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The Last Kingdom

An explosive and gripping action-adventure crime thriller from New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry

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The Last Kingdom

By: Steve Berry
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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 From celebrated New York Times bestselling author, Steve Berry, comes the latest Cotton Malone adventure, in which the discovery of a lost historical document challenges the global might of the United States.

King Ludwig II of Bavaria was an enigmatic figure who was deposed in 1886, mysteriously drowning three days later. Eccentric to the point of madness, history tells us that in the years before he died Ludwig engaged in a worldwide search for a new kingdom, one separate, apart, and in lieu of Bavaria. A place he could retreat into and rule as he wished. But a question remains: did he succeed?

Enter Cotton Malone. After many months, Malone's protégé, Luke Daniels, has managed to infiltrate a renegade group intent on winning Bavarian independence from Germany. Daniels has also managed to gain the trust of the prince of Bavaria, a frustrated second son intent on eliminating his brother, the duke, and restoring the Wittelsbach monarchy, only now with him as king. Everything hinges on a 19th century deed which proves that Ludwig's long-rumored search bore fruit - legal title to lands that Germany, China, and the United States all now want, only for vastly different reasons.

In a race across Bavaria for clues hidden in Ludwig's three fairytale castles - Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee - Malone and Daniels battle an ever-growing list of deadly adversaries, all intent on finding the last kingdom.

(P) 2023 Hachette Audio©2023 Steve Berry Crime Thrillers Historical International Mystery & Crime Mystery Thriller & Suspense Royalty Fiction Thriller Crime Suspense

Critic reviews

PRAISE FOR THE KAISER'S WEB:
[Berry's] most ambitious and relevant thriller to date. A no-holds-barred, high-stakes romp with echoes of class spy novelists like John le Carré, Len Deighton, and Alistair MacLean . . . This is a dream read for the unabashed thriller aficionado, a story stitched along classic lines that never disappoints in laying out a riveting and relentless tapestry
Berry skillfully lays out yet another tantalizing historical what-if
Berry keeps finding enticing alternate-history mysteries for Malone to solve . . . Keep 'em coming
Ominously up-to-date
All stars
Most relevant
A seamless interweaving of historical fact and fiction with more than a splash of fast paced action. A return to the tales of the ever youthful Cotton Malone, ably assisted by the up and coming agent, Luke Daniels. Berry hits the mark again with a thought-provoking storyline so vividly described it’s like an immersive experience. A truly wonderful book, expertly read by the fantastic Scott Brick.

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as much as Iike Steve Berry's books this one was so boring and dragged forever
not the best cotton melone book

Boring

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