Daniel Silva is a #1 New York Times bestselling American author of espionage and international thriller novels and a former journalist. Born in Michigan in 1960 and raised in California, he worked for UPI and later as a CNN executive producer before leaving journalism to write fiction full-time. He is best known for creating Gabriel Allon, an Israeli intelligence operative and master art restorer who debuted in The Kill Artist and became the protagonist of Silva’s long-running bestselling series. Silva’s novels are known for combining espionage, international politics, terrorism, art, and European and Holocaust history.