Daniel Silva (novelist)

Daniel Silva (born 1960) is an American journalist and author of thriller and spy novels.

Daniel Silva
Silva in 2013
Silva in 2013
Born1960 (age 62–63)
Kalamazoo, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, journalist
Alma materCalifornia State University, Fresno (BA)
Period1996–present
GenreSpy fiction
Years active1984–present
Notable awardsBarry Award
2007 The Messenger
Barry Award
2013 The Fallen Angel
SpouseJamie Gangel (1987–present)
Children2
Website
www.danielsilvabooks.com
 Literature portal

Early life

Silva was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[1] When Silva was seven years old, his family moved to Merced, California. He was raised as a Catholic.[2]

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Fresno and began a graduate program in international relations at San Francisco State University, but left when offered employment as a journalist at United Press International (UPI).[3]

Career

Journalist

Silva began his writing career as a journalist with a temporary position at UPI in 1984.[2] His assignment was to cover the Democratic National Convention. UPI made Silva's position permanent and, a year later transferred him to the Washington, D.C. headquarters. After two more years, he was appointed as UPI's Middle East correspondent and moved to Cairo.

Silva returned to Washington, D.C., for a position with Cable News Network's Washington bureau. He worked as a producer and executive producer for several of CNN's television programs, including Crossfire and Capital Gang.

Novelist

In 1994 he began work on his first novel, The Unlikely Spy (1996). The novel debuted on The New York Times best-seller list on January 26, 1997; it remained on the list for five weeks, rising to number 13.[4] In 1997 Silva left CNN to pursue writing full-time.

Since then Silva has written 23 more spy novels, all best-sellers on The New York Times list. Gabriel Allon, an Israeli art restorer, spy and assassin, is the protagonist in all but three of Silva's titles. The series has been a New York Times bestseller since its first installment in 2001.[5][6] Thirteen of the series' titles hit number one on The New York Times list of best sellers (Bibliography, below). Some of his novels involve Islamic terrorism, some involve Russian villains, and some are about historic events related to World War II and the Holocaust. Silva did not come into the Allon series with a significant understanding of the world of art restoration but was able to use a neighbor's expertise to help him turn a spy-assassin into an artist.[2]

Adaptations

In 2007, Universal Pictures made an offer to option the rights to Silva's Gabriel Allon series, starting with The Messenger (2005). In 2011, it was announced that Jeff Zucker would serve as producer, though the deal was never signed.[7][8] On May 15, 2017, MGM Television acquired the adaption rights for the Allon series, though no production schedule was released and it was not specified which novel or novels were under consideration.[9]

Personal life

Silva met Jamie Gangel, a CNN special correspondent while they were both correspondents in the Middle East. They later married, and Silva converted from Catholicism to Judaism, his wife's religion.[2]

Silva and his wife have twin children. Silva frequently takes his children on research trips for his books.[2][10]

Honors
  • 2007 Barry Award for Best Thriller for The Messenger, 2013 Barry Award for Best Thriller for The Fallen Angel.[11]
  • In January 2009, Silva was appointed to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's United States Holocaust Memorial Council.[12]

Bibliography
SeriesNbrTitleYearISBNNYT Weeks[A]NYT Max[B]Note
NoneThe Unlikely Spy199606794556205[4]13[4]
Michael Osbourne1The Mark of the Assassin199806794556393[13]12[14]
Michael Osbourne2The Marching Season199903755008985[15]17[16]
Gabriel Allon1The Kill Artist200003755009011[5]12[5]
Gabriel Allon2The English Assassin200203991485154[17]7[18]
Gabriel Allon3The Confessor200303991497245[19]5[20]
Gabriel Allon4A Death in Vienna200403991514355[21]5[22]Nominated for 2005 Barry Award for Best Thriller
Gabriel Allon5Prince of Fire200503991524314[23]5[24]
Gabriel Allon6The Messenger2006978-03991533586[25]3[26]Winner of 2007 Barry Award for Best Thriller
Gabriel Allon7The Secret Servant2007978-03991542256[27]2[28]
Gabriel Allon8Moscow Rules2008978-03991550176[29]1[30]
Gabriel Allon9The Defector2009978-03991556804[31]1[32]
Gabriel Allon10The Rembrandt Affair2010978-03991565886[33]1[34]Nominated for 2011 Barry Award for Best Thriller
Gabriel Allon11Portrait of a Spy2011978-00620721846[35]2[36]
Gabriel Allon12The Fallen Angel2012978-00620731296[37]1[38]Winner of 2013 Barry Award for Best Thriller
Gabriel Allon13The English Girl2013978-00620731677[39]1[40]
Gabriel Allon14The Heist2014978-00623200566[41]1[42]
Gabriel Allon15The English Spy2015978-00623200567[43]1[44]
Gabriel Allon16The Black Widow2016978-00623202237[45]1[46]
Gabriel Allon17House of Spies2017978-00623543416[47]1[48]
Gabriel Allon18The Other Woman2018978-00628348295[49]1[50]
Gabriel Allon19The New Girl2019978-00628348365[51]1[52]
Gabriel Allon20The Order2020978-14607097646[53]1[54]
Gabriel Allon21The Cellist2021 978-00632119885[55]1[56]
Gabriel Allon22Portrait of an Unknown Woman[57][58]2022 978-006-28348503[59]3[60]
Gabriel Allon23The Collector[61]2023 978-0062834874

A Weeks on The New York Times best seller list B Highest level on The New York Times best seller list

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