The Order

By Daniel Silva

From Daniel Silva, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers The New Girl and The Other Woman, comes a stunning new action-packed thriller of high stakes international intrigue featuring the enigmatic art restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon.

LOST FOR CENTURIES,

ONE BOOK HOLDS THE KEY.

Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has slipped into Venice for a much-needed holiday with his wife and two young children. But when Pope Paul VII dies suddenly, Gabriel is summoned to Rome by the Holy Father’s loyal private secretary, Archbishop Luigi Donati. A billion Catholic faithful have been told that the pope died of a heart attack. Donati, however, has two good reasons to suspect his master was murdered. The Swiss Guard who was standing watch the night of the pope’s death is missing. So, too, is the letter the Holy Father was writing during the final hours of his life. A letter that was addressed to an old friend: Gabriel.

While researching in the Vatican Secret Archives, I came upon a most remarkable book …

The book is a long-suppressed gospel that calls into question the accuracy of the New Testament’s depiction of one of the most portentous events in human history. For that reason alone, the Order of St. Helena will stop at nothing to keep it out of Gabriel’s hands. A shadowy Catholic society with ties to the European far right, the Order is plotting to seize control of the papacy. And it is only the beginning …

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Jul 9, 2020
• ISBN: 9780008280826

Daniel Silva

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, The Collector, and A Death in Cornwall. 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.

Reviews for The Order

[robeik_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Another enjoyable bit of escapism.

[bblum_10 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Israeli intelligence director and art restorer now married with children in this 20th book of a popular series once again uses his skills to stop the fascist leaning catholic organization from taking over the papacy in Rome. There are not so subtle bits about Trump and right leaning democracies in Western Europe and the long hatred of Jews attributed to Pontius Pilot. Great plot, lots of twists and I do like the more senior Gabriel Allon.

[shazjhb · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Excellent book. Not sure if there are any more Allon books worth writing. I don’t want to read about the characters I like dying.

[josephking6602 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Gospel of pontius pilate is a clever storyline; but too many characters made the story too complicated

[labdaddy4 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Another excellent book in this series- fast paced and easily read. The author weaves a tale of murder, history, and conspiracy within the backdrop of the Catholic Church and the rise of neo-fascism. Some of the normal “support cast” was missing from this novel.