Daniel Silva to Chat THE BLACK WIDOW at 'Writers on a New England Stage' Series

#1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva comes to town with his latest, a stunning new thriller of high stakes international intrigue featuring Gabriel Allon. From its shocking opening in Paris, THE BLACK WIDOW is Daniel Silva's most timely and powerful novel yet. Don't miss hearing from this former Middle East correspondent and CNN Producer whose books have been published around the world in more than 30 languages.

The 7pm event includes an author presentation and followed by an onstage interview with Virginia Prescott, host of New Hampshire Public Radio's "Word of Mouth." It will be held at The Music Hall's Historic Theater at 28 Chestnut Street, in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Acclaimed novelist Daniel Silva has thrilled, entertained and educated readers with eighteen thoughtful and gripping spy novels featuring a diverse cast of compelling characters and ingenious plots that have taken them around the globe and back-from the United States to Europe, Russia to the Middle East. From its shocking opening to its explosive denouement in Washington, D.C., THE BLACK WIDOW showcases Silva's consummate skill and brilliant imagination, and is sure to be a must read for his multitude of current and future fans.

"Daniel Silva is one of the gold standards in thriller and espionage writing. His reputation grew fast after he published his first novel in 1997, and we are delighted to present him to fans here in Portsmouth," said Patricia Lynch, Executive Producer of Writers on a New England Stage. "Our regular spy readers, visitors, beach readers, young and old -- everyone is invited in to experience this thrilling night in our signature literary series."

ABOUT THE BOOK

Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon is poised to become the chief of Israel's secret intelligence service. But on the eve of his promotion, events conspire to lure him into the field for one final operation. ISIS has detonated a massive bomb in the Marais district of Paris, and a desperate French government wants Gabriel to eliminate the man responsible before he can strike again. They call him Saladin.

Saladin is a terrorist mastermind whose ambition is as grandiose as his nom de guerre, a man so elusive that even his nationality is not known. Shielded by sophisticated encryption software, his network communicates in total secrecy, leaving the West blind to his planning-and leaving Gabriel no choice but to insert an agent into the most dangerous terrorist group the world has ever known. Natalie Mizrahi is an extraordinary young doctor as brave as she is beautiful. At Gabriel's behest, she will pose as an ISIS recruit in waiting, a ticking time bomb, a black widow out for blood.

Her perilous mission will take her from the restive suburbs of Paris to the island of Santorini and the brutal world of the Islamic State's new caliphate, and eventually to Washington, D.C., where the ruthless Saladin is plotting an apocalyptic night of terror that will alter the course of history.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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, and The English Spy. His books are published in more than thirty countries and are bestsellers around the world. He serves on the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and lives in Florida with his wife, CNN special correspondent Jamie Gangel, and their two children, Lily and Nicholas.

Tickets for Writers on a New England Stage: Daniel Silva on Wednesday, July 20, at 7:00pm are $13.75 ($11.75 for members). For each 1-2 tickets sold, the purchase of a book voucher for THE BLACK WIDOW ($27.99, hardcover) is required. Vouchers can be redeemed on the event night for signed copies of the book. Tickets can be purchased through The Music Hall Box Office, located at 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, or over the phone at 603.436.2400.

Each literary evening features an author presentation followed by an onstage interview with Virginia Prescott, host of New Hampshire Public Radio's "Word of Mouth." Live music performed by the award-winning house band Dreadnaught. Shows are rebroadcast on NH Public Radio.

The Music Hall is a performing arts center featuring curated entertainment from around the world in two theaters in its downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire campus - one, a landmark 1878 Victorian theater, designated an American Treasure for the Arts by the National Park Service's Save America's Treasures Program, the other the intimate Music Hall Loft around the corner, recently named "best performing arts venue" by Yankee Magazine and the recipient of the NH AIA award for design excellence.

For more, visit www.TheMusicHall.org.

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