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    The Paris Vendetta: A Novel

    Written by Steve Berry

    Narrated by Scott Brick

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    When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821, he took to the grave a powerful secret. As general and emperor, he had stolen immeasurable riches from palaces, national treasuries, and even the Knights of Malta and the Vatican. In his final days, his British captors hoped to learn where the loot lay hidden. But he told them nothing, and in his will he made no mention of the treasure. Or did he?

    Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone isn't looking for trouble when it comes knocking at his Copenhagen bookshop. Actually, it breaks and enters in the form of an American Secret Service agent with a pair of assassins on his heels. Malone has his doubts about the anxious young man, but narrowly surviving a ferocious firefight convinces him to follow his unexpected new ally.

    Their first stop is the secluded estate of Malone's good friend, Henrik Thorvaldsen. The wily Danish tycoon has uncovered the insidious plans of the Paris Club, a cabal of multimillionaires bent on manipulating the global economy. Only by matching wits with a terrorist-for-hire, foiling a catastrophic attack, and plunging into a desperate hunt for Napoleon's legendary lost treasure can Malone hope to avert international financial anarchy.

    But Thorvaldsen's real objective is much more personal: to avenge the murder of his son by the larcenous aristocrat at the heart of the conspiracy. Thorvaldsen's vendetta places Malone in an impossible quandary-one that forces him to choose between friend and country, past and present. Starting in Denmark, moving to England, and ending up in the storied streets and cathedrals of Paris, Malone plays a breathless game of duplicity and death, all to claim a prize of untold value. But at what cost?


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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateDec 1, 2009
    ISBN9780739329191
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    The Paris Vendetta: A Novel
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    Steve Berry

    Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of The Patriot Threat, The Lincoln Myth, The King’s Deception, The Columbus Affair, The Jefferson Key, The Emperor’s Tomb, The Paris Vendetta, The Charlemagne Pursuit, The Venetian Betrayal, The Alexandria Link, The Templar Legacy, The Third Secret, The Romanov Prophecy, and The Amber Room. His books have been translated into forty languages with 19,000,000 copies in fifty-one countries. For more information, visit SteveBerry.org.

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    • 4/5
      An unexpected confrontation in the middle of the night throws Cotton Malone into the middle of a treacherous plot uncovered by Henrik Thorvaldsen. While evading terrorists sent by those determined to manipulate the global economy, Cotton finds himself propelled into a desperate hunt for Napoleon’s fabled lost treasure.But Henrik has a personal agenda as he sets about revealing the true agenda of The Paris Club: avenging his son’s murder. But his agenda forces Cotton to make an intolerable choice.In this, the fifth outing for Cotton Malone, there’s a harmonious juxtaposition between the present and the mysterious happenings relegated to the historical past. Henrik takes center stage in this story as he seeks to destroy his son’s murderer. The action-filled plot ramps up the tension as the story unfolds and keeps readers on the edge of their seats. Readers should expect some heart-stopping moments on their way to a satisfying denouement. Recommended.
    • 3/5
      While this is fast paced, the whole story takes place over three days and three countries there wasn't enough action and the bad guys were fairly pathetic
    • 4/5
      3.5 stars. Really enjoy this series but not my favourite book I the series. Took a while to get going but really enjoyed the second half of the book. Some great action scenes around The Eiffel Tower. Would make a good film - but please no Tom Cruise!
    • 4/5
      The Paris Vendetta by Steve BerryCotton Malone series Book # 43.5 StarsFrom The Book: When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821, he took to the grave a powerful secret. As general and emperor, he had stolen immeasurable riches from palaces, national treasuries, and even the Knights of Malta and the Vatican. In his final days, his British captors hoped to learn where the loot lay hidden. But he told them nothing, and in his will he made no mention of the treasure. Or did he?Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone isn't looking for trouble when it comes knocking at his Copenhagen bookshop. Actually, it breaks and enters in the form of an American Secret Service agent with a pair of assassins on his heels. Malone has his doubts about the anxious young man, but narrowly surviving a ferocious firefight convinces him to follow his unexpected new ally.My Views:Steve Berry always delivers a great story filled with history and loads of twists and turns. Sometimes he gets a bit carried away with the history part and that was the case with the first part of this book. It kept me reading for a couple of reasons...1. It was the book we were discussing on the Mystery & Suspense group read...2. Berry always eventually comes through with excitement and surprises...3. You just find that you simply have to see if your favorite character survives the mayhem they have created...4. Cotton Malone and company are unlikely heroes in even more unlikely scenarios but you are always guaranteed a good time.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book very much and loved learning about Napoleon and his secret hoard. There were a few new characters that were introduced and one of the main characters was killed, so it seems as the series may be going in another direction. Can't wait to read the next book in the series to see how these new developments impact the next book. I was a little confused by some of the action parts as they switched back and forth between two scenes and with all the characters involved, I really needed to concentrate in order to flesh out what was happening. I would highly recommend this series to those who love historical mysteries but suggest reading the books in order.
    • 4/5
      Great story with lots of excitement about finding lost Napoleon treasure in the current day.
    • 5/5
      Its nice to read a story from an ongoing series that requires no foreknowledge to enjoy.
    • 4/5
      Cotton Malone gets better and better with each entry by Berry in this series. Great story, tying current events into the life and times of Napoleon, and it was satisfying seeing an emerging Malone character react the way he did immersed in these elements.
    • 3/5
      I am a bit Steve Berry fan so I have really looked forward to the release of his newest book. Somehow, it proved to be a bit of a disappointment in that it did not hold my interest. I constantly interrupted myself while reading it to look this up on the Internet or to play with a dog or whatever. Even when I read the climactic ending, I still had a hard time sticking with it. Needless to say, the book is mostly set in Paris although it does open in Copenhagen with the usual crime against Cotton's bookshop. But the action switches to Paris with a few scenes in London. The main focus is the search for Napoleon's lost horde of loot that he absconded with from conquered nations. There also a foray into modern terrorism. It's a decent book and certainly not one to be avoided, but it's not the Steve Berry I'm used to reading. Maybe it has all been done in his previous novels and thus has started to seem passe. So, read and enjoy but don't expect to be riveted to the text.
    • 3/5
      This has been my least favorite Cotton Malone novel. It had too much action and not enough adventure for my taste. I really like Steve Berry's books because of all the history he weaves into them but this one lacked in that department also. It was still an enjoyable story and one that needed to be told.
    • 4/5
      Synopsis: Cotton is pulled into international finances when a group is purported to be poised to profit from manipulating countries' monetary situations. Thorvaldson faces the men who murdered his son.Review: The introduction of Sam Collins is a nice addition to the normal cast ~ hopefully he will remain one of the common characters. The actual plot of this story is interesting and is well served by Napoleonic history and legend.
    • 3/5
      One of Steve Berry's better books. His novels are always fast paced and fun to read. This one introduced some new characters as well as said goodbye to some old ones. Very enjoyable.
    • 4/5
      International intrigue, Napoleonic mystery, fast paced plot. What's not to like?
    • 4/5
      In Cotton Malone's world, the Who's Who of History all have undiscovered treasures waiting to be found. In The Paris Vendetta, we have two: Rommel's treasure, somewhere on Corsica, and Napoleon's hoard. Naturally, the two are connected thanks to a Corsican family carrying on a centuries old vendetta against l'Empereur. Modern day treasure hunters do not play nice, and, as it turns out, one of them also has ties to the public shooting in Mexico City that cost the life of his dear friend Henrik Torvaldson's diplomat son. Torvaldson blindly follows his own vendetta, while, with the addition of a young former CIA agent, Malone sets off in pursuit of a group called "The Paris Club." Torvaldson's target is a member of this club of very rich power brokers attempting to manipulate the world's economies. This club too traces its roots to Napoleon's times.One of my favorite characters in the series so far does not make it to the end of the book. I think a replacement character is found, it remains to be seen if he will be as interesting.
    • 5/5
      It doesn't get much more exciting than this! Cotton Malone is off to save us again, and of course, succeeds. How he manages it gets nail-bitingly intense.
    • 3/5
      Read a Cotton Malone book before and really enjoyed it, this one was a bit slower and more difficult to get into. May have been my mood so eventually I will try to re-read it. I received this book as a reviewer copy as I did with the previous book(The Charlemagne Pursuit (book 4). These are both in the middle of the series, so I am not sure which is more like the rest of the series (this one is book 5). I have to say that I enjoyed Charlemagne Pursuit more than I did this one. I keep wanting to go back and read the first of the series (The Templar Legacy), but haven't yet. I was hoping that re-reading it would help, but I am struggling to make myself re-read it because I am just not enjoying it as much as I did Charlemagne Pursuit.
    • 4/5
      I've read a lot of Steve Berry's books, and I've enjoyed them all. This is definitely one of the best, though. I feel like the plot line for this one rolled along quite well, even when integrating the historical aspects/details. LOVE Cotton Malone! :)
    • 4/5
      Of the books by Steve Berry that I have read, this was probably the most mild. There was action, intrigue, and treasure, but all seemed to be in a lower dose than usual. Almost everything happens in Paris. There is one real bad guy who is overshadowed by some unpleasant but ineffective characters. Finding the treasure seems to be an afterthought. Cotton Malone has some questionable allies that dilute the focus. I still found this to be an enjoyable read, but not as intense as some of Steve Berry's other works.
    • 3/5
      I'm sad to say it, folks, Mr. Berry has let me down. Something about The Paris Vendetta, the fifth book in the Cotton Malone series, did not catch me as his previous books have. I wasn't hooked, I wasn't excited or thrilled or anticipating the next turn of events. The Paris Vendetta follows former agent Cotton Malone as he's rudely awoken in the middle of the night by a stranger who says his good friend Henrik sent him. So begins a European cat-and-mouse game between Cotton, Henrik, and a dangerous group of wealthy semi-terrorists called The Paris Club who are searching for the lost riches of the Emperor Napoleon who hid the location in riddles in books before he died. Intriguing? Most definitely. A classic Steve Berry idea? For sure. Executed with his usual swagger and panache? Not this time.Too many twists and turns and a convoluted plot map made the novel meander at times, tripping over its own ideas and details. A regular series character was not present, and several references were made to some trip or project Cotton had been working on over the last two weeks, but we're never told what that project was, nor what resulted from it and why it effected Cotton the way it did. If they were making veiled references to the previous book in the series, they were strange and a little less opacity would have been nice. Likewise, Cotton's son is mentioned but completely abandoned later in the book. I'm really disappointed in the way The Paris Vendetta fell flat for me. The pulse and energy I've come to associate with his books was lacking. I usually adore Berry's books and I can't say the same about this one. Hard to know what to expect from his next, The Emperor's Tomb.
    • 5/5
      This is one of those series of books you can see running on and on in some format. Reminds me of the books written by Colin Forbes - one of those books you can really enjoy yourself with as you know the good guys will win.This book follows Cotton Malone and Henrik Thorvaldsen following The Paris Club as they try to find what there plans are to make the millions they say they can gain for the rich and elite who join the group. However the fly in the ointment is that one of the group killed Hendriks son. With this in his mind the internal stuggle is do you get revenge or find out what is planned and help the greater good?
    • 3/5
      "The Paris Vendetta" is the fifth (my first) Steve Berry thriller to feature Cotton Malone, a former operative of the U.S. Justice Department. Malone, with some help from Danish billionaire Henrik Thorvaldsen, is now the owner of a used-book store in Copenhagen. The men became friends because Malone was coincidentally at the scene of the Mexico City shooting in which Thorvaldsen's son, along with several others, was killed. Their relationship, which began with Thorvaldsen's heartfelt appreciation that Malone immediately gunned down some of the shooters that horrible day, has grown into a close one in the minds of both men. Thorvaldsen, however, is still consumed by the knowledge that the two men most responsible for the Mexico City massacre are still alive. He wants them dead, and he is hoping that Cotton Malone will help him make that happen. Malone is sucked into Thorvaldsen's plot early one morning when his bookstore is invaded by an American agent running for his life. Soon, the bookstore has been shot up and the two men are on the run. Malone will learn that one of the men being sought by Thorvaldsen is a British aristocrat who is involved in a plot with a group of financial experts to undermine the world's economy so that group members can profit from the ensuing chaos. As if that were not enough, the British millionaire is also on a mission of his own to find the looted treasure Napoleon supposedly hid before his exile to Corsica. Unfortunately for him, however, he is not the only one hot on the trail of clues needed to pinpoint the treasure's final resting place. "The Paris Vendetta" serves up typical thriller material. Cotton Malone is a likable character, as are most of those he ends up working with in his attempt to save the world from what The Paris Club has planned for it. In the manner of James Bond and Mission Impossible, Malone also finds himself dealing with a hired terrorist determined to destroy a Paris landmark. His efforts to stop the terrorist are so spectacular that Malone often seems only a step or two short of qualifying as a bona fide super hero. The most interesting character in the book is Henrik Thorvaldsen, a good man so caught up in grief over the way his son died that he is willing personally to murder the men responsible for that death. Nothing else matters to him anymore. Malone wants to help Thorvaldsen find peace, but for complicated reasons involving The Paris Club and the U.S. Department of Justice, he finds himself opposing the efforts of his old friend. While "The Paris Vendetta" has its moments, it is too similar to all those other modern day thrillers out there to stand out as anything very special. Steve Berry's novel is better written than most thrillers in the sense that he treats history with more respect than most thriller writers do. The problem comes from the sense one gets that plots like this one have already been written too many times. Rated at: 2.5
    • 4/5
      Good author of books about government operatives (Cotton Malone) . Outstanding book.
    • 5/5
      The Paris Vendetta (Cotton Malone series - Book 5) by Steve Berry(For review from Media Muscle)Synopsis:When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821, he took to the grave a powerful secret. As general and emperor, he had stolen immeasurable riches from palaces, national treasuries, and even the Knights of Malta and the Vatican. In his final days, his British captors hoped to learn where the loot lay hidden. But he told them nothing, and in his will he made no mention of the treasure. Or did he? Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone isn't looking for trouble when it comes knocking at his Copenhagen bookshop. Actually, it breaks and enters in the form of an American Secret Service agent with a pair of assassins on his heels. Malone has his doubts about the anxious young man, but narrowly surviving a ferocious firefight convinces him to follow his unexpected new ally.Thoughts:As many of you know I am a huge history buff. History was my minor in college and historical fiction is probably one of my favorite genre's to read for pleasure. The Cotton Malone series by Steve Berry, satisfy's my itch the historical while also fulfilling my need to read a good thriller. Book 5 of the Cotton Malone series, The Paris Vendetta takes us into the world of Napoleon Bonaparte.Exiled in 1821, Bonaparte took his secret to the grave, regarding National treasures he confiscated or stole from many powerful people including treasures from the Vatican. He never gave his English captors the satisfaction of finding out where he hid his vast treasure. Fast forward to present day where we find, Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone, thrown into the center of a conspiracy to blow up the Eiffel Tower and thrust terrorism to center stage.Cotton Malone is such a wonderful character. He is what most of us would consider a man's man. He is gets the job done no matter what it might be. As a former operative, he deals with the bad guys in a way that is harsh, but not undeserved. This series is a really a cross between, historical fiction and thriller. I really liked all the action, but there was that component of the unexpected in history as Cotton tries to figure out where Bonaparte's treasure resides.
    • 4/5
      The Paris Vendetta once again drags Cotton Malone into a mystery with a touch of historical relevance, but this time for an old friend. He finds his loyalties torn between country and friendship as he tries to satisfy both but betray neither. Yet, it ends with a completely unexpected loss. Steve Berry has produced another gripping thriller.
    • 3/5
      I didn't like this book as much as some of earlier books. At times I had a hard time following the story line as the author jumped around three or four parts of the story.
    • 4/5
      Steve Berry is back to his early level of tight, engrossing thrillers. The character of Cotton Malone continues to develop. A new character, Sam, is introduced to offset the loss of a long standing character that contributed much to previous stories.
    • 3/5
      The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry is another Cotton Malone historical adventure story. The story line is different enough from Berry's stories to keep even the most jaded readers rolling through the book. Once again I was not as happy with the ending , but that is just me. I enjoyed it enough to add to my library.
    • 2/5
      Cotton Malone returns with all supportive characters for this romp through Napoleonic history and modern day economic terrorism. Danish millionaire Henrik hopes to avenge his son's killing, as several factions seek a long lost treasure AND a group attempts to control world markets. Too many directions to keep the narrative flowing unfortunately. The facts of Napoleons life, death and treasure are by necessity explained to each faction which is a bit tiresome to the reader. All in all, a fun read, but not Berry's best.
    • 3/5
      I am a bit Steve Berry fan so I have really looked forward to the release of his newest book. Somehow, it proved to be a bit of a disappointment in that it did not hold my interest. I constantly interrupted myself while reading it to look this up on the Internet or to play with a dog or whatever. Even when I read the climactic ending, I still had a hard time sticking with it. Needless to say, the book is mostly set in Paris although it does open in Copenhagen with the usual crime against Cotton's bookshop. But the action switches to Paris with a few scenes in London. The main focus is the search for Napoleon's lost horde of loot that he absconded with from conquered nations. There also a foray into modern terrorism. It's a decent book and certainly not one to be avoided, but it's not the Steve Berry I'm used to reading. Maybe it has all been done in his previous novels and thus has started to seem passe. So, read and enjoy but don't expect to be riveted to the text.
    • 4/5
      The Paris Vendetta had all the things I usually love about Steve Berry, yet for some reason this one just wasn't grabbing me. Took me ten days to finish since I kept setting it aside to read three other novels that did grip me. It's praise for the book though that I DID come back to it each time I finished something else. Usually if I set a book down to read something more exciting I never come back to it.