The Charlemagne Pursuit
By Steve Berry
(Ballantine Books, Mass Market Paperback, 9780345485809, 576pp.)
Publication Date: November 24, 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Compact Disc, Hardcover, Paperback, Compact Disc, Compact Disc
Categories: Suspense
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Selected by Indie Booksellers for the December 2008 Indie NotablesAs a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told that his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic. But what he now learns stuns him: His father’s sub was a secret nuclear vessel lost on a highly classified mission beneath the ice shelves of Antarctica.
Twin sisters Dorothea Lindauer and Christl Falk are also determined to find out what became of their father, who died on the same submarine–and they know something Malone doesn’t: Inspired by strange clues discovered in Charlemagne’s tomb, the Nazis explored Antarctica before the Americans. Now Malone discovers that cryptic journals penned in “the language of heaven,” conundrums posed by an ancient historian, and his father’s ill-fated voyage are all tied to a revelation of immense consequence for humankind. As Malone embarks on a dangerous quest with the sisters, he will finally confront the shocking truth of his father’s death and the distinct possibility of his own.
Steve Berry is the New York Times bestselling author of The Emperor’s Tomb, The Paris Vendetta, The Charlemagne Pursuit, The Venetian Betrayal, The Alexandria Link, The Templar Legacy, The Third Secret, The Romanov Prophecy, The Amber Room, and the short story “The Balkan Escape.” His books have been translated into forty languages and sold in fifty-one countries. He lives in the historic city of St. Augustine, Florida, and is working on his next novel. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have founded History Matters, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving our heritage. To learn more about Steve Berry and the foundation, visit www.steveberry.org.
“[Steve] Berry outdoes himself… [in his] best book to date.”—Library Journal, starred review
“Plenty of classic touch points are in this cliff-hanger: Nazis, secret missions, shootouts, [and] cryptic journals…In Malone, Berry has created a classic, complex hero.”—USA Today
“Action-packed . . . engrossing and suspenseful…another stunning thriller.”—Wichita Falls Times Record News
“A solid action thriller [with] colorful bad guys, likable good guys, and plenty of action scenes.”—Booklist
“[A] hair-raising adventure…Berry has another blockbuster.”—Romantic Times
“Those who relish suspense in the Da Vinci Code vein will snap this one up, the best yet in the series.”—Publishers Weekly,starred review
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