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Portrait of an Unknown Woman: A Novel (Gabriel Allon, 22) Hardcover – July 19, 2022

by Daniel Silva (Author)

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In a spellbinding new masterpiece by #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a high-stakes search for the greatest art forger who ever lived

Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has at long last severed ties with Israeli intelligence and settled quietly in Venice, the only place where he has ever truly known peace. His beautiful wife, Chiara, has taken over the day-to-day management of the Tiepolo Restoration Company, and their two young children are discreetly enrolled in a neighborhood scuola elementare. For his part, Gabriel spends his days wandering the streets and canals of the watery city, bidding farewell to the demons of his tragic, violent past.

But when the eccentric London art dealer Julian Isherwood asks Gabriel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the rediscovery and lucrative sale of a centuries-old painting, he is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse where nothing is as it seems.

Gabriel soon discovers that the work in question, a portrait of an unidentified woman attributed to Sir Anthony van Dyck, is almost certainly a fiendishly clever fake. To find the mysterious figure who painted it—and uncover a multibillion-dollar fraud at the pinnacle of the art world—Gabriel conceives one of the most elaborate deceptions of his career. If it is to succeed, he must become the very mirror image of the man he seeks: the greatest art forger the world has ever known.

Stylish, sophisticated, and ingeniously plotted, Portrait of an Unknown Woman is a wildly entertaining journey through the dark side of the art world—a place where unscrupulous dealers routinely deceive their customers and deep-pocketed investors treat great paintings as though they were just another asset class to be bought and sold at a profit. From its elegant opening to the shocking twists of its climax, the novel is a tour de force of storytelling and one of the finest pieces of heist fiction ever written. And it is still more proof that, when it comes to international intrigue and suspense, Daniel Silva has no equal.

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July 19, 2022
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"Reading the latest Gabriel Allon is like visiting an old friend. Another tour de force by the master." — Bob Woodward

“Silva can really write. The bastard.” — James Patterson

"A smart summer escape." — Kirkus, starred review

“The scheme is a doozy, but the real draw here is the meticulously detailed look at the art of the forger.” — Booklist, starred review

“Few reading experiences bring me more joy than opening up the new Gabriel Allon novel every summer.” — CrimeReads

"Silva always turns out a masterpiece." — Oklahoma City Friday

About the Author

Daniel Silva is the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Unlikely Spy, The Mark of the Assassin, The Marching Season, The Kill Artist, The English Assassin, The Confessor, A Death in Vienna, Prince of Fire, The Messenger, The Secret Servant, Moscow Rules, The Defector, The Rembrandt Affair, Portrait of a Spy, The Fallen Angel, The English Girl, The Heist, The English Spy, The Black Widow, House of Spies, The Other Woman, The New Girl, The Order, and The Collector. He is best known for his long-running thriller series starring spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon. Silva’s books are critically acclaimed bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than thirty languages. He lives with his wife, television journalist Jamie Gangel, and their twins, Lily and Nicholas.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper; First Edition (July 19, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0062834851
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062834850
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.37 x 9 inches

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Daniel Silva is the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Unlikely Spy, The Mark of the Assassin, The Marching Season, The Kill Artist, The English Assassin, The Confessor, A Death in Vienna, Prince of Fire, The Messenger, The Secret Servant, Moscow Rules, The Defector, The Rembrandt Affair, Portrait of a Spy, The Fallen Angel, The English Girl, The Heist, and The English Spy. His books are published in more than thirty countries and are bestsellers around the world. He serves on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and lives in Florida with his wife, CNN special correspondent Jamie Gangel, and their two children, Lily and Nicholas.

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William W. Gravely

Excellent, tightly-written, well-thought out storyline and quick pacing.

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2024

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Daniel Silva's books are all well-written, informative, educational, and yet fascinatingly interesting. This is maybe the best he's written.

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William de Rham

Tons of wit and charm coupled with murder and mayhem in the world of fine art

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2022

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Readers seeking an entertainment with tons of wit, charm, international globe-trotting, and European flavor need look no further than Daniel Silva’s newest novel, “Portrait of an Unknown Woman.”

Master spy Gabriel Allon has retired from The Office and moved to Venice with his wife Chiara, intending to spend time with family and resume his career as one of the world’s finest restorers of works of fine art. But then his longtime friend, art dealer Julian Isherwood, discovers that a $6.5 million painting he sold may just be a fake. Asking for Allon's help, he sends the former Israeli agent of many identities from Venice to Paris, to Bordeaux, to London, to New York (to name just a few) in pursuit of those threatening to completely undermine the credibility and trustworthiness of the world of fine art in pursuit of vast riches; and who engage in murder, mayhem, and the occasional bombing to accomplish their objectives.

It's a solidly written work featuring a wry sense of humor as well as deep dives into art history, art forgery, and the science of detecting what’s genuine and what’s not. It also takes readers on a first-class journey to some of the world’s finest museums, hotels, and restaurants; and features foods and wines to make the mouth water and references to music and architecture that nourish the soul.

A truly enjoyable mystery and thriller that should educate as well as amuse.

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James Baker

One of the best Silva novels yet.

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024

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Art lovers will really go head over heels for this book. The rest of us will just appreciate the clever plot, the attention to detail and,of course, the international flavor of the settings. A truly wonderful read. And then there’s the goat!

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2024

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I truly enjoy Daniel’s style of writing. The detail in the places and characters is vivid, he provides sophistication with an air of danger and excitement, while also intensifying the book’s energy as time progresses. I look forward to making my way through the next one.

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Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024

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Read all of Daniel Silva’s books. Enjoyed very much

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C. Perez

A novel with pluses and minuses

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2022

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Renowned Israeli spy master Gabriel Allon is recently retired and living in Venice with his family. On Chiara’s orders, he is enjoying an intermezzo from work, both from the spycraft and the restoration business he is an employee of now. Unfortunately, the rest is short-lived. Julian Isherwood has sold a painting to an American investor that has questionable origins, if a French woman, who contacted him upon knowing of the painting’s sale, is to be believed.

If the painting is exposed as a forgery, Julian will be ruined personally and professionally. However, the fallout won’t stop there, for the art world is small and intricate. Julian asks Gabriel Allon to investigate who is behind the painting’s resurgence, who stands to profit, and who has gone to such lengths to stage a car accident to remove an unwanted witness from raising valid questions.

Portrait of an Unknown Woman turned out to be a mixed bag. The first half was laugh-out-loud funny and a breeze to read. Silva has found a turn of phrase that I love, with well constructed literary images lacking in his earlier novels. I thought up to that point that it was a return to top form by the author after the last two duds. Silva kept the usual padding to a minimum, and the pace was on par with the action. However, the second half of the book was extremely dense, as it delved into the intricacies of a Ponzi scheme hedge fund that used forged paintings as collaterals to secure massive loans with which it paid dividends to its investors. It wasn’t the same level of boring as the financial discussion turned out in The Cellist, but it was dense enough. I guessed the culprit since his first appearance, though, fortunately, it didn’t affect my enjoyment of this novel.

I’m starting to wonder if this franchise has run its course. Since Silva found new political leanings, he avoids the kind of foreign policy criticism and sure fire commentaries about American administrations that made this series wildly successful. I used to look forward to reading each new installment, waiting for Silva to anticipate world events and make his incisive analyses of the implications for countries the world over, and the Middle East in particular, but that is no longer the case. The world has turned vastly unpredictable, and Silva quite the opposite. Gabriel Allon used to be formidable, now he has been reduced to playing a standard detective with great connections in the criminal and the spy world alike, at least that has been the case in the last three installments. I’m not sure that Allon being retired is good for this franchise; let’s hope I’m wrong and Silva finds his footing once more.

Overall, Portrait of an Unknown Woman has some pluses and minuses in its ledger. The first half is extremely good, while the second half becomes increasingly dense.

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Dee Cogburn

Always good!

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024

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This is another good "Gabriel Allon" book, but a bit more slow moving and less attention keeping than Mr.Silva's previous novels. Still a decent read!

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Allon is retired, but not done

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2023

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Gabriel Allon is now devoting himself to art and his family in Venice. But a new challenge arrives and, of course, he cannot refuse to participate. This time, it's all about stolen art and Daniel Silva provides us with his usual quality narrative. The bonus is that the reader will come away with a decent understanding of how to create a forged work of art. Allon forges several pieces and uses them to track down an international gang that also forges art and sometimes sells or uses it for other purposes. While this book is a pleasure to read, the reader should be prepared to take time to understand a particularly puzzling plot.

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tzahal

Not a great story

Reviewed in Brazil on March 27, 2023

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Far from the other Gabriel Alon stories. Less intriguing , less interesting . Not bad, but kind of frustrating. Waiting for the next .

Linda Pfeiffer

Our favourite spy, Gabriel Allon, returns to restoring artwork

Reviewed in Canada on August 28, 2022

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I truly enjoyed this new book about Gabriel Allon's continuing journey. For all intents and purposes, Allon, is trying to retire from intelligence work with the Israelis and take up his old job of restoring fine art. He has moved to Venice once again and his wife Chiara has opened a business of restoring and repairing artwork in the heart of the city. Gabriel is to be her most valuable art restorer once he takes a breather and tries to get used to life without his job with the Moussad. After all, it's been 50 years now since the murder of those eleven athletes who were murdered in 1972 and his revenge was satisfied a long time ago. So he is now at an age when he should be retiring. And now we are back in the Art World with him. His friend Julian Isherwood of Isherwood Fine Arts, in the U.K. contacts him regarding the multimillion pound sale of, A Portrait of An Unknown Woman, by Anthony Van Dyck which Julian recently transacted. And thus begins the intriguing story of murder, art forgery and authenticating the works of the old masters. I was absolutely riveted to my chair while reading this book. Now I want to learn everything I can about selling in the art world today.
I am so glad that Daniel Silva has returned Gabriel Allon to his other skill of art restoration. It's so much more appropriate for a man of his age but just as exciting as his previous job.

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Sonal

Not the usual spy stuff but still a fun read!

Reviewed in India on April 6, 2024

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For a change Gabriel Allon is not engaged in a fight against terrorism but the books still makes a great read.
Fans will enjoy reading how the kids are growing up and the fact that finally Gabriel seems to be enjoying a normal family life.
The story is interesting!

Bernard H.

Another page Turner from Mr Silva

Reviewed in France on March 17, 2023

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I purchased this book when it first was published and kept it in my to read shelf as one keeps a good bottle of wine to age it to perfection and use it for a good occasion.
I truly enjoyed the wait and being reunited with mr Allon, Chiara and the cast of this book.
Nowi will have to wait until Mr Silva finish his next book (or reread some of the previously read books).
Please hurry, Mr Silva.

Chris Balsi

Daniel Silva is back at his best

Reviewed in Italy on March 9, 2023

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Finally Daniel Silva is back at his best! In my opinion the last two novels were very disappointing, the rythm of telling was boring, quite often one had the feeling of reading bits and pieces from other Gabriel Allon books put togheter by paste and copy.
But this novel is really like the best Gabriel Allon novels. Now Allon is a newly defined figure, and a very interesting one. Now he is even ironic and seems more empatic. And the descriptions of the world of art dealers/smugglers/experts ist very well described. A really good read!

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