The Fallen Angel
The Fallen Angel
AuthorDaniel Silva
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesGabriel Allon series
GenreSpy fiction, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
PublisherHarper (US)
Publication date
2012[1]
Media typePrint
Pages405 (1st edition)
ISBN9780062073129 (US)
Preceded byPortrait of a Spy 
Followed byThe 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.[2] 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.[3] Silva includes episodes exploring the traffic in looted antiquities and the history and meaning of the Temple Mount to all three Abrahamic religions.[4]

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.[5][6] Zarine Khan was considered for Chimera, a planned movie adaptation of the book,[7] however it did not proceed.

References

  1. ↑ "The Fallen Angel". The Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
  2. ↑ CBS, "Daniel Silva on new novel, The Fallen Angel," July 18 2912, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GW8y0rIqI3w at 3:12.
  3. ↑ Cheuse, Alan (3 August 2012). "Reviews: 'The Fallen Angel' And 'A Foreign Country'". NPR.org. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ↑ 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/
  5. ↑ Aw, Tash (14 November 2013). "Impac longlist goes further than other prizes". the Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Best Sellers". New York Times. 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  7. ↑ "Zarine Khan offered Hollywood film". Deccan Herald. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2021.



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