KellyKate Wow what a library score! 8y
Jessicav What a great pile. So hard to choose, but I do recommend The Hopefuls most highly. And Undergound Railroad. And Long Way... Aish. 8y
suvata They all look good. 8y
Hazel0303 That is an awesome stack! 8y
Bookish_B What an excellent stack! I just ordered the Amy Schumer book. Should be here by the end of the week 😊 8y
susanw Nice stack! Can't go wrong with any of them. 8y
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marixa
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Didn't get too much reading done in July, but August starts tomorrow!

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marixa
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An Israeli woman is recruited to penetrate the ISIS network in order to stop a terrorist attack. Smart, timely, thrilling and easy to read...author has important things to say about the rise of extremism. The latest in the Gabriel Allon spy thrillers...give it a go, esp if you like this genre.

Well-ReadNeck Looking forward to the latest installment of this series! (Not so) patiently awaiting my library hold! 8y
marixa @Well-ReadNeck I really enjoyed it! Super quick read. 8y
Well-ReadNeck 🎉🎉 8y
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Cinfhen
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OMG! A MUST READ for Daniel Silva fans😍A MUST READ for non Daniel Silva fans!!! This book is ripped right from the headlines🚔📺📰so relevant. Fast paced, exhilarating and totally satisfying! Couldn't wait to see how it would end but so sad when it was over. Definitely a summer win👍🏻

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Cinfhen
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Crushing on Gabriel Allon! Scary to think Daniel Silva "imagined" the horrors and capabilities of ISIS before any attacks in the West had even occurred!

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AnnieReads
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#24in48 One of my favorite series is the Gabriel Allon books by Daniel Silva. I've not been disappointed by one of his books yet. Simply a fantastic series. Unfortunately, you can't see my entire collection of the series as it is currently packed away as I prepare for an upcoming move.

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AnnieReads
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#24in48 I'm a little behind schedule but still pleased with all the reading I've done today. I'm counting down from 24 hrs and still have a little over 16 hours to go.

Brialyhar Glad I'm not the only one... 8y
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AnnieReads
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#24in48
Readathon snack this morning was buttered toast. Nice new shiny copy of Daniel Silva's latest.

KellyKate I haven't read any of his books, but thought of jumping into the series with this one after hearing all the great reviews, or should I start at the beginning? 8y
AnnieReads @KellyKate You could certainly jump in to the series with a The Black Widow. You won't have all the history of Gabriel Allon but you'll get enough glimpses that you won't be lost. I do have to say though that the entire series is well worth reading. Daniel Silva is one of my favorite authors. 8y
KellyKate @AnnieReads thanks for the tip- I shall start with the first one then! 8y
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Cinfhen
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Wonderful evening with the brilliant and candid Daniel Silva🤓can't wait to start the new Gabriel Allon book!

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marixa
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Next up: JK Rowling + some of my favorite spy authors!

Mayread Oh casual vacancy. That one os actually an example of people preferring the movie over the book. I always look forward to new opinions. 8y
marixa @Skiles we'll see! I had no clue there was a movie, but I might have to compare now... 8y
MrBook Just finished Vacancy not too long ago. Hope you enjoy it, I did! 😊👍🏻 8y
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FreshFiction
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Finished ARC and now can't wait for next year's Why do I punish myself?