Episode 871: Daniel Silva on “An Inside Job”

Newt's World

Gingrich 360

News, Politics

4.7 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Newt talks with Daniel Silva, #1 New York Times bestselling novelist known for his Gabriel Allon series. Silva discusses his latest novel, "An Inside Job," the 25th installment in the series, which features the intriguing character Gabriel Allon, an art restorer and legendary spy. Silva shares the inspiration behind Allon's character, including influences from real-life art restorers and historical events like Munich massacre of Israeli Olympic athletes in September 1972. Their conversation explores the novel's plot, which involves a mysterious death in Venice and a scandal at the Vatican, drawing parallels to real-world events. Silva also discusses his writing process, which includes crafting his novels in longhand on yellow legal pads, and his unique approach to storytelling without a predefined outline. Silva describes his knowledge of art, history, and the intricacies of Vatican politics, which makes this latest novel very engaging.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:08.4	On this episode of Nudes World, I've been reading Daniel Silva's books for many years.
0:14.0	I'm a huge fan of his writing.
0:16.4	I was delighted to read his latest novel, The 25 in the Gabriel-O-Anne series called
0:21.7	An Inside Job. I think him as a personal friend. He's a remarkable human being, a great newsman,
0:29.3	a great novelist, someone who should actually write a book about restaurants to go to in Rome
0:34.4	and other major cities, and he's married to a wonderful woman who's a great
0:38.7	reporter in her own right. I'm thrilled he would take time to talk to me and join me about
0:43.4	his latest novel, and frankly, talk some of all my favorite art restorer and legendary spy
0:49.3	Gabriel Alon. So I am really pleased to welcome my guest, number one New York Times bestselling novelist,
0:56.3	Daniel Silva.
1:09.4	Daniel, welcome, and thank you for joining me again on Nutes World.
1:13.0	It is such a pleasure to be back with you. So good to hear your voice.
1:17.6	I have to confess, when an inside job came out, your 25th novel featuring Gabriel Alon,
1:23.9	I read it within 24 hours and then thought, oh my God, I have to wait another year.
1:28.7	So we have to talk at some point about speeding up this process.
1:33.3	Gabriel Alana is such a vivid and remarkable character.
1:38.7	How did you come up with him?
1:40.8	He was a combination of a typical character construction process with a little bit of serendipity and good fortune.
1:50.9	When I created him, I knew his professional and personal backstory, at least a part of it.
1:58.8	As I was building him and constructing him, my wife, Jamie and I were
2:03.6	strolling through Georgetown one day and she reminds me, don't forget we have dinner with David Bull tonight.
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