Regular readers of certain on-going series grow accustomed to visiting with a favorite character during a certain time of year.

Fans of James Patterson’s Alex Cross, for example, know they will see Alex Cross again come Thanksgiving or early December.

Daniel Silva’s intriguing art restorer/superspy Gabriel Allon comes knocking each summer.

Silva returns with the latest story in Allon’s ongoing annual adventures.

In “The English Spy,” Allon still awaits becoming director of the Israeli intelligence agency, his young wife is expecting twins, and he is pulled again into a world of action and intrigue before the Office and fatherhood beckon.

He is teamed with an ex-pat English soldier whom Allon met a handful of books ago. They met when the soldier had been contracted to kill Allon. Instead of assassination, the two men became friends.

Here, they team to take on a one-time Irish terrorist following the explosive death of an English princess.

Like his past volumes, Silva infuses into the Gabriel Allon books a mix of page-turning action with thoughtful introspection. Always written with literary flair.

Daniel Silva provides the perfect recipe for a summer read — previous years, this year and hopefully again come next year.