Monday, December 30, 2013
Book Review - The King's Deception - Steve Barry
Title: The King of Deception
Review: This was a great book and I don’t say this all that
easily. It was exciting, had a great
amount of history a few myths, and a little gossip tossed in for good
measure. It is a Cotton Malone story so
that only adds to the fun of reading it.
The book takes place in England around London and surrounding
areas. The premise of the book is that
Elizabeth the First, Queen of England, was actually, oh I don’t want to spoil
the story so I will not go on with that thought. Just know that the CIA, M16 and all the old
spy agencies are intertwined together,
trying to beat each other to the prize.
This great secret, which has been protected for over 500 years, if
uncovered could affect the political situation of world and England will not
allow it!
The story is full of the history of the Elizabethan time, before
Elizabeth the !st and after her time.
The book goes from the story of the Princess soon to be queen, and back
to the modern day building the story page by page to an exciting and
unpredictable ending.
Malone’s son Gary has just found out who his real father is (but
I won’t share that bit of information either) and he wants to get to know him
better. Malone knows nothing about this
and thinks that Gary is being cared for by the agent he trusts to protect him.
The story goes at a fast pace, moving without any dull pages
anywhere. The story unfolds fast and
finishes just as fast. It tells the
story of the dirty tricks that governments play on each other to get their own
way and then make it all go away in the eyes of the world.
Great book I would recommend it to anyone that likes mystery and
intrigue. This book rates 5 out of 5
stars.
Thank you Eileen for this review
Publisher: Published June 11th 2013
by Random House Large Print
ISBN: 9780307990945
Copyright: 2013
Pages: 608
Where did I get the book: At my local
library.
Quick
Review: 5 out of 5 stars
Synopsis: Cotton
Malone is back! Steve Berry’s new international adventure blends gripping
contemporary political intrigue, Tudor treachery, and high-octane thrills into
one riveting novel of suspense.
Cotton Malone and his fifteen-year-old son, Gary, are headed to
Europe. As a favor to his former boss at the Justice Department, Malone agrees
to escort a teenage fugitive back to England. But after he is greeted at
gunpoint in London, both the fugitive and Gary disappear, and Malone learns
that he’s stumbled into a high-stakes diplomatic showdown—an international
incident fueled by geopolitical gamesmanship and shocking Tudor secrets.
At its heart is the Libyan terrorist convicted of bombing Pan Am
Flight 103, who is set to be released by Scottish authorities for “humanitarian
reasons.” An outraged American government objects, but nothing can persuade the
British to intervene.
Except, perhaps, Operation King’s Deception.
Run by the CIA, the operation aims to solve a centuries-old
mystery, one that could rock Great Britain to its royal foundations.
Blake Antrim, the CIA operative in charge of King’s Deception,
is hunting for the spark that could rekindle a most dangerous fire, the one
thing that every Irish national has sought for generations: a legal reason why
the English must leave Northern Ireland. The answer is a long-buried secret
that calls into question the legitimacy of the entire forty-five-year reign of
Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, who completed the conquest of Ireland and
seized much of its land. But Antrim also has a more personal agenda, a twisted
game of revenge in which Gary is a pawn. With assassins, traitors, spies, and
dangerous disciples of a secret society closing in, Malone is caught in a
lethal bind. To save Gary he must play one treacherous player against
another—and only by uncovering the incredible truth can he hope to prevent the
shattering consequences of the King’s Deception.
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