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2012 spy novel by Daniel Silva

The Fallen Angel
The Fallen Angel
Author	Daniel Silva
Language	English
Series	Gabriel Allon series
Genre	Spy fiction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Publisher	Harper (US)
Publication date	2012
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
Pages	405 (1st edition)
ISBN	9780062073129 (US)
Preceded by	Portrait of a Spy
Followed by	The English Girl

The Fallen Angel is a 2012 spy novel by Daniel Silva. It is the twelfth in Gabriel Allon series.

Plot

"This book runs along the Jerusalem-to-Rome historical axis. It goes sort of backward in time from Rome to Jerusalem," said Daniel Silva. The first part of the book is set in Italy as Allon helps the Pope's private secretary, Monsignor Luigi Donati, with a case that is troubling The Vatican. Silva includes episodes exploring the traffic in looted antiquities and the history and meaning of the Temple Mount to all three Abrahamic religions.

Reception

It was longlisted for the 2013 IMPAC award, and like others in Silva's Allon series, The Fallen Angel was a New York Times bestseller rising to #1 on the hardcover fiction list in August 2012. Zarine Khan was considered for Chimera, a planned movie adaptation of the book, however it did not proceed.

References

"The Fallen Angel". The Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
CBS, "Daniel Silva on new novel, The Fallen Angel," July 18 2912, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW8y0rIqI3w at 3:12.
Cheuse, Alan (3 August 2012). "Reviews: 'The Fallen Angel' And 'A Foreign Country'". NPR.org. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
Alan Johnson, "Book Review. The Fallen Angel: Tale puts fresh spin on villainy at Vatican," Columbus Dispatch July 15 2012. https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/books/2012/07/15/book-review-fallen-angel-tale/24212679007/
Aw, Tash (14 November 2013). "Impac longlist goes further than other prizes". the Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
"Best Sellers". New York Times. 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
"Zarine Khan offered Hollywood film". Deccan Herald. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

External links

Official website

v t e Novels by Daniel Silva
Gabriel Allon series	The Kill Artist (2000) The English Assassin (2002) The Confessor (2003) A Death in Vienna (2004) Prince of Fire (2005) The Messenger (2006) The Secret Servant (2007) Moscow Rules (2008) The Defector (2009) The Rembrandt Affair (2010) Portrait of a Spy (2011) The Fallen Angel (2012) The English Girl (2013) The Heist (2014) The English Spy (2015) The Black Widow (2016) House of Spies (2017) The Other Woman (2018) The New Girl (2019) The Order (2020) The Cellist (2021) Portrait of an Unknown Woman (2022) The Collector (2023) A Death in Cornwall (2024)
Michael Osbourne series	The Mark of the Assassin (1998) The Marching Season (1999)
Other	The Unlikely Spy (1996)

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