Paris Vendetta

I have to apologize if I seem to be blogging a lot about Steve Berry. I gotta admit, I got addicted, I remember one critic saying that he gets better with each new book, and he does actually.

I had a hard time putting this particular one down. The suspense was just exhilarating!


I seriously do not know how to summarize it without giving away the entire plot. This was really good. This seemed like an introduction to a new character in the Malone Series, then again maybe it was to replace an old one.

This installment centers on Napoleon's lost cache, economics terrorism and how it does not only devastate nations but can also be profitable for some, and I'm not saying that in a good way.

We know from the last book, the "Charlamagne Pursuit" that Malone's good friend Henrik Thorvaldsen is in trouble (if you haven't, I suggest that you read that first before you read this). If that book was about Malone's past and him finding closure, this is about Henrik's revenge towards those that killed his son, Cai, two years prior.

And Napoleon's treasure, just happened to be thrown in there.

No, I'm kidding. Apparently, Cai's killer is a member of a group called the "Paris Club", which is made up of multimillionaires, who have nothing else in mind but to make more money. Headed by a woman, who is a descendant of one of Napoleon's enemies, trying to avenge her family's legacy and their rightful place in history, guided by Napoleon's theories on economics and war, backed-up by millions of euros and assasins at her disposal. Not to mention, a terrorist, who they've been after for almost a decade, playing with their heads. Malone is caught in between doing what he thinks is right and what he must do as a friend. Thorvaldsen, his mind clouded with anger, hate and revenge, dying to do what he's always wanted, to avenge the death of his son.

A lot of factors that make this one of the best in the series. Berry technique in writing makes it seem like you're reading off a movie. He should be doing screenplays, he's just absolutely amazing and I imagine each of his books a movie.

Again, Berry always pays tribute to his past works by putting old characters here and there, though seemingly insignificant, it gives the idea that they all live in one world, same timeline.

There is more to say about the story, but that would be giving away too much. You have to read it.