The Venetian Betrayal

Jeff Ayers - Library Journal: Bookseller/former intelligence officer Cotton Malone can't stay out of trouble in his third adventure (after The Alexandria Linkand The Templar Legacy) that blends contemporary thrills with the historical past. Cotton receives a summons to a museum to meet the mysterious woman he reluctantly worked with in The Alexandria Link. Arriving early, he is knocked unconscious and dumped inside the empty museum, then barely survives the arson that follows. The museum destroyed, Cotton is now a marked man. To survive, he must unravel a conspiracy involving an ancient coin, the death of Alexander the Great, and a ruthless central Asian dictator who will destroy anyone in her path. Massive plot twists and a relentless narrative pace result in another success from Berry. Expect this one to add to his readership and hit the best-sellers lists. For all popular fiction collections.