Gabriel Allon Books in Order

by Daniel Silva · 26 books · ★ 4.61 average rating · Updated 23 September 2026

An Israeli art restorer and reluctant spy is repeatedly pulled back into a world of assassination and international intrigue.

Here is the complete Gabriel Allon reading order — all 26 books by Daniel Silva, in the order you should read them:

Reading order

1. The Kill ArtistA retired Israeli art restorer and former assassin is pulled back into intelligence work to stop a onetime lover turned terrorist mastermind from assassinating a Middle East peace negotiator.2000433 pages
2. The English AssassinSent to retrieve a stolen painting from a murdered Swiss banker, Gabriel uncovers a conspiracy of Nazi-looted art and hidden fortunes protected by a professional killer.2002400 pages
3. The ConfessorInvestigating the murder of a Holocaust historian, Gabriel confronts a secretive faction within the Catholic Church guarding a dark wartime secret.2003416 pages
4. A Death in ViennaA bombing that maims an old friend draws Gabriel into a decades-old cover-up linking a respected Austrian businessman to Nazi war crimes.2004424 pages
5. Prince of FireAfter a terrorist bombing targets Israelis in Rome, Gabriel hunts a Palestinian mastermind whose campaign of vengeance turns out to be deeply personal.2005374 pages
6. The MessengerGabriel races against time to stop a Saudi-financed terror network from carrying out a devastating attack aimed at the Vatican and the West.2006352 pages
7. The Secret ServantWhen the daughter of the U.S.2007385 pages
8. Moscow RulesThe murder of a journalist investigating Russian arms sales pulls Gabriel into a dangerous scheme funneling weapons to terrorists worldwide.2008433 pages
9. The DefectorWhen a Russian defector Gabriel once saved is abducted by the Russian mob, Gabriel is drawn into a deadly reckoning with an old nemesis.2009470 pages
10. The Rembrandt AffairThe theft of a long-lost Rembrandt leads Gabriel from Nazi-era plunder into a modern conspiracy involving illicit nuclear technology.2010484 pages
11. Portrait of a SpyAfter witnessing a foiled terrorist attack in London, Gabriel is drawn out of retirement to hunt down the network's elusive financier.2011432 pages
12. The Fallen AngelThe suspicious death of a Vatican employee entangles Gabriel in an antiquities-smuggling conspiracy with a plot to destabilize the Temple Mount.2012405 pages
13. The English GirlGabriel is secretly enlisted to recover the British Prime Minister's kidnapped mistress before a political scandal engulfs the government.2013482 pages
14. The HeistInvestigating an art dealer's murder, Gabriel is pulled into a scheme to recover a stolen Caravaggio tied to a brutal regime.2014471 pages
15. The English SpyAfter a bombing kills a beloved princess, Gabriel teams with a British operative to track down a legendary bombmaker from Ireland's violent past.2015614 pages
16. The Black WidowIn the wake of terror attacks across Europe, Gabriel recruits and trains a grieving young woman to infiltrate the network from within.2016544 pages
17. House of SpiesNow chief of Israeli intelligence, Gabriel builds an elaborate operation to hunt down the mastermind behind a devastating attack in France.2017528 pages
18. The Other WomanThe killing of a Russian defector leads Gabriel to uncover a decades-buried mole reaching into the heart of Western intelligence.2018496 pages
19. The New GirlThe kidnapping of a crown prince's daughter thrusts Gabriel into a treacherous geopolitical conspiracy tied to a journalist's murder.2019488 pages
20. The OrderSummoned to the Vatican after the pope's sudden death, Gabriel uncovers a secret society guarding a forbidden document that could upend Christianity.2020464 pages
21. The CellistAfter a dissident is poisoned in London, Gabriel wages a covert campaign against a corrupt oligarch's disinformation empire threatening democracies.2021496 pages
22. Portrait of an Unknown WomanNow restoring art in semi-retirement in Venice, Gabriel is drawn into the shadowy, high-stakes world of a master art forger.2022448 pages
23. The CollectorThe theft of a Vermeer and a young woman's murder lead Gabriel into a conspiracy entangling stolen art with a dangerous nuclear secret.2023
24. A Death in CornwallCalled in after a renowned art historian is brutally murdered and a lost Picasso vanishes, Gabriel crosses paths with a serial killer terrorizing England.2024432 pages
25. An Inside JobAfter finding a woman's body in the Venetian lagoon, Gabriel races to recover a long-lost da Vinci portrait hidden for a century in Vatican storerooms.2025415 pages
26. RansomGabriel is pulled back into the life he thought he'd left behind to find a missing British socialite whose disappearance exposes her billionaire husband's perilous secret.2026

Good news: for this series, reading order and publication order are the same — just read straight down the list.

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