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Steve Berry's New York Times bestseller, The Patriot Threat, finds Cotton Malone racing to stop a rogue ex-KGB agent plotting revenge against the United ...
The only thing rarer than the vintage editions Cotton Malone sells in his Copenhagen bookshop is the time he actually gets to spend there. Retirement has ...
"Dan Brown fans will want to check this one out" (Publishers Weekly): The Ghent Altarpiece is the most violated work of art in the world. Thirteen times it ...
'Steve Berry is at the top of his game, blending history and fiction into a propulsive thriller. Highly recommend!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Steve Berry has ...
The pulse-pounding new thriller featuring Cotton Malone. Perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Sam Bourne and Scott Mariani. The pope is dead. Cardinals are ...
'Steve Berry does it again' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A real page turner' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Riveting from start to finish' Reader review ⭐���⭐⭐⭐ The Knights ...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A Cotton Malone adventure involving a flaw in the United States Constitution, a mystery about Abraham Lincoln, and a political ...
'Full of twists and turns, a real page turner, couldn't put it down' Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Sensational read' Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A triumph of storytelling' ...
Cotton Malone is back! A behind-the-scenes political fight between the United States and England has the unintended result of landing Cotton Malone's son, ...
'A superb read' Reader review⭐''⭐⭐⭐ 'Berry never disappoints' Reader review⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Extremely fast-paced and powerful' Reader review⭐⭐⭐����⭐ In bestselling ...
Cotton Malone has been called on to defend his country's safety in many exotic locations around the world, often using his knowledge of history to get to the ...
Hearing that his old friend Cassiopeia Vitt is in trouble, Malone follows the few clues he has and realises that they are in the middle of something huge, ...
A heart-pumping short story from the New York Times–bestselling author featuring one of operative Cotton Malone's earliest missions... In this ...
In this short story from the New York Times bestselling thriller anthology FaceOff, bestselling authors Steve Berry and James Rollins - along with their ...
No one knows when he was born, where he was raised, or how he was educated. No true portrait of him exists. He was an experienced seaman and expert ...
Ex-agent Cotton Malone wants to know what really happened to his father, officially lost at sea when his submarine went down in the north Atlantic in 1971. ...
Description
Thrillers are known for their fast-paced plots, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must overcome powerful and well-equipped villains. These stories often use literary devices such as suspense, red herrings, and cliffhangers to keep readers on the edge of their seats.
Though thrillers often overlap with mysteries, they are distinguished by their plot structure. In a thriller, the hero’s mission is to thwart the plans of an enemy, rather than simply solve a crime that has already taken place. Thrillers also tend to have higher stakes, involving large-scale threats like serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination, or the toppling of governments. Jeopardy and violent confrontations are standard in these plots. While a mystery reaches its climax when the mystery is solved, a thriller reaches its peak when the hero finally defeats the villain, saving themselves and often many others.