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  I consulted hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles while writing The New Girl, far too many to cite here. I owe a special debt to the brave reporters and editors of the Washington Post, who had the unenviable task of covering the brutal murder of a beloved colleague. They did so with extraordinary professionalism, proving once again why quality journalism is essential to a properly functioning democracy.

  Louis Toscano, my dear friend and longtime editor, made countless improvements to the novel. Kathy Crosby, my eagle-eyed personal copy editor, made certain the text was free of typographical and grammatical errors. Any mistakes that slipped through their formidable gauntlet are mine, not theirs.

  We are blessed with family and friends who fill our lives with love and laughter at critical times during the writing year, especially Jeff Zucker, Phil Griffin, Andrew Lack, Elsa Walsh, Michael Gendler, Ron Meyer, Jane and Burt Bacharach, Stacey and Henry Winkler, Maurice Tempelsman and Kitty Pilgrim, Nancy Dubuc and Michael Kizilbash, Susanna Aaron and Gary Ginsburg, and Cindi and Mitchell Berger. My children, Lily and Nicholas, were a constant source of inspiration and support. To better understand what it is like to live with a novelist on deadline, I recommend the breakfast table scene in the film Phantom Thread.

  Finally, heartfelt thanks to the remarkable team at HarperCollins, especially Brian Murray, Jonathan Burnham, Jennifer Barth, Doug Jones, Leah Wasielewski, Mark Ferguson, Leslie Cohen, Robin Bilardello, Milan Bozic, David Koral, Leah Carlson-Stanisic, William Ruoto, Carolyn Robson, Chantal Restivo-Alessi, Frank Albanese, Josh Marwell, Sarah Ried, and Amy Baker.

  About the Author

  Daniel Silva is the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Unlikely Spy, The Mark of the Assassin, The Marching Season, The Kill Artist, The English Assassin, The Confessor, A Death in Vienna, Prince of Fire, The Messenger, The Secret Servant, Moscow Rules, The Defector, The Rembrandt Affair, Portrait of a Spy, The Fallen Angel, The English Girl, The Heist, The English Spy, The Black Widow, House of Spies, The Other Woman, and The New Girl (2019). He is best known for his long-running thriller series starring spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon. Silva’s books are critically acclaimed bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than thirty languages. He resides in Florida with his wife, television journalist Jamie Gangel, and their twins, Lily and Nicholas. For more information, visit www.danielsilvabooks.com.

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  Also by Daniel Silva

  The Other Woman

  House of Spies

  The Black Widow

  The English Spy

  The Heist

  The English Girl

  The Fallen Angel

  Portrait of a Spy

  The Rembrandt Affair

  The Defector

  Moscow Rules

  The Secret Servant

  The Messenger

  Prince of Fire

  A Death in Vienna

  The Confessor

  The English Assassin

  The Kill Artist

  The Marching Season

  The Mark of the Assassin

  The Unlikely Spy

  Copyright

  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real.

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  Digital Edition JULY 2019 ISBN: 978-0-06-283489-8

  Print ISBN: 978-0-06-283483-6

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