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    The Lincoln Myth: A Novel

    Written by Steve Berry

    Narrated by Scott Brick

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    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A Cotton Malone adventure involving a flaw in the United States Constitution, a mystery about Abraham Lincoln, and a political issue that's as explosive as it is timely-not only in Malone's world, but in ours

    September 1861: All is not as it seems. With these cryptic words, a shocking secret passed down from president to president comes to rest in the hands of Abraham Lincoln. And as the first bloody clashes of the Civil War unfold, Lincoln alone must decide how best to use this volatile knowledge: save thousands of American lives, or keep the young nation from being torn apart forever?

    The present: In Utah, the fabled remains of Mormon pioneers whose nineteenth-century expedition across the desert met with a murderous end have been uncovered. In Washington, D.C., the official investigation of an international entrepreneur, an elder in the Mormon church, has sparked a political battle between the White House and a powerful United States senator. In Denmark, a Justice Department agent, missing in action, has fallen into the hands of a dangerous zealot-a man driven by divine visions to make a prophet's words reality. And in a matter of a few short hours, Cotton Malone has gone from quietly selling books at his shop in Denmark to dodging bullets in a high-speed boat chase.

    All it takes is a phone call from his former boss in Washington, and suddenly the ex-agent is racing to rescue an informant carrying critical intelligence. It's just the kind of perilous business that Malone has been trying to leave behind, ever since he retired from the Justice Department. But once he draws enemy blood, Malone is plunged into a deadly conflict-a constitutional war secretly set in motion more than two hundred years ago by America's Founding Fathers.

    From the streets of Copenhagen to the catacombs of Salzburg to the rugged mountains of Utah, the grim specter of the Civil War looms as a dangerous conspiracy gathers power. Malone risks life, liberty, and his greatest love in a race for the truth about Abraham Lincoln-while the fate of the United States of America hangs in the balance.

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    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMay 20, 2014
    ISBN9780449009079
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    The Lincoln Myth: 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
      Listened to the book on audio. Enjoyed the new twist with the LDS's
    • 3/5
      The book didn't receive my 3 star rating because of anything reflecting on the writing style or the authors ability to hold the readers attention. It was that he took too much common sense and ability away from the two main characters...Cotton Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt, that have been prominent in the other 8 books and made the stories the brilliant, "can't-put-it-down" series that this reader has come to expect. History is a big draw for this series and is something that Steve Berry always excelled at. There is history here...but way more about the Mormon church than I ever cared to know. I acknowledge that it was necessary to carry on the plot but it was just more than I cared for. I'm looking forward to the next book in this series and hope that our two "heroes" have recovered their usual personalities.
    • 3/5
      Not the best in the series by any means. Some fascinating historical detail as one comes to expect from Mr Berry, but some strange interactions between the usual team members, now not working as a team, push the story in strange directions. The introduction of a new Billet member is not unwelcome, but he has a lot to learn, and the part played by Salazar’s angel was very annoying at times, although it did emphasise his mental instability. Relationships between team members are very much strained now and whether they will recover remains to be seen.
    • 4/5
      This is the 9th book of the Cotton Malone series by Steve Berry. If you want to read this series, you should start with book 1, The Templar Legacy. These are great adventure reads. I learned more about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War and the Mormon Church. Was the Civil War only about slavery? Was it a necessary war? Learn a stunning truth that can tear the United States apart.
    • 3/5
      At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, Doc.(sic) FRANKLIN is quoted "....For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected? So the concerns of those who fear a perpetual, unbending, unbreakable association of States is well taken. We must be mindful that all that is created comes with an end."

      Steve Berry has done formidable research and requires you to slow down and reflect on the historical writings. The issues of secession offered for consideration are significant and worthy of your time long after the last page has been read and the cover closed.
    • 4/5
      Mormons, Secession and lost gold, all spun into a capable thriller, albeit one that felt a little sluggish compared to previous books. Streamlining the plot by removing one or two set pieces might have improved the pace.
    • 4/5
      Fine tale with some interesting plot twists about the civil war and Mormonism and Lincoln political game playing around state secession. all with the usual twists of Cotton Malone
    • 3/5
      I love any novel that brings to light seldom misconceived facts and that's exactly what this one does. A BIG one. Despite this fact, the novel lacked what I call an ah-ha factor. The story is solid, yet a bit lengthy. I did at times get lost on which character was which. But all in all it's worth a read. Steve Berry is a great writer and I look forward to his next novel.
    • 4/5
      Title: The Lincoln Myth: A Novel (Cotton Malone #9)Author: Steve BerryPages: 512Year: 2014Publisher: Ballantine BooksMy rating 4 out of 5 stars.What an interesting that starts with Lincoln in the White House and the wife of a General under his command who personally delivered a message from her husband. From there the author builds a complex web of threads built by each character’s action, words and interaction with others. Sometimes I couldn’t tell if the character was telling the truth or attempting pass on false information without getting caught.It’s a maze of trying to figure out how the White House, LDS, Cotton Malone, Cassiopeia and more players who are all attempting to get a hold of secret buried for centuries and known by few. Not only that there is clashing of those seeking what they believe to be gold but their motives are as vast as the ocean. When I read Steve Berry’s latest novel The Lost Order I enjoyed it immensely and now I am getting to know the regular characters in this series.The dynamics constantly change, danger is assumed by all and even the leaders of the various government agencies and their agents are in conflict. Abraham Lincoln is a favorite historical figure to me as I grew up in Illinois. The research Steve Berry provides at the end of the novel was eye opening as there were facts of Lincoln I never knew. Each novel tells a unique story as well as contained in the novel. The characters however make appearances in each novel of the series.The books in the Cotton Malone series in order are as follows:The Templar LegacyThe Alexandria LinkThe Venetian BetrayalThe Charlemagne PursuitThe Paris VendettaThe Emperor’s TombThe Jefferson KeyThe King’s DeceptionThe Lincoln MythThe Patriot ThreatThe 14th ColonyThe Lost Order
    • 5/5
      I love this guy!!! The amount of research he must put into a book to come up with the whole premise and put a fictional element into it just amazes me time and time again. Definitely my favorite historical fiction writer!!!
    • 4/5
      After a couple of mediocre books, Berry and Cotton Malone are back to form in this thrilling tale that includes dead Mormons, discredited Mormons, duplicitous Mormons, and dead Mormons! In this story, evil Mormons are seeking evidence that Lincoln's action declaring war on the South was illegal -- that the right to secede was protected by the founding fathers and that documentation exists to back this up. It seems Lincoln met with Brigham Young and entrusted him with this information, which Mormon "saints" have protected all these years. Now the Mormons want to blow up the country, figuratively -- they want Utah to secede, followed, presumably, by other states, including Texas, Montana, Oregon, Nevada parts of California. President Danny Daniels sees no good coming of any public intent to do this.The story is a fun ride, but unfortunately reveals babe-in-arms Cassiopeia Witt to be a Euro-Mormon by birth, and her Mormon ex is the crazy perpetrator of murders committed to advance this plot while at the same time carries conversations with long-dead terrorist and Mormon founder Joseph Smith, who naturally advises him to kill them all. Unfortunately, this plot twists spells the end of a budding romance between Witt and Malone. One big plot hole, though. How does a landlocked state with little of its own resources secede and somehow become a viable nation should the United States wish otherwise? Close off airspace and bar traffic into the state, and I give it about a week before such revolt dies of its own accord.
    • 5/5
      Steve Berry delves into the subject of secession and the current legality of it as Cotton Malone and other recurring supporting characters are forced to take on a madman and his plot to use the Mormon religion to bring about the state of Utah's breakaway from the United States. This novel was extremely thought provoking and very well planned and paced from the beginning. I would consider it among Berry's best of the Cotton Malone series. Josepe Salazar and Senator Rowan use documentation to prove that Abraham Lincoln had no right to oppose the southern states secession from the Union that led to the Civil War, and plan to use this knowledge to create a separate country out of Utah. Their hope is that other states in the Union will follow suit, thus adding to their territory and power. While reading this book, I actually wondered if any states today are considering this type of move, considering Berry mentions an "overbloated and ineffective Federal government" as being the motive in this case.
    • 5/5
      I always love these and again was not disappointed. It had you wondering from start to finish. I am glad I still like Lincoln. Love the characters as usual. Keep this series going. Love it
    • 3/5
      Cotton Malone was ready to enjoy retirement from the justice department when he gets a call from his old boss. She wants him to detain a man who may have knowledge of where one of her agents is being held. Unless Malone steps in, the suspect may escape.There is a secret document from Abraham Lincoln to Mormon officials at the time of the Civil War. If the documents of this document are made public, it could destroy the union.One Mormon who is a U.S. Senator has ambition to lead the Church of Later Day Saints. He leads the plot to get the document which could give Utah and other states the legal right to leave the union and declare their own independence.Malone is drawn into the intrigue and learns that his former lover is also involved.The complex plot is well laid out with action moving from Sweden, to Salt Lake City, to Washington, D.C. and elsewhere. The historical characters who make an appearance such as Abraham Lincoln and Brigham Young are fun to observe.There is also a parallel story of a lost gold shipment from 1857 and finding this gold could give the Mormons the funds to sped to declare their independence.I found the background of the document fascinating and the mystery original and interesting.
    • 4/5
      This is one of the best Steve Berry novels. The primary characters (Malone, etc.) are strong and well developed. The blending of historical fact with a "thrillers" plot make for a fast paced read. It will be interesting if the new characters introduced in this novel will take more prominent roles in future works.
    • 4/5
      Cotton Malone is once again called out of retirement in Denmark to help save the United States from a serious threat. This time it's a powerful Mormon senator, who also happens to rank second in the church hierarchy, who wants Utah to secede from the United States and to form its own country, Deseret. The novel contains lots of lore from the presidency of Abraham Lincoln as well as material dating back to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. Malone's love, Cassiopeia Vitt, appears in this story from beginning to end, although her actions seems very out of character for her as do those of Malone's former boss, Stephanie Nelle. Just a little bit of the historical background came across as tedious; most of it added greatly to the story. Overall, it's a good read that Berry fans will not want to miss. Newcomers to the series should also enjoy it.
    • 2/5
      I tried a couple of times, but I couldn't get into this. Too many points of view, too much politics, too many issues that were difficult to follow and relate to.
    • 3/5
      Steve Berry's thrillers come with a historical puzzle, a larger "what if" that develops just as his hero faces a more life sized crisis. In The Lincoln Myth, the puzzle is rooted in US history from the time of the Founding Fathers and the Civil War. There is a historical document which was given to George Washington to guard and which has subsequently been passed down by the US Presidents to their successor at the start of their terms. This mysterious document can cause a fundamental and legal change to the US - but what it contains and how it might be used today are uncertain.When retired bookseller Cotton Malone is once again drawn into assist his former boss, Stephanie Nell, he finds that this particular crisis hits him personally. We learn more about his love interest and her backstory. I did find the portrayal of the Church of the Latter Day Saints a little disturbing and uncomfortable and this kept me from fully enjoying The Lincoln Myth. I was left with the same discomfort that I had with Dan Brown's portrayal of the Roman Catholic Church and the Opus Dei in the Da Vinci Code. ISBN-10: 0345526570 - Hardcover $27Publisher: Ballantine Books (May 20, 2014), 448 pages.Review copy courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley.
    • 4/5
      This is my first adventure with Steve Berry's, Cotton Malone, a recently retired U.S. agent, who is drafted back into service to avert a national catastrophe. The book is well crafted with interesting characters and lots of action. As sometimes happens in a continuing series, the antagonists are more deeply developed than the protagonist. A long term U. S. Senator from Utah, Thaddeus Rowan, is using all the forces at his disposal as a senator and an elder in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to accomplish Utah's secession from the United States. This would result in the formation of an independent Mormon country to be named Deseret. Rowan's henchman, who proves to be a loose canon, is Josepe Salazar, a wealthy follower who will do anything to achieve his vision of the original Mormon state. The key to Senator Rowan's plan lies in a document supposedly passed on by Abraham Lincoln to Brigham Young during the time of the Civil War. This document, written by the founding fathers, would prove once and for all that the individual states had the inalienable right to secede from the Union. The blending of a search for secret documents, lost gold, presidential secrets, and thrilling spy chases, together with historical facts and myths results in a very entertaining summer read. Book provided for review by Amazon Vine.
    • 4/5
      Title: The Lincoln Myth: A Novel (Cotton Malone #9)Author: Steve BerryPages: 512Year: 2014Publisher: Ballantine BooksMy rating 4 out of 5 stars.What an interesting that starts with Lincoln in the White House and the wife of a General under his command who personally delivered a message from her husband. From there the author builds a complex web of threads built by each character’s action, words and interaction with others. Sometimes I couldn’t tell if the character was telling the truth or attempting pass on false information without getting caught.It’s a maze of trying to figure out how the White House, LDS, Cotton Malone, Cassiopeia and more players who are all attempting to get a hold of secret buried for centuries and known by few. Not only that there is clashing of those seeking what they believe to be gold but their motives are as vast as the ocean. When I read Steve Berry’s latest novel The Lost Order I enjoyed it immensely and now I am getting to know the regular characters in this series.The dynamics constantly change, danger is assumed by all and even the leaders of the various government agencies and their agents are in conflict. Abraham Lincoln is a favorite historical figure to me as I grew up in Illinois. The research Steve Berry provides at the end of the novel was eye opening as there were facts of Lincoln I never knew. Each novel tells a unique story as well as contained in the novel. The characters however make appearances in each novel of the series.The books in the Cotton Malone series in order are as follows:The Templar LegacyThe Alexandria LinkThe Venetian BetrayalThe Charlemagne PursuitThe Paris VendettaThe Emperor’s TombThe Jefferson KeyThe King’s DeceptionThe Lincoln MythThe Patriot ThreatThe 14th ColonyThe Lost Order
    • 3/5
      The gist of the book is that the Mormons and Abe Lincoln made a bargain many years ago and to make sure the bargain was sealed Abe Lincoln gave the head of the Mormon Church a document to hold that could destroy the United States by allowing session. Twists and turns, new love and old love, murder and mayhem. Beginning was good and ending was good but the middle dragged due to the many quotes from the Mormon religion. I learned a lot though.