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

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

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.

Donâ€™t miss Steve Berryâ€™s novella The Tudor Plot and a sneak peek of his new novel, The Lincoln Myth, in the back of the book.

Praise for The Kingâ€™s Deception
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â€œA Dan Brown-ian secular conspiracy about the Virgin Queen driving nonstop international intrigue.â€â€”Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Steve Berry
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â€œBerry raises this genreâ€™s stakes.â€â€”The New York Times
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â€œI love this guy.â€â€”No. 1 internationally bestselling author Lee Child
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â€œForget Clancy and Cussler. When it comes to this genre, there is simply no one better.â€â€”The Providence Journal
Country USA
Brand Random House Audio
Manufacturer Random House Audio
Binding Audio CD
ReleaseDate 2014-01-14
UnitCount 6
Format Abridged
EANs 9780804191821

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Audio
Manufacturer	Random House Audio
Binding	Audio CD
ReleaseDate	2014-01-14
UnitCount	6
Format	Abridged
EANs	9780804191821

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

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