In this original eBook novella by the New York Times bestselling author of The Kingโs Deception , globetrotting intelligence agent Cotton Malone is lured into dangerous intrigue surrounding the worldโs most famous royalsโand uncovers a murderous conspiracy of terrorists and traitors, all born from an ancient tale of Saxon history.
*โIn Malone, [Steve] Berry has created a classic, complex hero.โโUSA Today _
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In England to participate in the trial of suspected international terrorists, Justice Department agent Cotton Malone is mysteriously summoned to an audience with the Queen of England. A cryptic call has warned of looming danger to the ailing queenโs son and grandsonโthe next two heirs in line for the throne. And when the source of that ominous information, a notorious tabloid publisher, dies mysteriously, the royal family has reason to fear a genuine conspiracy. But they also suspect that the enemy lies withinโand no one at Buckingham Palace, or even the nationโs own Secret Intelligence Service, can be trusted. Now itโs up to Malone to discover the truth. Matching wits with a power-mad politician and a vicious royal blue blood, he must race against time through the streets of London to the forbidden reaches of Iceland, all to stop a monstrous plot to seize the monarchyโone that stretches back to the time of Arthur.
Praise for Steve Berry and his Cotton Malone series
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โMalone, a hero with a personal stake in the proceedings, is a welcome respite from the cold, calculating superspies who litter the genre.โโ_ Entertainment Weekly _
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โSteve Berry gets better and better with each new book.โโThe Huffington Post
โSavvy readers . . . cannot go wrong with Cotton Malone.โโ_Library Journal _
โBerry raises this genreโs stakes.โโ_ The New York Times _
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โI love this guy.โโ#1_ New York Times* bestselling author Lee Child