TheVenetian Betrayal

A pacy international thriller with a historical twist, from the New York Times bestselling author.

For ex-field agent Cotton Malone the stakes have never been higher: a deadly virus that could wipe out civilisation as we know it - and a cure that lies buried in the past.

A secret international coalition has created a lethal biological weapon. Whoever develops the cure will control the future of global warfare. Yet that cure could already exist, buried centuries before with Alexander the Great.

When Malone hears about it, he joins the hunt for Alexander's long-lost tomb. His quest soon becomes a harrowing fight for truth that has unimaginable repercussions...

A pacy international thriller with a historical twist, from the New York Times bestselling authorLocating the tomb of Alexander the Great has held a fascination for archaeologists and historians ever since his death in 323 BC and it makes perfect plot fodder for this action-packed thriller. Fast paced and engaging.Proves once again that he has a genuine feel for the factual gaps that give history its tantalizing air of the unknownBerry has gotten better and more ambitious with each of his books...the last 100 pages are as fast-paced as you are likely to find in a novel this year'Pure intrigue. Pure fun.''A major twist... the puzzles are so much fun... radical thinking of the Gospels that's sure to spark some lively debate . . . pretty grabby stuff''Complex and fast-moving thriller writing, delivered with a great deal of dash, and shades of The Da Vinci Code'Sexy, illuminating . . . my kind of thriller.'Not to be missed. Anagrams and complicated symbology... a complex, well-written, and extremely readable story.''Writes with the self-assured style of a veteran'Steve Berry is a writer on the rise.Conspiracies and plots abound . . . Berry handles his thriller tradecraft skilfully, [and] his descriptions are stellar.International intrigue, swashbuckling action, indestructible hero from the American South. . . . Not to be missed.