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Character · Gabriel and his team · 26 books

Eli Lavon

Surveillance expert and Gabriel’s oldest friend · Daniel Silva

Eli Lavon is a surveillance expert and Gabriel’s oldest friend.

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Character facts

First appearance
The Kill Artist (2000)
Latest appearance
Ransom (2026)
Books
26 (26 major)
Series
Gabriel Allon
Author
Daniel Silva
Circle
Gabriel and his team

Where to meet Eli Lavon

Eli Lavon first appears in The Kill Artist (2000), in a major role, book 1 of the Gabriel Allon series.

Buy The Kill Artist

Every book with Eli Lavon

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2000MThe Kill Artistmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  2. 2002MThe English Assassinmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  3. 2003MThe Confessormajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  4. 2004MA Death in Viennamajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  5. 2005MPrince of Firemajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  6. 2006MThe Messengermajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  7. 2007MThe Secret Servantmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  8. 2008MMoscow Rulesmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  9. 2009MThe Defectormajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  10. 2010MThe Rembrandt Affairmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  11. 2011MPortrait of a Spymajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  12. 2012MThe Fallen Angelmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  13. 2013MThe English Girlmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  14. 2014MThe Heistmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  15. 2015MThe English Spymajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  16. 2016MThe Black Widowmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  17. 2017MHouse of Spiesmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  18. 2018MThe Other Womanmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  19. 2019MThe New Girlmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  20. 2020MThe Ordermajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  21. 2021MThe Cellistmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  22. 2022MPortrait of an Unknown Womanmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  23. 2023MThe Collectormajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  24. 2024MA Death in Cornwallmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  25. 2025MAn Inside Jobmajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy
  26. 2026MRansommajor role · Gabriel AllonBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Ari ShamronGabriel’s mentor, the legendary spymaster26
Gabriel AllonArt restorer and Israeli intelligence officer, later its chief26
Julian IsherwoodLondon art dealer26
Uzi NavotOfficer, later chief of the Office26
Chiara ZolliVenetian-born officer, Gabriel’s second wife25
Mikhail AbramovField officer18