The New Girl

A Novel

By: Daniel Silva

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

Number One New York Times Best Seller •

Number One USA Today Best Seller •

Number One Wall Street Journal Best Seller •

From number one New York Times best-selling author Daniel Silva, this summer’s hottest thriller.

Now you see her.

Now you don’t.

THE NEW GIRL.

A new thriller of deception, betrayal, and vengeance.

She was covered from head to toe in expensive wool and plaid, the sort of stuff one saw at the Burberry boutique in Harrods. She carried a leather bookbag rather than a nylon backpack. Her patent leather ballet slippers were glossy and bright. She was proper, the new girl, modest.

But there was something else about her....

At an exclusive private school in Switzerland, mystery surrounds the identity of the beautiful raven-haired girl who arrives each morning in a motorcade fit for a head of state. She is said to be the daughter of a wealthy international businessman. In truth, her father is Khalid bin Mohammed, the much-maligned crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Once celebrated for his daring social and religious reforms, he is now reviled for his role in the murder of a dissident journalist. And when his only child is brutally kidnapped, he turns to the one man he can trust to find her before it is too late.

What’s done cannot be undone....

Gabriel Allon, the legendary chief of Israeli intelligence, has spent most of his life fighting terrorists, including the murderous jihadists financed by Saudi Arabia. Prince Khalid - or KBM, as he is known - has pledged to finally break the bond between the Kingdom and radical Islam. For that reason alone, Gabriel regards him as a valuable, if flawed, partner. Together, they will become unlikely allies in a deadly secret war for control of the Middle East. The life of a child, and the throne of Saudi Arabia, hang in the balance. Both men have made their share of enemies. And both have everything to lose.

Filled with dark humor, breathtaking twists of plot, and an unforgettable cast of characters, The New Girl is both a thrilling, pause-resisting tale of entertainment and a sophisticated study of political alliances and great-power rivalries in a dangerous world. And it is once again proof that Gabriel Allon is “one of fiction’s greatest spies” (Kirkus) and Daniel Silva is “quite simply the best” (Kansas City Star) writer of foreign intrigue and suspense at work today.

©2019 Daniel Silva (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers

Apologia for MBS

Silva's novels are all 3 parts fun and adventure to one part political screed. (A few of them get the ratio wrong.) To use the screed part of this one to try to rehabilitate the murderous dictator of Saudi Arabia is to make this the Alon novel most will wish had not existed.

Well crafted twists but disappointing

As with many long running series, there are diminishing returns - despite Silva’s technical skill at storyweaving and Guidall’s excellent narration, this one was curiously uninvolving, not my favorite. As another reviewer said, the title is misleading. ‘Game of Princes’ might have been more apt -

Great book enjoyed it very much

Very good read! or good listen! modern interesting provocative. felt like it could have happened.

The new girl

Anyone who has read any of Daniel Silva’s books will not be disappointed. The story is exciting with my international plot twists.
Great book for audible.

Superb narration

Many characters a lot of scenes but the narrator does his finest pulling it all together. Daniel Silva is my favorite author for this genre and I look forward to the release of his films.

Must read!

Loved it. Kept me enthralled and on the edge of my seat. Excitement and the unexpected in every chapter.

Couldn't put it down

Unexpected twists! I was left hoping for specific character's fates. Interesting and unsettling parallels to current events. One could grow quite attached to each character; for better or for worse. I am left wanting the next book!

Another great Gabriel Allon book!

Silva likes to bring current events into his stories, and this one is no different. Though altered to be fiction, you can easily recognize echos of the real world. A great story.

A wonderful continuation of the series

As usual, timely, exciting, entertaining and thoughtful. Special plaudits to George Guidall for spectacular narration. No one could better perform Gabriel’s pithy retorts. You could dive into this one not having read or listened to any others, but great experience to start with #1 & follow the development of the wonderful characters in the scope of current affairs.

really difficult to listen to

the story line is classic Silva, but the narration is dreadful. too fast, abrupt pauses in odd places, slurring over place and personal names.