Another successful entry in Berry's Cotton Malone series, this book finds Malone on the trail of a secretive group of international billionaires who are in search of Napoleon's secret cache of plunder, supposedly one of the world's greatest treasures. Berry uses this novel to introduce us to a new and likely continuing character, a younger version of Malone when he first started out as a US government agent. While not quite as good as some of his previous novels, part of that may have to do with the more recent historical topic. There was considerably less history involved in this one than in the past. I don't know if that's a trend or if that was just a function of the storytelling. The cast of characters was a bit larger than usual so that may have left less time for historical exposition. Berry still tells a good story and generally keeps the action moving along well enough to keep you engaged.

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I enjoy the mix of fact and mystery, very well done.

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Another very good book in the Cotton Malone series. I like very much how Steve Berry describes the different locales in all of his books.

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I love Steve Berry books. As usual, the pace was fast, the plot twists and turns and I could hardly stand to put this book down.

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I was late discovering Steve Berry, but I love him! His book keeps me on the edge the whole time - Definitely a can't put down page turner!

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This book is The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry. I'm not sure why the cover is not showing

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