In this original eBook novella by the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The King's Deception</i>, globetrotting intelligence agent Cotton Malone is lured into dangerous intrigue surrounding the world's most famous royals - and uncovers a murderous conspiracy of terrorists and traitors, all born from an ancient tale of Saxon history.<br> <br> <b>"In Malone, [Steve] Berry has created a classic, complex hero." - <i>USA Today</i></b><br> <b><i> </i></b><br> In England to participate in the trial of suspected international terrorists, Justice Department agent Cotton Malone is mysteriously summoned to an audience with the Queen of England. A cryptic call has warned of looming danger to the ailing queen's son and grandson - the next two heirs in line for the throne. And when the source of that ominous information, a notorious tabloid publisher, dies mysteriously, the royal family has reason to fear a genuine conspiracy. But they also suspect that the enemy lies within - and no one at Buckingham Palace, or even the nation's own Secret Intelligence Service, can be trusted. Now it's up to Malone to discover the truth. Matching wits with a power-mad politician and a vicious royal blue blood, he must race against time through the streets of London to the forbidden reaches of Iceland, all to stop a monstrous plot to seize the monarchy - one that stretches back to the time of Arthur.<br> <br> <b>Praise for Steve Berry and his Cotton Malone series</b><br> <i> </i><br> "Malone, a hero with a personal stake in the proceedings, is a welcome respite from the cold, calculating superspies who litter the genre." - <i>Entertainment Weekly </i><br> <i> </i><br> "Steve Berry gets better and better with each new book." - The Huffington Post<br> <br> "Savvy readers . . . cannot go wrong with Cotton Malone." - <i>Library Journal</i><br> <br> "Berry raises this genre's stakes." - <i>The New York Times</i><br> <i> </i><br> "I love this guy." - #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Lee Child
