New Releases by Steve Berry

From New York Times bestselling authors Steve Berry and Grant Blackwood comes an action-packed adventure: in the waning days of the Cold War, Luke Daniels embarks on a quest in search of the legendary library of Ivan the Terrible—the unlikely key to ending a looming threat orbiting two hundred miles above the earth. Wrapping up his latest assignment for the Magellan Billet, Luke Daniels receives a surprise visit from the head of a former-CIA operation named Sommerhaus—a failed attempt to assemble an espionage network within the Ukraine on the eve of the Russian invasion. Sommerhaus ranks high on Luke’s list of painful regrets, for it was during this mission that his friend, CIA case officer John Vince, was captured by Russian operatives and supposedly executed. But Luke is provided some shocking news. Vince is alive, in failing health, locked behind the walls of Russia’s brutal Solovetsky Island prison, and has a critical message he’ll give to no one but Luke. Luke vows to bring Vince home. However, just as he manages to extract his friend from prison Vince tragically dies and his final words are rambling and incoherent–but enough to plunge Luke into a hunt for something lost since the 15th century. The legendary library of the first Tsar of All Russia, Ivan the Terrible. Within that priceless collection of rare manuscripts is the key to unraveling a modern-day cipher and stopping a secret Soviet satellite program that still exists. But Luke is not the only one on the trail. Others, both inside and out of Russia, want the library for a totally different reason–to restart the Red Star program and finally unleash its destructive potential. Luke’s mission is clear: find the lost library, solve the puzzle, and prevent Red Star falling.

From a celebrated New York Times bestselling author comes a Cotton Malone adventure in which Cotton unravels a mystery from World War II involving a legendary lost treasure known as Yamashita’s Gold. 1945. In the waning months of World War II, Japan hid vast quantities of gold and other stolen valuables in boobytrapped underground caches all across the Philippines. By 1947, some of that loot was recovered, not by treasure hunters, but by the United States government—telling no one about the find. Instead, those assets were stamped classified, shipped to Europe, and secretly assimilated into something called the Black Eagle Trust. Retired Justice Department Operative Cotton Malone is in Switzerland doing a favor for a friend. But when a simple operation turns violent, Cotton is thrust into a war between the world’s oldest bank and the CIA. He quickly discovers that everything hinges on a woman from his past, who suddenly reappears harboring a host of explosive secrets. From the stolid banking halls of Luxembourg, to the secret vaults of Switzerland, and finally up into the treacherous mountains of southern Morocco, Cotton Malone is stymied at every turn—until he finally comes face-to-face with the Atlas Maneuver.

From New York Times bestselling author of the Cotton Malone series comes a thrilling, action-packed historical adventure that sends Luke Daniels on an international manhunt for the truth about the assassination of President John Kennedy. Luke Daniels is in London, between assignments with the Magellan Billet, when he receives a frantic call from an old friend. Jillian Stein is in trouble. She made a mistake and now her life may be in danger. She needs Luke’s help. Immediately. Racing to Belgium Luke quickly finds that she was right. A shadow team of highly-trained operatives are there on the hunt. Intervening, he finds himself embroiled in a war between two determined sides — one seeking the truth, the other trying to escape the past — a war that has already claimed one life and is about to claim more. Thomas Rowland is a Washington insider, a kingmaker, problem-solver, but also a man with a past. For him everything turns with what happened on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. What history has recorded is wrong. There is more to the story, much more, and Thomas Rowland is at the center of that terrible reality. But forces are working against him, and Rowland will do anything to keep the world from learning what actually happened on that fateful day, including killing Luke, Jillian and anyone else who might be a threat. In a race from Belgium, to Luxembourg, to the bayous of Louisiana and the Wyoming wilderness, to a final confrontation in the Bahamas, Luke Daniels confronts a series of shocking truths which not only rewrite history but will forever change his own life — as he comes face to face with the ninth man.

From celebrated New York Times bestselling author, Steve Berry, comes the latest Cotton Malone adventure, in which the discovery of a lost historical document challenges the global might of the United States. King Ludwig II of Bavaria was an enigmatic figure who was deposed in 1886, mysteriously drowning three days later. Eccentric to the point of madness, in the years before he died Ludwig engaged in a worldwide search for a new kingdom. One separate from Bavaria, a place he could retreat to and rule as he wished. But a question remains: Did he succeed? Enter Cotton Malone. Luke Daniels, Malone’s Magellan Billet protégé, has managed to infiltrate a renegade group on the trail of a 19th century deed that proves Ludwig’s long-rumored search bore fruit. A document that could not only secure Bavaria’s independence, but also change the balance of power in the modern world. The United States, China, and Germany all want it. In a race across Bavaria for clues hidden inside Ludwig’s three fairytale castles, Cotton and Luke battle an ever-growing list of deadly adversaries all intent on finding the last kingdom.

A u200bgenti oltárkép a világ legtöbb erőszakot elszenvedett műtárgya. Tizenháromszor követtek el ellene vandalizmust, szedték szét vagy lopták el. Miért? Miféle titkokat rejt? Nick Lee, az UNESCO nyomozója az ENSZ Kulturális Összekötő és Nyomozó Irodájának (CLIO) dolgozik. Nick feladata a világ kulturális alkotásainak védelme – a számtalan kevésbé ismert tárgyaktól a nemzeti kincsekig. Amikor Nick Belgiumba utazik, hogy meglátogasson egy nőt a múltjából, tudtán kívül rábukkan a genti oltárkép tizenkettedik táblájának a nyomára, amelyet 1934-ben az éj leple alatt loptak el, és azóta sem látta senki. Nick nemsokára beleveti magát egy elmérgesedett konfliktusba, amely már csaknem kétezer éve dühöng. Az egyik oldalon vannak a Szent Mihály-szüzek, Les Vautours, a Saskeselyűk, egy titkos apácarend és a nagy igazság őrei. Velük áll szemben a Vatikán, amely már évszázadok óta szeretné megtalálni és birtokolni azt, amit az apácák őriznek. Nick miatt a szüzek végül lelepleződnek, a titkuk végveszélybe kerül – a Vatikán sietve rámozdul, hogy egy ambiciózus bíboros és egy korrupt érsek révén, akik mindketten a maguk pecsenyéjét akarják sütögetni, kihasználja sebezhetőségüket. Nick Lee-nek Gent békés csatornáitól Carcassonne égre törő bástyáin át egy magasan a francia Pireneusokban álló, ősi apátságig egy modernkori vallásos keresztes hadjárattal kell szembeszállnia, amelynek eltökélt szándéka, hogy egy döbbenetes igazságot kitöröljön az emberiség múltjából. Siker vagy kudarc – élet és halál –, minden az Omega-faktoron áll vagy bukik. Steve Berry a New York Times 1. sz. bestsellerszerzője, tizenhat Cotton Malone-regény, öt különálló thriller és számos kisebb terjedelmű mű írója. Könyveit több mint huszonötmillió példányban nyomtatták ki, és több mint negyven nyelvre fordították le. Feleségével, Elizabeth-tel együtt vezeti a történelmi értékek megőrzésének szentelt, History Matters nevű szervezetet. A Smithsonian Könyvtárak Tanácsadó Testületének nyugalmazott tagja, a Thrillerírók Nemzetközi Szervezetének alapítótagja, korábban társelnöke.

«Berry possiede un talento unico: quello di rendere i misteri della Storia attuali e pieni di fascino. » The New York Times «Ancora una volta, Berry si dimostra un maestro nel fondere curiosità storiche e scene d''azione mozzafiato. » Publishers Weekly Un capolavoro enigmatico. Un segreto temuto da secoli. Un uomo alla ricerca della verità. Doveva essere solo una faccenda personale. Nick Lee è di ritorno a Gand per incontrare Kelsey, la donna che nove anni prima lo ha lasciato sull’altare per prendere i voti. Invece, nel momento in cui entra nella cattedrale, Nick si ritrova davanti a una scena sconcertante: le fiamme lambiscono il Polittico dell’Agnello Mistico di Jan van Eyck, la straordinaria pala d’altare su cui Kelsey sta lavorando da tempo, mentre qualcuno s’impossessa del computer in cui sono conservate le foto del restauro e fugge tra le vie della città. Essendo un agente speciale della CLIO – una sezione dell’UNESCO che si occupa di recuperare opere d’arte rubate – Nick si lancia subito all’inseguimento, però, poco prima che lui la raggiunga, la ladra viene uccisa da un colpo di pistola sparato a distanza. Quando si avvicina, Nick si accorge che il computer è sparito e nota che la donna morta ha un avvoltoio tatuato sul braccio e porta al collo un ciondolo a forma di giglio. Guidato da questi labili indizi, Nick inizia a indagare, mettendosi così sulle tracce di un segreto pericolosissimo, un segreto che risale alle origini del cristianesimo e che da secoli è al centro di una lotta tra fazioni contrapposte che agiscono nell’ombra, ma che ora sono arrivate alla resa dei conti…

"Dan Brown fans will want to check this one out" (Publishers Weekly): The Ghent Altarpiece is the most violated work of art in the world. Thirteen times it has been vandalized, dismantled, or stolen. Why? What secrets does it hold? Enter UNESCO investigator, Nicholas Lee, who works for the United Nations’ Cultural Liaison and Investigative Office (CLIO). Nick’s job is to protect the world’s cultural artifacts—anything and everything from countless lesser-known objects to national treasures. When Nick travels to Belgium for a visit with a woman from his past, he unwittingly stumbles on the trail of a legendary panel from the Ghent Altarpiece, stolen in 1934 under cover of night and never seen since. Soon Nick is plunged into a bitter conflict, one that has been simmering for nearly two thousand years. On one side is the Maidens of Saint-Michael, les Vautours—the Vultures—a secret order of nuns and the guardians of a great truth. Pitted against them is the Vatican, which has wanted for centuries to both find and possess what the nuns guard. Because of Nick the maidens have finally been exposed, their secret placed in dire jeopardy—a vulnerability that the Vatican swiftly moves to exploit utilizing an ambitious cardinal and a corrupt archbishop, both with agendas of their own. From the tranquil canals of Ghent, to the towering bastions of Carcassonne, and finally into an ancient abbey high in the French Pyrenees, Nick Lee must confront a modern-day religious crusade intent on eliminating a shocking truth from humanity’s past. Success or failure—life and death—all turn on the Omega Factor.

Blíží se volba německého kancléře. O post bojují dva kandidáti – patriotka, která pozici drží už šestnáct let, a populista přiživující nacionalistické nálady ve společnosti. Výsledek souboje závisí na tom, co se odehrálo 30. dubna 1945. Opravdu Adolf Hitler a Eva Braunová v bunkru pod Berlínem spáchali sebevraždu? Cotton Malone se vydává hledat odpověď do Chile, Jižní Afriky i Švýcarska. To, co objeví, má potenciál přepsat historii a otřást celou Evropou.

Tragedy has found Cassiopeia Vitt. The woman she admires most, Esmerelda Fontana, has been brutally murdered. Then Cassiopeia’s castle rebuilding project is viciously attacked and people are hurt. Are the two incidents related? The answer comes when her old friend, Nicodème L’Etoile, is threatened and she finds herself drawn into a tangled web of revenge that leads straight to the person she loves the most. Cotton Malone. And his life will depend on what she does next. From the rocky coasts of northern Spain, to a medieval building site in France, and finally into Italy and the oldest surviving republic in the world, Cassiopeia must confront a devil from her past, a man obsessed with her destruction. The choices she has to make will be the toughest she’s ever faced. Life and death decisions that force her—to the end of forever.

In New York Times bestseller Steve Berry’s next Cotton Malone adventure, a secret dossier from a World War II-era Soviet spy comes to light containing information that, if proven true, would not only rewrite history — it could impact Germany''s upcoming national elections and forever alter the political landscape of Europe. Two candidates are vying to become Chancellor of Germany. One is a patriot having served for the past sixteen years, the other a usurper, stoking the flames of nationalistic hate. Both harbor secrets, but only one knows the truth about the other. They are on a collision course, all turning on the events of one fateful day — April 30, 1945 — and what happened deep beneath Berlin in the Fürherbunker. Did Adolph Hitler and Eva Braun die there? Did Martin Bormann, Hitler’s close confidant, manage to escape? And, even more important, where did billions in Nazi wealth disappear to in the waning days of World War II? The answers to these questions will determine who becomes the next Chancellor of Germany. From the mysterious Chilean lake district, to the dangerous mesas of South Africa, and finally into the secret vaults of Switzerland, former-Justice Department agent Cotton Malone discovers the truth about the fates of Hitler, Braun, and Bormann. Revelations that could not only transform Europe, but finally expose a mystery known as the Kaiser’s web.

In bestselling author Steve Berry''s stunning novel, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone encounters information from a secret World War II dossier that, if proven true, would not only rewrite history - it could change the political landscape of Europe forever.Two candidates are vying to become Chancellor of Germany. One is a patriot who has served for many years, the other a usurper, stoking the flames of nationalistic hate. Both harbour secrets, but only one knows the truth about the other. Everything turns on the events of one fateful day - April 30, 1945 - and what happened deep beneath Berlin in the Furherbunker. Did Adolph Hitler and Eva Braun die there? Did Martin Bormann, Hitler''s close confidant, manage to escape? And possibly even more important, where did billions in Nazi wealth disappear to in the waning days of the war? The answers to these questions will determine who becomes the next Chancellor.Racing from Chile to South Africa, and finally the secret vaults of Switzerland, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone must uncover the truth about the fates of Hitler, Braun, and Bormann - revelations that could not only transform Europe, but finally expose a mystery known as the Kaiser''s Web.

In New York Times bestseller Steve Berry’s next Cotton Malone adventure, one by one the seven precious relics of the Arma Christi, the weapons of Christ, are disappearing from sanctuaries across the world. After former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone witnesses the theft of one of them, he learns from his old boss, Stephanie Nelle, that a private auction is about to be held where incriminating information on the president of Poland will be offered to the highest bidder—blackmail that both the United States and Russia want, but for vastly different reasons. The price of admission to that auction is one of the relics, so Malone is first sent to a castle in Poland to steal the Holy Lance, a thousand-year-old spear sacred to not only Christians but to the Polish people, and then on to the auction itself. But nothing goes as planned and Malone is thrust into a bloody battle between three nations over information that, if exposed, could change the balance of power in Europe. From the tranquil canals of Bruges, to the elegant rooms of Wawel Castle, to deep beneath the earth into an ancient Polish salt mine, Malone is caught in the middle of a deadly war—the outcome of which turns on a secret known as the Warsaw Protocol.

A heart-pumping short story from the New York Times–bestselling author featuring one of operative Cotton Malone’s earliest missions . . . In this alternate-history-with-a-twist Thriller Short, Steve Berry explores one of Cotton Malone’s early missions, from a time when Malone was still employed as one of the Magellan Billet’s twelve agents. Malone is sent on a mission to a small central Asian country run by an enigmatic dictator, Yossef Sharma, whose alliance with the United States must be kept under wraps. It’s not a mission Malone enjoys, since Sharma has a penchant for burning books. Things get even more interesting when Sharma connects Malone with the world’s most infamous criminal, a man who wants to surrender. Things are not always what they seem, and Malone will need Sharma’s help if he plans to set things right and give the devil his due. This story was originally published in the “outstanding anthology” Thriller (Publishers Weekly), edited by #1 New York Times–bestselling author James Patterson. Many other Thriller Shorts are available from such blockbuster authors as Lee Child, David Morrell, Brad Thor, Katherine Neville, Heather Graham, and Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Praise for Steve Berry “Berry pumps the veins of history with action-packed adrenaline.” —Chicago Tribune “A fast-moving, globe-hopping tale of long-lost treasure and shadowy bad guys.” —San Francisco Chronicle

Former Justice Department Agent Cotton Malone learns of a private auction for incriminating information about Poland''s president. The price of admittance is one of the precious relics of the Arma Christi, the weapons of Christ. Malone steals the Holy Lance, a thousand-year-old spear sacred to both Christians and the Polish people, and then attends the auction. But things go awry, and Malone is thrust into a battle between three nations over information that could change the balance of power in Europe. From Bruges, to Wawel Castle, to an ancient Polish salt mine, Malone is caught up in a deadly war -- the outcome of which turns on a secret known as the Warsaw Protocol.

Where should we go? All that we knew is gone, and all that we have is each other… In this short story from the thrilling anthology MatchUp, bestselling authors Diana Gabaldon and Steve Berry—along with their popular series characters Jamie Fraser and Cotton Malone—team up for the first time ever.

A deadly race for the Vatican’s oldest secret fuels New York Times bestseller Steve Berry’s next international Cotton Malone thriller: The Malta Exchange. "Berry is the master scientist with a perfect formula." — Associated Press The pope is dead. A conclave to select his replacement is about to begin. Cardinals are beginning to arrive at the Vatican, but one has fled Rome for Malta in search of a document that dates back to the 4th century and Constantine the Great. Former Justice Department operative, Cotton Malone, is at Lake Como, Italy, on the trail of legendary letters between Winston Churchill and Benito Mussolini that disappeared in 1945 and could re-write history. But someone else seems to be after the same letters and, when Malone obtains then loses them, he’s plunged into a hunt that draws the attention of the legendary Knights of Malta. The knights have existed for over nine hundred years, the only warrior-monks to survive into modern times. Now they are a global humanitarian organization, but within their ranks lurks trouble — the Secreti — an ancient sect intent on affecting the coming papal conclave. With the help of Magellan Billet agent Luke Daniels, Malone races the rogue cardinal, the knights, the Secreti, and the clock to find what has been lost for centuries. The final confrontation culminates behind the walls of the Vatican where the election of the next pope hangs in the balance.

Eine geheime Gesellschaft, ein wertvoller Schatz und ein Plan, der die USA an den Rand des Abgrundes bringen könnte ... Sie waren einst die größte und gefährlichste Geheimorganisation der USA. Jetzt, 160 Jahre später, bleibt von den Rittern des Goldenen Zirkels nur noch die Legende über deren immensen Goldschatz, der nie gefunden wurde. Doch dann tauchen zwei Splittergruppen der ehemaligen Ritter auf, die den Reichtum in ihren Besitz bringen wollen – und bereit sind, dafür über Leichen zu gehen. Obwohl er sich aus dem Geheimdienst zurückgezogen hat, wird Cotton Malone in diesen Wettlauf hineingezogen. Denn für ihn steht nicht nur die Sicherheit der USA auf dem Spiel, sondern etwas viel persönlicheres ...

Was passiert, wenn der zukünftige Präsident und sein Stellvertreter sterben, bevor sie den Amtseid ablegen können? Nachdem sein Flugzeug über Sibirien abgeschossen wurde, wird Cotton Malone von Aleksandr Zorin, einem immer noch überzeugten Soviet, gefangen genommen. Malone erfährt, dass Zorin plant, den zukünftigen US-Präsidenten und seinen Stellvertreter bei der Vereidigung zu ermorden und so die USA ins Chaos zu stürzen. Seine Waffe ist mächtig, ein Überbleibsel aus dem Kalten Krieg und von vielen bisher für einen Mythos gehalten. Malone muss ihn aufhalten – sein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit führt ihn von den eisigen Weiten Sibiriens direkt ins Weiße Haus.

Cassiopeia Vitt takes center stage in this exciting novella from New York Times bestsellers M.J. Rose and Steve Berry. In the French mountain village of Eze, Cassiopeia visits an old friend who owns and operates the fabled Museum of Mysteries, a secretive place of the odd and arcane. When a robbery occurs at the museum, Cassiopeia gives chase to the thief and is plunged into a firestorm. Through a mix of modern day intrigue and ancient alchemy, Cassiopeia is propelled back and forth through time, the inexplicable journeys leading her into a hotly contested French presidential election. Both candidates harbor secrets they would prefer to keep quiet, but an ancient potion could make that impossible. With intrigue that begins in southern France and ends in a chase across the streets of Paris, this magical, fast-paced, hold-your-breath thriller is all you’ve come to expect from M.J. Rose and Steve Berry.

Collects stories written by best-selling thriller authors,11 women and 11 men partnered in male-female literary pairings, in anthology that includes contributions by such favorites as Sandra Brown, John Sandford and Eric Van Lustbader.

The Lost Order continues renowned New York Times bestseller Steve Berry’s Cotton Malone series with another riveting, history-based thriller.

« Mieux qu''aucun autre, Steve Berry a la faculté de transformer les faits historiques en énigmes passionnantes ! Avec ce thriller vif et saisissant, il porte le genre à sa perfection ». (The New York Times) 1783. Des révolutionnaires américains et des Français ayant combattu pour l''Indépendance des États-Unis fondent une société secrète, La société des Cincinnati. Les 13 États américains ayant signé la Constitution y sont représentés. George Washington en est le premier président. 1812. Lors de la guerre anglo-américaine, connue aussi sous le nom de seconde guerre d''Indépendance, un mystérieux complot est échafaudé dans les plus hauts échelons du gouvernement américain. Son nom de code : la 14e Colonie. En 1940, le président Roosevelt le réactive. 1982. Le président Reagan et le pape Jean-Paul II ont, dans la bibliothèque du Vatican, une conversation en tête à tête dont rien n''a jamais filtré. Lancé dans une course contre la montre, Cotton Malone va devoir faire le lien entre ces trois faits historiques afin de déjouer une incroyable conspiration. D''un château du sud de la France à une église de Washington, en passant par la Sibérie et le Canada, Steve Berry nous entraine dans une aventure irrésistible où action, suspense et érudition se conjuguent une nouvelle fois à merveille. « Avec ses thrillers palpitants, Steve Berry fait preuve d''un véritable don pour entrelacer le présent et l''Histoire ». (Harlan Coben) « Steve Berry est sans conteste LE maître du genre ». (Dan Brown)

From New York Times bestselling authors Raymond Khoury and Steve Berry comes a unique and wildly original short story, published exclusively as a Kindle ebook.It''s been ten years since FBI agent Sean Reilly and retired Justice Department operative Cotton Malone got dragged around the globe on their separate Templar adventures. They''d never worked on a case together-until now.Something bizarre is afoot in London, England. "American specialists" have gone missing, and intel chatter points to a major terrorist plot in the works. And a familiar keyword links to both Reilly and Malone.The two agents are sent to London where they discover a plot that''s more personal, unusual and surprising than they could have possibly imagined (and one that may involve a couple of writerly characters new to fiction whom you might recognise). Fast, furious and funny, Shadow Tag is NOT like the Reilly and Malone thrillers you''ve grown to love. Instead, it''s something different: a playful, lighthearted read that combines reality and fiction. And we hope it''s like nothing you''ve read before.

De ontdekking van de botten van een in de 19e eeuw vermoorde groep mormonen in Utah, ontketent een politieke strijd tussen het Witte Huis en de invloedrijke kerk van de mormonen Cotton Malone (9) De ontdekking van de botten van een in de 19e eeuw vermoorde groep mormonen in Utah, ontketent een politieke strijd tussen het Witte Huis en de invloedrijke kerk van de mormonen. De kiem van het conflict ligt in de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog. Abraham Lincoln stuurde zijn troepen naar Utah om te voorkomen dat de sekte zich bij de zuidelijke staten zou aansluiten en het transport van goud uit Californië in gevaar zou komen. Cotton Malone raakt bij de zaak betrokken wanneer de vermissing van een geheim agent verband lijkt te houden met het eeuwenoude conflict

From renowned New York Times bestseller Steve Berry, The 14th Colony continues the Cotton Malone series with his next riveting, history-based thriller

THE 14TH COLONY Exclusive Preview Download the first 14 chapters of Steve Berry’s The 14th Colony! What happens if both the president and vice-president-elect die before taking the oath of office? The answer is far from certain—in fact, what follows would be nothing short of total political chaos. Shot down over Siberia, ex-Justice Department agent Cotton Malone is forced into a fight for survival against Aleksandr Zorin, a man whose loyalty to the former Soviet Union has festered for decades into an intense hatred of the United States. Before escaping, Malone learns that Zorin and another ex-KGB officer, this one a sleeper still embedded in the West, are headed overseas to Washington D.C. Noon on January 20th—Inauguration Day—is only hours away. A flaw in the Constitution, and an even more flawed presidential succession act, have opened the door to disaster and Zorin intends to exploit both weaknesses to their fullest. Armed with a weapon leftover from the Cold War, one long thought to be just a myth, Zorin plans to attack. He’s aided by a shocking secret hidden in the archives of America’s oldest fraternal organization—the Society of Cincinnati—a group that once lent out its military savvy to presidents, including helping to formulate three invasion plans of what was intended to be America’s 14th colony—Canada. In a race against the clock that starts in the frozen extremes of Russia and ultimately ends at the White House itself, Malone must not only battle Zorin, he must also confront a crippling fear that he’s long denied, but which now jeopardizes everything. Steve Berry’s trademark mix of history and speculation is all here in this provocative new thriller.

Cu doar câteva zile înaintea Crăciunului, fostul agent secret Cotton Malone se vede nevoit să-și întrerupă traiul în anticariatul său liniștit, pentru a sări în ajutorul bunului său prieten, miliardarul Henrik Thorvaldsen. Bătrânul danez este hotărât să-și răzbune fiul ucis într-un schimb de focuri în capitala Mexicului, dar ambiția lui nu numai că îi pune viața în pericol, ci ajunge să scoată la iveală o adevărată conspirație internațională. O aventură amețitoare, cu numeroase răsturnări de situație, îl poartă pe Cotton Malone între Copenhaga, Londra și Paris, punându-i la încercare intuiția, priceperea, dar și loialitatea. Aflat într-o permanentă luptă cu timpul, americanul va face tot posibilul să împiedice o serie de atacuri teroriste ce au ca țintă mai multe monumente din capitala franceză, încercând totodată să nu-și dezamăgească cel mai bun prieten. „Găsim aici toate trăsăturile distinctive ale lui Berry: anvergură, gradație, răsturnări de situație, istorie – și suspans de la un capăt la altul. Îmi place la nebunie tipul ăsta.“ – Lee Child „Steve Berry îmbină abil suspansul contemporan și misterul istoric în cel mai recent roman cu fostul agent secret Malone... acest thriller urzit cu iscusință ofera o mulțime de surprize.“ – Publishers Weekly

An unprecedented collective features pairings by 23 best-selling and critically acclaimed suspense writers, who in short high-action stories pit their most popular characters against one another.

The 16th Amendment to the Constitution legalized federal income tax, but what if there were problems with the 1913 ratification of that amendment? Problems that call into question decades of tax collecting, and could even bring down the US economy. There is a surprising truth to this possibility - a truth wholly entertained by Steve Berry, a top-ten New York Times bestselling writer, in his new thriller, The Patriot Threat. His protagonist, Cotton Malone, once a member of an elite intelligence division within the Justice Department known as the Magellan Billet, is now retired. But when his former-boss, Stephanie Nelle, asks him to track a rogue North Korean who may have acquired some top secret Treasury Department files-the kind that could bring the United States to its knees-Malone is vaulted into a harrowing twenty-four-hour chase that begins on the water in Venice and ends in the remote highlands of Croatia. With appearances by Franklin Roosevelt, Andrew Mellon, and a curious painting that still hangs in the National Gallery of Art, Steve Berry''s trademark mix of history and suspense is 90% fact and 10% exciting speculation.