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In 323 B.C.E, having conquered Persia, Alexander the Great set his sights on Arabia, then suddenly succumbed to a strange fever. Locating his final resting place–unknown to this day–remains a tantalizing goal for both archaeologists and treasure hunters. Now the quest for this coveted prize is... read more
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Characters edit
- Cotton Malone: Our hero, a bookseller and an ex-Justice Department lawyer and as it seems, agent. He opened his bookshop in Copenhagen with the help of his friend Henrik Thorvaldsen.
- Vincenti: Add a description of this character.
- Viktor
- Kopf
- Lyndsey
- Wasser
- Blick
- Boden
- Stephanie
- Frau Ministerin
- Enrico Vincenti
- Alexander Der Große
- Daniels
- Henrik Thorvaldsen
- Fenster
- Henrik
- Zovastina
- Dann
- Freund
- Stelle
- Wahl
- Rolle
- Dom
- Feuer
- Lund
- Weise
- Geld
- Macht
- Insel
- Kanal
- Vitt
- Reiter
- Bogen
- Stein
- Mittel
- Kammer
- Holz
- Mumie
- Teufel
- Lage
- Irina Zovastina
- Grant Lyndsey
- Michener
- Karyn Walde: Former lover of Irina. Now dying from AIDS.
- Rafael
- Edwin Davis: deputy national security adviser
- Danny Daniels: President of the United States.
- Sergej
- O'conner
- Cassiopeia Vitt
- Hephaestion
- Ely Lund
- Naomi
- Mark
- Corrigan
- Benoit
- Enver
- Glaucias
- Ptolemy
- Kamil Revin
- Bucephalas
- Easton
- Arthur
- Colin Michener: The hero from Berry's the Third Secret - rates a chapter in the Venetian Betrayal as a Papal nuncio visiting Irina Zovastina on Papal business
Setting & Locations edit
- Samarkand
- Medaillon
- Venice
- Copenhagen
- Southeast Asia
- Bergen
- China
- Alexandria
- Torcello
- Egypt
- Hephaistion
- Sarkophag
- Kasachstan
- Babylon
- Essen
- Heiltrank
- Tadschikistan
- Amsterdam
- Italy
- Steuerrad
- Washington
- Iran
- Kazakhstan
- Afghanistan
- Russia
- India
- Macedonia
- Iraq
- Nectanebo
- France
- Greece
- Africa
- Memphis
- San Marco
- Rome
- Middle East
- Pakistan
First Sentence edit
ALEXANDER OF MACEDONIA HAD DECIDED YESTERDAY TO KILL the man himself.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 12 in Cotton Malone. (standard series)
Preceded by The Alexandria Link, and followed by The Charlemagne Pursuit.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Steve Berry (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0345485777
Page Count: 496
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 0345485777
Page Count: 496
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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