Regular readers know that I’m working my way through Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon series in my own personal reading challenge this year. Book 2 in the series is The English Assassin.
I felt like I got to know Gabriel, and the other recurring characters, a little better this time, but in a completely different setting: Switzerland.
It’s clear from the beginning that Silva has done extensive research into Switzerland’s WWII history…
As I mentioned last week, one of my personal challenges this year is to read all of Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon books. Chris S., one of my good friends, has been raving about this series and I do love thrillers. Based on everything he had told me, this series seemed like a good fit for me. Plus, Chris was nice enough to loan me his copies of the books, so I really had no excuse.
So, I set out to read book one, The Kill Artist, and I learned a very important lesson about starting any new series… click the title to read more!
What are your reading goals this year?
I have set two major reading goals for myself this year. First, on the recommendation of my good friend Chris, I’m reading through Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon series. My goal is to read the entire series this year! For those of you keeping count, that’s 12 books in all, including the newest thriller due out this Summer. I finished the first two in January, The Kill Artist and The English Assassin, and will post my reviews of those soon (hint: I’m…