Steve Berry

Steve Berry the elexandria link by Steve Berry Cotton
Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite
operatives for the U.S. Justice Department to lead the
low-key life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet
existence is shattered when he receives an anonymous
e-mail: “You have something I want. You’re the only person
on earth who knows where to find it. Go get it. You have
72 hours. If I don’t hear from you you will be childless.”
His horrified ex-wife confirms that the threat is real:
Their teenage son has been kidnapped. When Malone’s
Copenhagen bookshop is burned to the ground it becomes
brutally clear that those responsible will stop at nothing
to get what they want. And what they want is nothing less
than the lost Library of Alexandria. A cradle of
ideas–historical philosophical literary scientific and
religious–the Library of Alexandria was unparalleled in
the world. But fifteen hundred years ago it vanished into
the mists of myth and legend–its vast bounty of wisdom
coveted ever since by scholars fortune hunters and those
who believe its untold secrets hold the key to ultimate
power. Now a cartel of wealthy international moguls bent
on altering the course of history is desperate to breach
the library’s hallowed halls–and only Malone possesses the
information they need to succeed. At stake is an explosive
ancient document with the potential not only to change the
destiny of the Middle East but to shake the world’s three
major religions to their very foundations. Pursued by a
lethal mercenary Malone crosses the globe in search of
answers. His quest will lead him to England and Portugal
even to the highest levels of American government–and the
shattering outcome deep in the Sinai desert will have
worldwide repercussions.