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When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821, he took a powerful secret to the grave: the immense riches he had stolen from various sources, including palaces and the Vatican. In his final days, his British captors sought to uncover the location of this hidden treasure, but he revealed nothing, and his will made no mention of it. Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone is drawn into trouble when an American Secret Service agent, pursued by assassins, breaks into his Copenhagen bookshop. Skeptical of the agent, Malone is convinced to join him after surviving a fierce firefight. Their journey leads them to the estate of Malone's friend, Henrik Thorvaldsen, who has discovered the sinister intentions of the Paris Club, a group of wealthy individuals aiming to manipulate the global economy. To prevent financial chaos, Malone must outsmart a hired terrorist, thwart a catastrophic attack, and embark on a desperate search for Napoleon's legendary lost treasure. Meanwhile, Thorvaldsen seeks revenge for his son's murder by the aristocrat at the center of the conspiracy, placing Malone in a difficult position between loyalty to his friend and his country. As they navigate Denmark, England, and Paris, Malone finds himself entangled in a perilous game of deception and danger, all for a prize of unimaginable worth. But at what cost?
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The Paris Vendetta, Steve Berry
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- Année de publication
- 2009
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- Titre
- The Paris Vendetta
- Langue
- Anglais
- Auteurs
- Steve Berry
- Éditeur
- Ballantine Books
- Publié
- 2009
- Format
- rigide
- Pages
- 418
- ISBN10
- 0345505476
- ISBN13
- 9780345505477
- Séries
- Cotton Malone
- Mots clés
- Fiction, Polars & Thrillers, Romans historiques, Aventure, Thriller, Suspense, Littérature américaine, Secrets, Grande-Bretagne, Action, Londres, Paris (ville), Trésors, Agents et agentes, Napoléon Bonaparte, empereur, 1769-1821, Copenhague, Assassins, Corse, Économie mondiale
- Première publication
- 2009
- Titre original
- The Paris Vendetta
- Évaluation
- 3,85 sur 5
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- When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821, he took a powerful secret to the grave: the immense riches he had stolen from various sources, including palaces and the Vatican. In his final days, his British captors sought to uncover the location of this hidden treasure, but he revealed nothing, and his will made no mention of it. Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone is drawn into trouble when an American Secret Service agent, pursued by assassins, breaks into his Copenhagen bookshop. Skeptical of the agent, Malone is convinced to join him after surviving a fierce firefight. Their journey leads them to the estate of Malone's friend, Henrik Thorvaldsen, who has discovered the sinister intentions of the Paris Club, a group of wealthy individuals aiming to manipulate the global economy. To prevent financial chaos, Malone must outsmart a hired terrorist, thwart a catastrophic attack, and embark on a desperate search for Napoleon's legendary lost treasure. Meanwhile, Thorvaldsen seeks revenge for his son's murder by the aristocrat at the center of the conspiracy, placing Malone in a difficult position between loyalty to his friend and his country. As they navigate Denmark, England, and Paris, Malone finds himself entangled in a perilous game of deception and danger, all for a prize of unimaginable worth. But at what cost?