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[close] [The Paris Vendetta] by Steve Berry
Cotton Malone series Book # 4
3.5 Stars

From The Book:
When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821, he took to the grave a powerful secret. As general and emperor, he had stolen immeasurable riches from palaces, national treasuries, and even the Knights of Malta and the Vatican. In his final days, his British captors hoped to learn where the loot lay hidden. But he told them nothing, and in his will he made no mention of the treasure. Or did he?

Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone isn't looking for trouble when it comes knocking at his Copenhagen bookshop. Actually, it breaks and enters in the form of an American Secret Service agent with a pair of assassins on his heels. Malone has his doubts about the anxious young man, but narrowly surviving a ferocious firefight convinces him to follow his unexpected new ally.

My Views:
Steve Berry always delivers a great story filled with history and loads of twists and turns. Sometimes he gets a bit carried away with the history part and that was the case with the first part of this book. It kept me reading for a couple of reasons...1. It was the book we were discussing on the Mystery & Suspense group read...2. Berry always eventually comes through with excitement and surprises...3. You just find that you simply have to see if your favorite character survives the mayhem they have created...4. Cotton Malone and company are unlikely heroes in even more unlikely scenarios but you are always guaranteed a good time.