2.5 - An entertaining adventure through Paris, this book includes can't miss themes such as a treasure hunt, a secret billionaire club, the clever agent brought back from his peaceful life, the pretty mistress, the extremely resourceful bad guy, and a whole cast of characters. All of this set in the shadow of Napoleon's history (which was the most interesting part of the book). So for those seeking a fast-paced, 'heroes don't die' adventure, this book's for you. As for this reviewer, I should ha...

All the good history and treasure hunting took a back seat to the conspiracies and revenge. It seemed a bit haphazard, with the stories not nearly as well tied all together by the end, as most other Berry books have. More like a National Treasure movie than a Malone novel, especially at the end, down to the relationship dynamics of the characters.

oh no, where did my thoughts on the book go?*lemme see if i recall:there goes the moneyevents from the amber room (2003) got referenced, placing it in malone's world after the facta couple of typos here, plus a continuity errori remember one word: carfuland the continuity error was about...gosh darni can't rememberplus i added a quote regarding women being the greatest of pleasures and the worst of problems or something like that*my highlights survived, thankfullyp54: a welby target revolver--bl...

I crawled to the end of this book. Very disappointed and will not return to this author. Was expecting a page-turner, but simply could not get drawn in. There are several reasons for this:1. The characters and story so full of stereotypes, they turn kitschy2. Poor writing technique3. The lack of cadence and a nonexistent writing style4. Poor fact checking and realism.Examples:1. Stereotypes: multivalent hero, lone-wolf, with billionaire friends, US president on speed-dial etc.2. Writing techniqu...

When I picked this book up, I'd seen reviews saying that it wasn't like Berry's previous novels. Some of the reviewers liked it, some didn't. I have to admit, they were right- the book isn't much like any of Berry's other novels. Rather than focus on the pursuit of some forgotten bit of history, the main focus of the book is about revenge, politics & pride. It reads more like a spy mystery mixed in with a crime drama than anything else.The story finds Cotton Malone's bookstore home being broken

I’m a huge fan of Steve Berry. The amount of research he does for each one is just amazing. He takes us on travels that most of us will never go on ourselves. I always learn something new.The Paris Vendetta focuses on Napoleon Bonaparte. Most of us probably know the following facts about Napoleon: He was short. He stuck his hand inside his coat all of the time. He lost at Waterloo. He was exiled to some island.Small bit of trivia – I had a pen pal from the island to which he was first exiled, El...

With the 5th novel in the Cotton Malone Series, the author has written another well-crafted book, where he skillfully blends modern day suspense and historical mystery, featuring Cotton Malone, ex-member of the Magellan Billet, now living a quite life as a bookstore owner in Copenhagen. I love the fact that Malone has a love for books………just like me!!! And he has something I would have loved to have owned……his very own bookstore!!! This story focuses primarily on Malone’s friend and m...

This was good but not quite as good as the previous ones. It seemed to be concerned more with "action" scenes than the characters.

Steve Berry’s novel, THE PARIS VENDETTA provides his usual blend of wonderful primary and secondary characters, intensity, reflecting a firm grasp of history, and the ability to bring the reader to the edge of their seats. The book is the fifth installment of the Cotton Malone series. Malone is a former naval officer, US Justice Department agent in the Magellin Billet that specialized in international cases who retired from the government and purchased a bookstore in Copenhagen. For the first ti...

Suspense in ParisCotton Malone is thrust into another thriller with international intrigue with his good friend Henrik, but Henrik is not necessarily playing by the same rules. Interesting twists and turns for our friends this time.

No one writes historical thrillers like Steve Berry. I can say the same thing for all his books- they keep me turning the pages long into the night.

Yes, Yes, Yes !!! At last I have finished the book. What can I say this book? A mixed pickle or something? To be very honest, it's an atom bomb.Whenever I first saw this book at Adee Prokashoni, Banglabazar, I was little hesitating to buy this book. But it caught my attention right after I read the back cover summery. Napoleon Bonaparte is always a mysterious character to me. So his grave in this super fast action thriller.I don't want to say much about the story. It's about Napoleon's Hidden Tr...

Cotton Malone’s Danish mentor and friend, Henrik Throvaldsen, has finally put everything in place to take revenge for his son’s murder that took place years ago. A vendetta. But to do so gets him tangled up with an international cabal that is attempting to locate and plunder Napoleon’s lost treasure. Meanwhile, Cotton is roped into a related effort to catch a notorious terrorist. All of these plots intersect, sometimes at cross purposes which creates wonderful tension and drama. Their journey’s

I recieved this book as part of a first reads giveaway. Overall, I really enjoyed it. It's pretty fast paced, action packed. I also really enjoyed the characters. This book reminded me a bit of a Dan Brown novel, in the way that history becomes an integreal part of the story. I really enjoyed the parts about Napolean!My one real problem was that this book is in the middle of a series. And I've never read the other books in the series! I'm sure that if I had already read the other books, I would

In this fifth book in the Cotton Malone series by Steve Berry, we find Cotton pressed into service yet again when Sam Collins, an American Secret Service Agent, breaks into his home in the middle of the nights with assassins on his heels. Cotton discovers that Sam was sent to him by his old friend and ally, Henrik Thorvaldsen who needs his help to stop the Paris Club.The Paris Club is a cabal of multimillionaires that are on using their connections and influence to manipulate the global financia...

The Paris Vendetta by Steve Berry (pp. 432)Steve Berry found the joy and success of his formula again with the latest installment of the Cotton Malone historical thriller series. The last novel was a scattered mess. But Berry returns to form following the obsession of a father (Thorvaldsen) bent on revenge against the man who murdered his son. Thorvaldsen gets involved in some secret groups and global conspiracies as his outrage and obsession takes over laws, rules and logic. Malone gets thrown

I'm sad to say it, folks, Mr. Berry has let me down. Something about The Paris Vendetta, the fifth book in the Cotton Malone series, did not catch me as his previous books have. I wasn't hooked, I wasn't excited or thrilled or anticipating the next turn of events. The Paris Vendetta follows former agent Cotton Malone as he's rudely awoken in the middle of the night by a stranger who says his good friend Henrik sent him. So begins a European cat-and-mouse game between Cotton, Henrik, and a danger...

When ex-Department of Justice agent Cotton Malone now bookseller in Copenhagen realises his friend Henrik Thorvaldsen is in trouble he doesn’t hesitate to spring into action. Somehow Napoleon Bonaparte, a British aristocratic lord and Henrik's murdered son Cai are inextricably linked.This is the 5th in the Cotton Malone series, this was a slow starter for me initially there was a lot more intrigue than action and took me a while to settle with the story but once I did I really got into it. I rea...

The book, quite frankly, is absurd. The plot itself is flimsy with entire societies based off of hoodoo fortune telling, but then it completely jumps the shark when Cotton Malone, pinned down by gunfire in a museum, breaks a display case to retrieve a sword and shield. It's as absurd as it sounds, and the rest of the book is no better.

This book had a couple of exciting parts, but, for the most part, really didn't like the flash-backs. Loses the story line too often. It was difficult sometimes to remember in what time or place each scene was taking place.