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Daniel Silva
webcast
Mysteries & Thrillers Pavilion
2-2:30 pm
Book Signing
3-4 pm
Daniel Silva began his writing career as a journalist for United Press International (UPI), traveling in the Middle East and covering the Iran-Iraq war, terrorism and political conflicts. From UPI he moved to CNN, where he eventually became executive producer of its Washington-based public policy programming. In 1994 he began work on his first novel, The Unlikely Spy, which was a surprise best-seller and won critical acclaim. He turned to writing full time in 1997, and his latest book is The Messenger (Penguin, 2006). Mr. Silva lives in Washington, D.C.