Recommendations based on The Messengerby Daniel Silva

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  1. A Death in Vienna

    by Daniel Silva
    An international assassin is pursued by a CIA operative through the streets of Vienna.

    An Israeli-run Holocaust research office in Vienna is bombed, resulting in the death of the two female staff and serious injury to the Director. Gabriel Allon, a former assassin for 'The Office' and ... (Wikipedia)

  2. The Secret Servant

    by Daniel Silva
    An Israeli secret agent goes undercover to prevent a terrorist attack in Amsterdam.

    In this entry in the series, Gabriel Allon , the master art restorer and sometime officer of Israeli intelligence, had just prevailed in his blood-soaked duel with Saudi terrorist financier Zizi ... (Wikipedia)

  3. The Confessor

    by Daniel Silva
    A master spy embarks on a thrilling mission to uncover secrets and protect the innocent.

    Gabriel Allon is tasked to investigate the murder of scholar Benjamin Stern in Munich . The lack of Stern's computer and other documents indicate that he was not killed for being a Jew — but rather ... (Wikipedia)

  4. A Clean Kill in Tokyo

    by Barry Eisler
    John Rain, a Japanese-American assassin, is hired to kill a powerful businessman in Tokyo. But things get complicated when he falls for the businessman's daughter.

    Previously published as Rain Fall (John Rain, #1) Name: John Rain. Vocation: Assassin. Specialty: Natural Causes. Base of operations: Tokyo. Availability: Worldwide. Half American, half Japanese, ... (Goodreads)

  5. Plum Island

    by Nelson DeMille
    A mysterious investigation into a series of strange, unexplained events on a remote island.

    In 1997, NYPD detective John Corey is on the back porch of his uncle's waterfront home on the North Fork of Long Island recovering from three gunshot wounds while working in his town of Manhattan, ... (Wikipedia)

  6. The Alexandria Link

    by Steve Berry
    A thrilling journey of intrigue and discovery, uncovering an ancient mystery.

    The Library of Alexandria was the most important collection of ancient knowledge ever assembled. The building stood for six hundred years and contained more than half a million manuscripts. Then ... (Wikipedia)

  7. Gentlemen and Players

    by Joanne Harris
    A tale of secrets and lies, as two men battle a deadly game of chess.

    As the new school year starts in September, Roy Straitley is looking forward to his 100th term at St Oswald's, where he has been teaching for 33 years. Having never married, he lives alone and has ... (Wikipedia)

  8. The Day of the Jackal

    by Frederick Forsyth
    An assassin attempts to kill the president of France in a thrilling race against time.

    The book begins in 1962 with the (historical) failed attempt on de Gaulle 's life plotted by, among others, Lieutenant-Colonel Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry in the Paris suburb of Petit-Clamart : ... (Wikipedia)

  9. Tawny Scrawny Lion

    by Kathryn Jackson
    A lion who is always hungry learns the value of friendship and sharing after meeting a group of friendly rabbits.

    Once there was a tawny scrawny lion who chased monkeys on Monday—kangaroos on Tuesday—zebras on Wednesday—bears on Thursday—camels on Friday—and on Saturday, elephants! So begins the funny, classic ... (Goodreads)

  10. A Painted House

    by John Grisham
    A young boy's journey of growing up on an Arkansas cotton farm, learning life lessons along the way.

    "The hill people and the Mexicans arrived on the same day. It was a Wednesday, early in September 1952. The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodgers with three weeks to go, and the season looked ... (Goodreads)

  11. All Necessary Force

    by Brad Taylor
    A terrorist group threatens to unleash a deadly virus on the United States, and Pike Logan and his team must stop them before it's too late.

    A terrorist hit is coming. CIA, FBI, and Department of Defense systems have spiked, but traditional intel is going nowhere. It falls to the Taskforce–a top secret team that exists outside the bounds ... (Goodreads)

  12. The Art Forger

    by Barbara A. Shapiro
    An aspiring artist embarks on a daring mission to forge a stolen masterpiece.

    A Barbara A. Shapiro tour de force. On March 18, 1990, thirteen works of art worth today over $500 million were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. It remains the largest ... (Goodreads)

  13. A Legacy of Spies

    by John le Carré
    A former spy must confront the consequences of his past actions.

    Peter Guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of George Smiley of the British Secret Service, otherwise known as the Circus, is living out his old age on the family farmstead on the south coast of ... (Goodreads)

  14. The President Is Missing

    by Bill Clinton
    The President goes missing during a critical time in his presidency, and a secret mission is launched to find him and prevent a devastating cyber attack.

    President Bill Clinton and bestselling novelist James Patterson have written a spellbinding thriller, The President is Missing. As the novel opens, a threat looms. Enemies are planning an attack of ... (Goodreads)

  15. Guilt

    by Jonathan Kellerman
    A psychologist investigates the murder of a former patient, leading to a web of secrets and guilt.

    In an upscale L.A. neighborhood, a backyard renovation unearths an infant’s body, buried sixty years ago. Soon thereafter, in a nearby park, another disturbingly bizarre discovery is made not far ... (Goodreads)

  16. The Innocent

    by David Baldacci
    A former assassin risks life and limb to uncover a vast conspiracy and protect a child.

    America has enemies - ruthless people that the police, the FBI, even the military can't stop. That's when the U.S. government calls on Will Robie, a stone cold hitman who never questions orders and ... (Goodreads)

  17. The Amber Room

    by Steve Berry
    A thrilling adventure to uncover the lost Amber Room, a priceless treasure stolen by the Nazis during WWII.

    The story is about judge Rachel Cutler and her husband Paul, a divorced American couple caught up in a treasure hunt for the long-missing Amber Room. A couple of competitive professional treasure ... (Wikipedia)

  18. Six Days of the Condor

    by James Grady
    A CIA researcher returns from lunch to find his colleagues murdered. He must evade the killers and uncover the truth.

    Ronald Malcolm is a CIA employee who works in a clandestine operations office in Washington, D.C. responsible for analyzing the plots of mystery and spy novels. One day, when he should be in the ... (Wikipedia)

  19. This Was a Man

    by Jeffrey Archer
    A gripping tale of ambition, power, loyalty and betrayal set in Victorian England.

    This Was a Man continues the story of the Clifton family. It starts with the readers to believe Karin has been executed by her Russian handler after being found out as a double agent. Harry sets out ... (Wikipedia)

  20. The Lincoln Lawyer

    by Michael Connelly
    A defense attorney navigates the legal system and unravels a conspiracy that could destroy him.

    Moderately successful criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller operates around Los Angeles County out of a Lincoln Town Car (hence the title) driven by a former client working off his legal fees. ... (Wikipedia)

  21. The Fist of God

    by Frederick Forsyth
    A gripping thriller set during the Gulf War, following a group of soldiers and spies as they race to uncover a secret weapon before it's too late.

    Dr. Gerald Bull designs a supergun codenamed Project Babylon for Iraq . He believes that it is for launching satellites into space and assumes it could serve no military purpose for a few reasons: ... (Wikipedia)

  22. State of the Union

    by Brad Thor
    An ex-Navy Seal must save the United States from a dangerous foreign enemy.

    From the national bestselling author of "The Lions of Lucerne" and "Path of the Assassin" comes another electrifying international thriller featuring all-American hero Scot Harvath, as he plunges ... (Goodreads)

  23. The Third Secret

    by Steve Berry
    An investigative journalist unravels the secrets of the Catholic Church with unexpected consequences.

    The story takes us behind the Vatican walls during the reign of a dying pope. Clement XV, , a gentle, poetic German, keeps visiting the archives where the Third Secret of Fatima is kept. He is ... (Wikipedia)

  24. Origin

    by Dan Brown
    An exploration of secret societies and history, uncovering dark secrets of the past.

    Edmond Kirsch, a billionaire philanthropist, computer scientist and futurist , as well as a strident atheist , attends a meeting in Catalonia ( Spain ) with Roman Catholic Bishop Antonio Valdespino, ... (Wikipedia)

  25. Heretic

    by Bernard Cornwell
    A gripping tale of a Saxon warrior's journey of faith and vengeance in a time of civil war.

    Heretic begins with a bloody battle outside Calais in 1347, a short time before the city fell to the English. The sympathetic Thomas of Hookton is bending every sinew at the service of his master, ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Shantaram

    by Gregory David Roberts
    An Australian convict escapes to India and embarks on a journey of self-discovery.

    In 1978, Roberts was sentenced to a 19-year imprisonment in Australia after being convicted of a series of armed robberies of building society branches, credit unions , and shops. In July 1980, he ... (Wikipedia)

  27. The Lions of Lucerne

    by Brad Thor
    An international conspiracy comes to light when a US president is kidnapped during a secret ski vacation.

    The work is Brad Thor's first novel with the character of Scot Harvath, an ex- Navy SEAL and current U.S. Secret Service agent. Harvath survives an attack which leaves 30 of his fellow agents dead ... (Wikipedia)

  28. The Fourth Protocol

    by Frederick Forsyth
    A thrilling espionage story set in the Cold War, and a race against time to prevent a nuclear disaster.

    On New Year's Eve 1986, professional thief James Rawlings breaks into the apartment of a senior civil servant and inadvertently discovers stolen top secret documents. Despite being a notorious and ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Carnal Innocence

    by Nora Roberts
    A famous violinist seeks refuge in a small town after a stalker threatens her. She finds love and danger in unexpected places.

    Nora Roberts, bestselling author of The Reef and Genuine Lies , mixes scorching passion with icy suspense in her classic novel of murder and infatuation in a southern town now available in hardcover ... (Goodreads)

  30. The Third Option

    by Vince Flynn
    CIA operative Mitch Rapp must choose between his loyalty to his country and his personal vendetta against terrorists.

    Mitch Rapp is sent on a highly sensitive mission in northern Germany to assassinate Count Heinrich Hagenmiller V, a powerful arms dealer who has been selling weapons to Saddam Hussein and other ... (Wikipedia)