The Atlas Maneuver
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'Brilliant' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Steve Berry is one of my favourite authors' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Another Steve Berry triumph in story telling' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
1945. In the waning months of World War II, Japan hid gold and other stolen valuables all across the Philippines. When some of that loot was recovered by the United States government, the assets were stamped classified, shipped to Europe, and secretly assimilated into something called the Black Eagle Trust.
Present day. Retired Justice Department operative, Cotton Malone, is in Switzerland doing a favour for a friend. But the operation rapidly turns violent and Cotton is thrust into a battle that directly involves the Black Eagle Trust. He quickly discovers that everything hinges on a woman from his past, who suddenly reappears and reveals that bitcoin is being quietly weaponized, readied for an assault on the world's financial systems.
Cotton has no choice. He has to act. Will Cotton Malone be stymied at every turn, and will he finally come face-to-face with the Atlas Maneuver?
From celebrated New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry comes the latest Cotton Malone adventure, in which Cotton unravels a mystery from World War II involving a legendary lost treasure, Yamashita's Gold, worth billions.
Praise for the Cotton Malone series:
'Nonstop action' Jeff Ayers
'Very entertaining' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Steve Berry delivers another masterpiece! Cotton Malone is one of my favorite characters, and again, did not disappoint' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I, like so many others, love Cotton Malone and just want more, more, more' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Berry at his best. Fascinating topic, in-depth research and legitimate world consequences.' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Berry never takes his foot off the gas in the hyperactive 18th thriller featuring Cotton Malone (after The Last Kingdom). After ostensibly retiring from his chaotic life as a top-secret U.S. intelligence operative to run a sleepy bookshop in Copenhagen, Malone's pulled back into action by a request from the CIA's European station chief, Derrick Koger. After WWII, Koger reveals, the nascent CIA discovered hundreds of millions of dollars in gold that the Japanese hid stashed in Luxembourg's Bank of St. George. Koger asks Malone to keep an eye on bank employee Kelly Austin, whose safety may be under threat, in connection with her proximity to the gold. After Malone thwarts an attempt on Kelly's life, he discovers that she's actually Suzy Baldwin, one of his former lovers, in disguise. To keep Suzy safe, Malone sets out to uncover the motives of her pursuers and turns up evidence of a vast, cryptocurrency-focused financial conspiracy. Though there's enough sound and fury to satisfy diehard series fans, uneven prose and an overbusy plot keep this from reaching the heights of previous entries. Here's hoping Berry tightens the focus for Malone's next adventure.
