The King's Deception: A Novel (Cotton Malone)

The King's Deception: A Novel (Cotton Malone)
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Cotton Malone is back! Steve Berryâ€™s new international adventure blends gripping contemporary political intrigue, Tudor treachery, and high-octane thrills into one riveting novel of suspense.
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Cotton Malone and his fifteen-year-old son, Gary, are headed to Europe. As a favor to his former boss at the Justice Department, Malone agrees to escort a teenage fugitive back to England. But after he is greeted at gunpoint in London, both the fugitive and Gary disappear, and Malone learns that heâ€™s stumbled into a high-stakes diplomatic showdownâ€”an international incident fueled by geopolitical gamesmanship and shocking Tudor secrets.
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At its heart is the Libyan terrorist convicted of bombing Pan Am Flight 103, who is set to be released by Scottish authorities for â€œhumanitarian reasons.â€ An outraged American government objects, but nothing can persuade the British to intervene.
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Except, perhaps, Operation Kingâ€™s Deception.
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Run by the CIA, the operation aims to solve a centuries-old mystery, one that could rock Great Britain to its royal foundations.
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Blake Antrim, the CIA operative in charge of Kingâ€™s Deception, is hunting for the spark that could rekindle a most dangerous fire, the one thing that every Irish national has sought for generations: a legal reason why the English must leave Northern Ireland. The answer is a long-buried secret that calls into question the legitimacy of the entire forty-five-year reign of Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, who completed the conquest of Ireland and seized much of its land. But Antrim also has a more personal agenda, a twisted game of revenge in which Gary is a pawn. With assassins, traitors, spies, and dangerous disciples of a secret society closing in, Malone is caught in a lethal bind. To save Gary he must play one treacherous player against anotherâ€”and only by uncovering the incredible truth can he hope to prevent the shattering consequences of the Kingâ€™s Deception.

Praise for The Kingâ€™s Deception
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â€œ[A] perfect blend of history and adventure . . . The history enhances the main narrative and gives it an added punch. . . . Pick up this new fast-paced book by Berry and have an excellent thrill ride while you also get a wonderfully enjoyable history lesson. Education has never been this much fun.â€â€”The Huffington Post
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â€œSteve Berry does what Dan Brown thought he did. [He combines] a love of history with global thriller action and creates books that are impossible to put down and even educational. . . . A perfect blend of history and action . . . perfect summer reading.â€â€”Crimespree Magazine
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â€œCotton Malone returns in a thriller that combines history and gunfire. . . . Readers old and new will enjoy The Kingâ€™s Deception.â€â€”Associated Press
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â€œA complex, rollicking forty-hour ride through a very dangerous and wild weekend in London where the betrayals collide with current events and the deceptions of hundreds of years ago, resulting in an explosive finish that no one who reads it will forget. . . . Berry is a wonderful guide as always, interweaving fascinating bits of history into the narrative. . . . I canâ€™t give you a better endorsement for a book or an author.â€â€”Bookreporter
Country USA
Brand Ballantine Books
Manufacturer Ballantine Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2013-06-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345526540

Country	USA
Brand	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2013-06-11
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345526540

The King's Deception: A Novel (Cotton Malone)

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