The Alexandria Link by Steve Berry

The Alexandria 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.

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 Connection, The Templar Legacy, The Third Secret, The Romanov Prophecy, and The Amber Room are among Steve Berry's New York Times and #1 international bestselling novels. His books have been translated into 40 languages and sold in 51 countries, totaling more than 17,000,000 copies. Every Steve Berry novel is based on historical events. It was because of this devotion that he and his wife, Elizabeth, founded History Matters, a organization dedicated to historic preservation. Since 2009, Steve and Elizabeth have traveled around the country raising funds through talks, receptions, galas, luncheons, dinners, and their popular writers' workshops to rescue threatened historic treasures.

Over 2,500 pupils have attended the sessions to date. The American Library Association honored their efforts in 2012, naming Steve the inaugural spokesman for National Preservation Week. He was also appointed to the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board by the Smithsonian Board of Regents to help promote and support the libraries' objective of providing information in all forms to scientists, curators, researchers, students, and the general public. He's been awarded the Royden B.

Davis Distinguished Author Award and Poets & Writers' 2013 Writers for Writers Award His novel The Columbus Affair won the Anne Frank Human Writes Prize, and his historic preservation work earned him the International Thriller Writers' Silver Bullet in 2013. Steve Berry was born and raised in Georgia, where he received his education at Walter F. Johnson High School. Mercer University's George School of Law

He worked as a trial lawyer for 30 years, 14 of which he served in elective office. He was a founding member of the International Thriller Writers, a organization of over 2,600 thriller writers from all over the world, and served as its co-president for three years. Visit www.steveberry.org for additional information.

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ISBN 13	9780345485762
ISBN 10	0345485769
Title	The Alexandria Link
Author	Steve Berry
Series	Cotton Malone
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2007-11-27
Number of pages	512
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