StarAstrologer - Books : The Venetian Betrayal: A Novel (Cotton Malone)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780345485779
ISBN: 0345485777
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 496
Publication Date: December 11, 2007
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: December 11, 2007
Sales Rank: 11901
Studio: Ballantine Books
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In 323 B.C.E, having conquered Persia, Alexander the Great set his sights on Arabia, then suddenly succumbed to a strange fever. Locating his final resting place–unknown to this day–remains a tantalizing goal for both archaeologists and treasure hunters. Now the quest for this coveted prize is about to heat up. And Cotton Malone–former U.S. Justice Department agent turned rare-book dealer–will be drawn into an intense geopolitical chess game.
After narrowly escaping incineration in a devastating fire that consumes a Danish museum, Cotton learns from his friend, the beguiling adventurer Cassiopeia Vitt, that the blaze was neither an accident nor an isolated incident. As part of campaign of arson intended to mask a far more diabolical design, buildings across Europe are being devoured by infernos of unnatural strength.
And from the ashes of the U.S.S.R., a new nation has arisen: Former Soviet republics have consolidated into the Central Asian Federation. At its helm is Supreme Minister Irina Zovastina, a cunning despot with a talent for politics, a taste for blood sport, and the single-minded desire to surpass Alexander the Great as history’s ultimate conqueror.
Backed by a secret cabal of powerbrokers, the Federation has amassed a harrowing arsenal of biological weapons. Equipped with the hellish power to decimate other nations at will, only one thing keeps Zovastina from setting in motion her death march of domination: a miraculous healing serum, kept secret by an ancient puzzle and buried with the mummified remains of Alexander the Great–in a tomb lost to the ages for more than 1,500 years.
Together, Cotton and Cassiopeia must outrun and outthink the forces allied against them. Their perilous quest will take them to the shores of Denmark, deep into the venerated monuments of Venice, and finally high inside the desolate Pamir mountains of Central Asia to unravel a riddle whose solution could destroy or save millions of people–depending on who finds the lost tomb first.
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I used to be a big Steve Berry fan. His early works are good, solid entertainment with working plots, deep historical research, and more twists and turns than the average country fair maze. But Mr. Berry jumped the shark with "The Venetian Betrayal". The characters are flawed, the story is meandering, and the dialog is dreadful. He appears so in love with Cotton Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt that he exhausts his best work describing their non-relationship. This is a swift and sudden decline from his ... Read More
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This book is one of the worst I've ever read. The plot is terrible, convoluted an absurd. While one might describe it as a international action packed thriller, I would call it a boring chase/action sequence with uninteresting characters and highly predictable fight scenes. In fact the only think I found unpredictable about this book was that I bought it and did not toss it out half way thru. Steve Berry, you get no more of my money.
I did find the one tidbit about Alexander and St. ... Read More
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Okay, I have read every Steve Berry book and have the same issue with each one. I like the storylines however farfetched. However, he uses the word "scamper" over and over again to describe Cotton and/or his cohorts as they are running from danger and it just stops me cold every time. It's like finding a bunch of typos in a book that has gone through many editors. I've polled quite a few people and we agree that the word "scamper" conjures up images of covorting forest animals such as deer and bunnies ... Read More
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I don't like to write negative reviews, but this book is terrible. I know Steve Berry doesn't produce great literature, but here the writing is so bad--short, clunky sentences; cartoonish, cardboard characters; and stilted dialogue--and the plot is so ridiculous that I had to force myself to finish the book. I ended up just skipping over the last 40 or so pages. There are some unbelievable lapses in editing. For example, Iran is described as "a harbinger of terrorists" and there is "an eloquent Chinese cabinet." ... Read More
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the venetian betrayal is the best of the cotton malone series, so far! well, imo, that is! this one had it all, action, history, mystery, everything!
this is my favorite berry book, the amber room is now second!
i'm looking forward to reading the next in the series!
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