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A review by topdragon
The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry
4.0
Cotton Malone’s Danish mentor and friend, Henrik Throvaldsen, has finally put everything in place to take revenge for his son’s murder that took place years ago. A vendetta. But to do so gets him tangled up with an international cabal that is attempting to locate and plunder Napoleon’s lost treasure. Meanwhile, Cotton is roped into a related effort to catch a notorious terrorist. All of these plots intersect, sometimes at cross purposes which creates wonderful tension and drama. Their journey’s take them from Denmark to England, and finally, to Paris for a rather shocking conclusion.
This 5th novel in the Cotton Malone series once again offers a good mix of action adventure mixed with interesting history. Obviously, the history this time around revolves around Napoleon, and specifically about his coded messages to his son and heir about where the treasure is hidden. I’ve been a fan of Steve Berry’s work for a while now and this book will not change my opinion. I suspect the popularity of any one of his books will revolve around the reader’s interest in whatever historical aspects are involved. Napoleon was a complicated figure to be sure, part-time devil and part-time saint. As such, I will likely appreciate almost any well-written historical novel involving him. This, of course, isn’t a historical novel, but rather an action-spy-thriller with historical plot points.
I feel like I know these characters after five novels and so the conclusion was difficult to read. No spoilers but suffice to say the author seems intent on moving things forward rather than simply re-writing previous novels with different circumstances. I certainly admire that and look forward to the next one in the series.
This 5th novel in the Cotton Malone series once again offers a good mix of action adventure mixed with interesting history. Obviously, the history this time around revolves around Napoleon, and specifically about his coded messages to his son and heir about where the treasure is hidden. I’ve been a fan of Steve Berry’s work for a while now and this book will not change my opinion. I suspect the popularity of any one of his books will revolve around the reader’s interest in whatever historical aspects are involved. Napoleon was a complicated figure to be sure, part-time devil and part-time saint. As such, I will likely appreciate almost any well-written historical novel involving him. This, of course, isn’t a historical novel, but rather an action-spy-thriller with historical plot points.
I feel like I know these characters after five novels and so the conclusion was difficult to read. No spoilers but suffice to say the author seems intent on moving things forward rather than simply re-writing previous novels with different circumstances. I certainly admire that and look forward to the next one in the series.