The Kill Artist
Authors: Daniel Silva
Tags: #Mystery, #Thriller, #Suspense, #Adventure, #Politics
Table of Contents
Praise for the Novels of Daniel Silva
The Confessor
“Accomplished . . . elegantly written . . . a compelling piece of fiction, one that manages to be both superior entertainment and a hard look at serious issues.”
—
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
“A shrewd, timely thriller that opens the heart of the Vatican . . . many scenes of thumping action, passionate words, hot pursuit, and cold revenge. . . . It’s a different kind of thrill than you might expect from a commercial thriller, but it certainly leaves a tingle.”—
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
“[Silva] keeps
The Confessor
’s pages turning.”
The Confessor
’s pages turning.”
—
The Palm Beach Post
The Palm Beach Post
“Provocative historical revelations will keep readers enthralled.” —
Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly
“Silva, who here loads new excitement into the word
thriller
, will touch nerves with this hypothetical exploration of the Church’s silence on these topics. The Vatican, Venice, and Munich are perfectly drawn as the settings for these dark acts of ambition, greed, and revenge, as are the characters, who you’d scarcely believe live only on the page.”—
Library Journal
thriller
, will touch nerves with this hypothetical exploration of the Church’s silence on these topics. The Vatican, Venice, and Munich are perfectly drawn as the settings for these dark acts of ambition, greed, and revenge, as are the characters, who you’d scarcely believe live only on the page.”—
Library Journal
“Another polished and entertaining thriller from the prolific Silva . . . powered by steady pacing, keen detail, and a strong, ironic finish.”—
Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews
The English Assassin
“An exceptionally readable, sophisticated thriller . . . abundant action. . . . Silva ranks . . . among the best of the younger American spy novelists.”
—
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
“[A] swift new spy novel. . . . Silva excitingly delivers his story’s twists and turns.”—
The New York Times
The New York Times
“Good assassin vs. bad assassin. . . . The plot is rich, multilayered, and compelling with issues as timely as the daily headlines and problems as old as humankind. . . . Silva maintains tension and suspense.”—
The Denver Post
The Denver Post
“Enthralling . . . a thriller that entertains as well as enlightens.” —
The Orlando Sentinel
The Orlando Sentinel
“Breathtakingly orchestrated. Silva makes a stunning contribution to the spy thriller.”
—
Booklist
(starred review)
Booklist
(starred review)
“Thrilling . . . a good cinematic story.”
—
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Smooth and compelling.”—
Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press
Praise for Daniel Silva and His Previous Thrillers
“[A] spy-fiction ace.”—
People
People
“A writer who brings new life to the international thriller.”
—
Newsday
Newsday
“Each plot-twisting segment is marked by almost unbearable tension. . . . Silva’s unsmiling prose urges you on like a silencer poking at the small of your back.”
—
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
“A terrific thriller . . . one of the best-drawn fictional assassins since
The Day of the Jackal.
”
The Day of the Jackal.
”
—
The San Francisco Examiner
The San Francisco Examiner
“A master writer of espionage.”
—
The Cincinnati Enquirer
The Cincinnati Enquirer
“Silva . . . writes with the atmospheric grace and whiplash tension of Le Carré.”—
Booklist
(starred review)
Booklist
(starred review)
“At the forefront of his generation of foreign intrigue specialists.”—
Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
Publishers Weekly
(starred review)
Also by Daniel Silva
The Secret Servant
The Messenger
Prince of Fire
A Death in Vienna
The Confessor
The English Assassin
The Marching Season
The Mark of the Assassin
The Unlikely Spy
The Messenger
Prince of Fire
A Death in Vienna
The Confessor
The English Assassin
The Marching Season
The Mark of the Assassin
The Unlikely Spy
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Copyright © Daniel Silva, 1998
Excerpt from
The Secret Servant
copyright © Daniel Silva, 2007
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The Secret Servant
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For Jamie, who made this
one possible, and everything else,
for that matter
one possible, and everything else,
for that matter
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Send men that they may spy out the land of Canaan, which I give to the children of Israel; of every tribe of their fathers shall you send a man, every one a prince among them.”
—Numbers 13:1-2
By way of deception, thou shalt do war.
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