Steve Berry

Cuando Napoleón Bonaparte murió en el exilio, en 1821, se llevó a la tumba un impactante secreto. Como general y emperador había saqueado incalculables riquezas de palacios y tesoros nacionales, de los Caballeros de Malta y el Vaticano. En sus ultimos dias, sus captores britanicos esperaban averiguar donde se ocultaba el botin, pero el no les desvelo nada y en su testamento no mencionaba el tesoro. ¿O tal vez si? El ex agente del Departamento de Justicia Cotton Malone esta a punto de averiguarlo cuando los problemas llaman a la puerta de su libreria en Copenhague, o mas bien irrumpen en ella personificados en un agente del servicio secreto estadounidense al que persiguen dos asesinos. Malone alberga sus dudas sobre el ansioso joven, pero tras sobrevivir a un feroz tiroteo, accede a seguir a su nuevo e inesperado aliado. Su primera parada es la aislada fi nca de Henrik Thorvaldsen, un buen amigo de Malone. El astuto magnate danes ha descubierto los insidiosos planes del Club de Paris, un grupo de conspiradores multimillonarios decididos a manipular la economia global. Solo igualando el ingenio de un terrorista a sueldo, frustrando un atentado catastrofico y emprendiendo una desesperada busqueda del legendario tesoro perdido de Napoleon podra Malone evitar la anarquia economica internacional. Desde Dinamarca, pasando por Inglaterra y terminando en las historicas calles y catedrales de Paris, Malone participa en un intenso juego de duplicidad y muerte, todo para conseguir un tesoro de valor incalculable. Pero, ¿a que precio? Una vez mas, en El Club de Paris, Steve Berry nos demuestra que es capaz de sorprendernos con un thriller inteligente y trepidante, que lo confirma como un autor clave para cientos de miles de lectores en todo el mundo.

The tomb of China's First Emperor, guarded by an underground army of terra-cotta warriors, has remained sealed for more than 2,000 years. Though it's regarded as one of the greatest archaeological sites in the world, the Chinese government won't allow anyone to open it. Why? That question is at the heart of a dilemma faced by former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone, whose life is shattered when he receives an anonymous note carrying an unfamiliar Web address. Logging on, he sees Cassiopeia Vitt, a woman who's saved his life more than once, being tortured at the hands of a mysterious man who has a single demand: Bring me the artifact she's asked you to keep safe. The only problem is, Malone doesn't have a clue what the man is talking about, since Cassiopeia has left nothing with him.

Antes de 1500 años fue la famosa biblioteca de Alejandría destruida y nunca encontrado restos de ellos. Ahora, Malone algodón por el secuestro de su hijo en la búsqueda de un secreto de la mención de los usuarios de la biblioteca. Un corazón-parada aventura que los lugares de algodón Malone y su familia en grave peligro ... Un ambicioso y explosivo thriller histórico con un giro!

Cuando en 1991 se inhuman los restos del Zar y de su familia, asesinados en 1918, se descubre que faltan dos cadáveres. El abogado Miles Lord deberá investigar qué ocurrió aquel 16 de julio de 1918. Su única pista: un críptico mensaje de Rasputín anunciando que aquel cruento episodio no será el último en la leyenda de los Romano.

1917, Fatima, Portugal : la Vierge apparait a la jeune Lucia et lui confie trois secrets.Les deux premiers sont rendus publics. Mais rien ne filtre concernant le troisieme, jusqu'a ce que Jean-Paul II en livre, en 2000, une " version officielle " immediatement mise en doute. 2005, Rome, Vatican : le souverain pontife envoie son homme de confiance, monseigneur Michener, en Roumanie afin de transmettre un message confidentiel a un Vieux pretre. Michener decouvre que celui-ci est le traducteur du mysterieux troisieme secret.Des lors, il devra faire preuve de toute son habilete pour dejouer la conspiration qui le guette et echapper a ceux qui, dans l'ombre, veulent a tout prix garder cachee la terrible verite. Car, si elle etait devoilee, les fondements memes de l'Eglise en seraient menaces.

Steve Berry es un nombre habitual en el primer puesto de las listas de superventas en Estados Unidos, donde coloca cada uno de sus libros durante varias semanas consecutivas. Con 'La Habitación de Ámbar' nos ofrece un thriller historico donde el misterio, las persecuciones y los asesinatos se suceden a un ritmo frenetico. Un emocionante viaje a los lugares que albergan los enigmas mas ocultos del pasado. La Habitacion de Ambar es uno de los mayores tesoros creados por el hombre. Las tropas alemanas que invadieron la Union Sovietica se hicieron con ella en 1941. Cuando los Aliados comenzaron los bombardeos fue ocultada y se convirtio en un misterio que perdura hasta nuestros dias. A la juez Rachel Cutler le encantan su trabajo y sus hijos, y mantiene una relacion civilizada con su ex marido Paul. Todo cambia cuando su padre muere en misteriosas circunstancias, dejando pistas acerca de un secreto llamado la Habitacion de Ambar. Desesperada por descubrir la verdad, Rachel viaja a Alemania seguida de cerca por Paul. Enfrentados a asesinos profesionales en un juego traicionero, los dos chocan contra las fuerzas de la avaricia, el poder y la misma Historia.

In 323 B.C.E, having conquered Persia, Alexander the Great set his sights on Arabia, then suddenly succumbed to a strange fever. Locating his final resting place-unknown to this day-remains a tantalizing goal for both archaeologists and treasure hunters. Now the quest for this coveted prize is about to heat up. And Cotton Malone-former U.S. Justice Department agent turned rare-book dealer-will be drawn into an intense geopolitical chess game from the New York Times bestselling author of THE ALEXANDRIA LINK.

For ex-field agent Cotton Malone the stakes have never been higher: a deadly virus that could wipe out civilisation as we know it and a cure that lies buried in the past. A secret international coalition has created a lethal biological weapon. Whoever develops the cure will control the future of global warfare. Yet that cure could already exist, buried centuries before with Alexander the Great. When Malone hears about it, he joins the hunt for Alexander''s long-lost tomb. His quest soon becomes a harrowing fight for truth that has unimaginable repercussions

Rachel Cutler loves her job and her kids, and remains civil to her ex-husband, Paul. But everything changes when her father dies under suspicious circumstances, leaving behind clues to a treasure called the Amber Room, one of the most intriguing mysteries of the last century. Desperate for the truth, Rachel takes off for Germany, with Paul close behind. Before long, they''re in over their heads. Locked into a treacherous game with professional killers, Rachel and Paul find themselves on a collision course with the forces of greed, power and history itself...

Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives for the U.S. State 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. Youre the only person on earth who knows where to find it. Go get it. You have 72 hours. If I dont hear from you, you will be childless." His horrified ex-wife confirms that the threat is real: Their teenage son has been kidnapped. When Malones 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 librarys 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 worlds 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.

La Habitación de Ámbar es uno de los mayores tesoros creados por el hombre. Las tropas alemanas que invadieron la Unión Soviética se hicieron con ella en 1941. Cuando los Aliados comenzaron los bombardeos fue ocultada y se convirtio en un misterio que perdura hasta nuestros dias. A la juez Rachel Cutler le encantan su trabajo y sus hijos, y mantiene una relacion civilizada con su ex marido Paul. Todo cambia cuando su padre muere en misteriosas circunstancias, dejando pistas acerca de un secreto llamado la Habitacion de Ambar. Desesperada por descubrir la verdad, Rachel viaja a Alemania seguida de cerca por Paul. Enfrentados a asesinos profesionales en un juego traicionero, los dos chocan contra las fuerzas de la avaricia, el poder y la misma Historia.

Steve Berry returns with a heart-stopping adventure that places Cotton Malone and his family in grave peril - and puts Cotton face-to-face with a baffling truth long ago pulled from the shelves of the legendary Library of Alexandria. The Library of Alexandria was the most ambitious and important collection of ancient knowledge ever assembled. The building stood for 600 years and at its high point contained more than 500,000 manuscripts. Fifteen hundred years ago, it vanished. No archaeological trace of the main library has ever been unearthed. Now, Cotton Malone's ex-wife appears at his doorstep, panicked: their son has been kidnapped. Minutes later, Malone's bookshop is attacked - all because he's the only man alive who knows the whereabouts of the Alexandria link, the conduit for locating the missing library. But finding that lost cache of knowledge, truths hidden away for a millenium and a half, will have grave consequences - both for Malone and for the balance of world power.

Ex-agent Cotton Malone wants to know what really happened to his father, officially lost at sea when his submarine went down in the north Atlantic in 1971. But when he uses his government contacts to obtain the submarine''s sealed file, he finds he is not the only person looking for answers. Malone is in the line of fire when he is attacked in an attempt to take the file. He is pitched into a lethal power struggle between Dorothea Lindauer and Christl Falk, twin sisters whose twisted ambition takes sibling rivalry to new levels. Malone and the twins embark on a dangerous adventure involving Nazi explorations in Antarctica, US government conspiracies, and a series of cryptic historical clues built into the legend of Charlemagne. Forced to choose a side when neither can win, Malone is determined to uncover the truth behind his father''s death but will he be able to escape his own?

Hot off his 'best book to date' (Booklist, starred review), Steve Berry offers his twistiest thriller yet, in a new adventure starring Cotton Malone and a secret conspiracy dating back to Napoleon