Christmas in July!

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Why you say?  The hot weather? No, I only like it for a day.  Summer vacation? Nope, I was the kid who couldn't wait to get back to school. Forth of July? No way, I HATE fireworks, unless they are the big professional jobby-jobs.

I have two words people: Gabriel Allon.

Every July Daniel Silva published a new book in the Allon series and on the day his new hardback is released the paperback of his previous book is also released.  My Allon collection is paperback only, so I am a year behind, but I wouldn’t have it any other way because at some point Silva is going to move on or stop writing and when he does I will have an extra year of Gabriel waiting for me.

I love Gabriel to the point of ridiculousness. I think it is because he is quiet.  He doesn't boast, he doesn't even generally want to be doing what he is doing.  But he always does the right thing.  And he always cares about the people he is with.  Plus, his eyes, and the painting...