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Cover artist Carole Lowenstein Language English Publication date 2008 Originally published 2008 Preceded by The Venetian Betrayal Publisher Ballantine Books | 3.9/5 Goodreads Country United States Series Cotton Malone Media type Hardcover Followed by The Paris Vendetta Genres Thriller, Spy fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve berry on the charlemagne pursuit
The Charlemagne Pursuit is Steve Berry's seventh novel, and is the fourth adventure for former U.S. Justice Department Operative turned Antiquarian book dealer, Cotton Malone. It was released on December 9, 2008.
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Plot Summary
The story follows Cotton Malone in his attempt to find details of his father's death. His father, Forrest Malone, was a US Navy Officer who disappeared while on a mission on an experimental submarine in 1971. Also investigating the submarine's fate are the German twins, Cristl Falk and Dorothea Lindauer,whose father was on the same submarine.
The search is complicated by Admiral Langford Ramsey, who attempts to hide his involvement with a second submarine - one that was sent to find Forest Malone and his crew. Stephanie Nelle, Malone's ex-boss, and Edwin Davis, the (Deputy National Security Advisor), become involved while searching for Charlie Smith, a killer hired by Ramsey to eradicate any links to him.