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The Lost Order continues renowned New York Times bestseller Steve Berrys Cotton Malone series with another riveting, history-based thriller. The Knights of the Golden Circle was the largest and most dangerous clandestine organization in American history. It amassed billions in stolen gold and silver, all buried in hidden caches across the United States. Since 1865 treasure hunters have searched, but little of that immense wealth has ever been found. Now, one hundred and sixty years later, two factions of what remains of the Knights of the Golden Circle want that lost treasure - one to spend it for their own ends, the other to preserve it. Thrust into this battle is former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone, whose connection to the knights is far deeper than he ever imagined. At the center is the Smithsonian Institution - linked to the knights, its treasure, and Malone himself through an ancestor, a Confederate spy named Angus "Cotton" Adams, whose story holds the key to everything. Complicating matters are the political ambitions of a reckless Speaker of the House and the bitter widow of a United States Senator, who together are planning radical changes to the country. And while Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt face the past, ex-president Danny Daniels and Stephanie Nelle confront a new and unexpected challenge, a threat that may cost one of them their life. From the backrooms of the Smithsonian to the deepest woods in rural Arkansas, and finally up into the rugged mountains of northern New Mexico, The Lost Order by Steve Berry is a perilous adventure into our countrys dark past, and a potentially even darker future. Read more Continue reading Read less REVIEW "Narrator Scott Bricks smooth voice flows with the twists and turns of Berrys political thriller." -AudioFile, Earphones Award Winner --This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. REVIEW "Berry raises this genres stakes." -- The New York Times "I love this guy." -- Lee Child "One of Berrys best books to date." -- Associated Press on The Patriot Threat "My kind of thriller." -- Dan Brown on The Amber Room "Steve Berry is a master at weaving together historical details with fiction to create a spellbinding thriller ... The Patriot Threat is suspenseful, entertaining and thought provoking. As usual, Berrys writing is smooth, the plot well thought out, and the characters realistic. Another winner from Steve Berry." -- Examiner.com "As always with Steve Berry, youre educated about significant things while your knuckles are turning white and the pages are flying by." -- David Baldacci "Every American should read [The Lincoln Myth]." -- Florida Times Union "Steve Berrys sizzling, scintillating and aptly titled The Patriot Threat ... provides an extraordinarily well researched, prescient and beautifully structured tale that whisks us off across the globe and through history in search of an elusive truth dating to FDR. [Berry] remains a master of form and function, a stylist as well as a storyteller...Blistering reading entertainment at its level best." -- Providence Journal "The 10th installment in Mr. Berrys Cotton Malone series, The Patriot Threat is a fast-paced and entertaining traditional thriller along the lines of The Da Vinci Code. Its loaded with action, character sketches, fascinating history and Mr. Berrys liberal use of poetic license." -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Another page-turning thriller blending history, speculation and face-paced action." -- Kirkus Reviews on The Patriot Threat "Another terrific blend of history and thrills." --Library Journal "Best of 2017" --This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. ABOUT THE AUTHOR STEVE BERRY is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of a dozen Cotton Malone novels, and several standalones. He has 20 million books in print, translated into 40 languages. With his wife, Elizabeth, he is the founder of History Matters, which is dedicated to historical preservation. He serves as a member of the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board and was a founding member of International Thriller Writers, formerly serving as its co-president. --This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. Read more Continue reading Read less
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Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of fifteen Cotton Malone adventures, four stand-alone thrillers, and several works of short fiction. His books have been translated into 40 languages with 25,000,000 copies in 51 countries. They consistently appear in the top echelon of The New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller lists.History lies at the heart of every Steve Berry novel. It's his passion, one he shares with his wife, Elizabeth, which led them to create History Matters, a foundation dedicated to historic preservation. Since 2009 Steve and Elizabeth have crossed the country to save endangered historic treasures, raising money via lectures, receptions, galas, luncheons, dinners and their popular writers' workshops. To date, 3,500 students have attended those workshops and nearly a million dollars raised. Steve's devotion to historic preservation was recognized by the American Library Association, which named Steve it's spokesperson for National Preservation Week. Among his other honors are the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award; the Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award given by Poets & Writers; the Anne Frank Human Writes Award; and the Silver Bullet, bestowed by International Thriller Writers for his philanthropic work. He has been chosen both the Florida and Georgia Writer of the Year. He's also an emeritus member of the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board. In 2010, a NPR survey named The Templar Legacy one of the top 100 thrillers ever written.Steve was born and raised in Georgia, graduating from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. He was a trial lawyer for 30 years and held elective office for 14 of those years. He is a founding member of International Thriller Writers--a group of nearly 6,000 thriller writers from around the world--and served three years as its co-president.
