From the New York Times bestselling author, an ambitious and explosive international thriller with an unexpected historical twist.
A hidden treasure. A forgotten truth.
Cotton Malone is in trouble. His son has been kidnapped and his bookshop in Copenhagen attacked, all because he is the only man alive who knows the whereabouts of the Alexandria link – the means of locating the most important cache of ancient knowledge ever assembled: the legendary Library of Alexandria, which vanished without trace fifteen hundred years ago.
Now, Malone is forced to join the search for a forgotten truth hidden within that vast literary treasure – a truth that, if revealed, will have grave consequences, not only for Malone, but for the balance of world power . . .
A hidden treasure. A forgotten truth.
Cotton Malone is in trouble. His son has been kidnapped and his bookshop in Copenhagen attacked, all because he is the only man alive who knows the whereabouts of the Alexandria link – the means of locating the most important cache of ancient knowledge ever assembled: the legendary Library of Alexandria, which vanished without trace fifteen hundred years ago.
Now, Malone is forced to join the search for a forgotten truth hidden within that vast literary treasure – a truth that, if revealed, will have grave consequences, not only for Malone, but for the balance of world power . . .
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Reviews
Dan Brown-style adventure, full of colour and energy
'Pure intrigue. Pure fun.'
'A major twist... the puzzles are so much fun... radical thinking of the Gospels that's sure to spark some lively debate . . . pretty grabby stuff'
'Complex and fast-moving thriller writing, delivered with a great deal of dash, and shades of The Da Vinci Code'
Sexy, illuminating . . . my kind of thriller.
'Writes with the self-assured style of a veteran'
'Not to be missed. Anagrams and complicated symbology... a complex, well-written, and extremely readable story.'
Steve Berry is a writer on the rise.
Conspiracies and plots abound . . . Berry handles his thriller tradecraft skilfully, [and] his descriptions are stellar.
International intrigue, swashbuckling action, indestructible hero from the American South. . . . Not to be missed.
Dan Brown-style adventure, full of colour and energy
Pure intrigue. Pure fun.
Writes with the self-assured style of a veteran
A major twist... the puzzles are so much fun... radical thinking of the Gospels that's sure to spark some lively debate . . . pretty grabby stuff
