Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968. A young lawyer named Cotton Malone happened upon an explosive secret about what really happened that day--one that haunts him still. . .
Known as a maverick in the field, Malone was doing legal work for the U.S. Navy when Stephanie Nelle, a high-ranking member of the Justice Department, sought his help in investigating a delicate situation involving a stolen rare coin and a rogue FBI faction. Soon, Malone realizes that the Justice Department and the FBI are really at war over something else entirely: a cadre of secret files about the King assassination. Caught in the midst of this epic clash, Malone ultimately discovers a shocking truth--one that could ruin innocent lives and threaten the legacy of the civil rights movement's greatest martyr.
Now, from the raucous bars of Mexico to the clear waters of the Dry Tortugas, the annals of history to the halls of power within Washington, D.C., Malone's decision to see this case through to its rightful conclusion will not only change his own life but the course of history itself. . .
"Fast-paced and exciting...Berry has a knack for presenting alternative history that seems as though it might be true."--Library Journal (starred review)
"A compelling historical mystery with a terrific payoff."--Associated Press
Synopsis
The Bishop's Pawn continues renowned New York Times top 5 bestseller Steve Berry's Cotton Malone series with another riveting, history-based thriller.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered on April 4, 1968. Thirty-two years later, a young Cotton Malone happens upon an explosive secret about what really took place that day in Memphis.
"A compelling historical mystery with a terrific payoff."--Associated Press
Known as a maverick, Malone is a Navy lawyer in trouble when Stephanie Nelle, from the United States Justice Department, seeks his help in investigating a delicate situation involving a stolen rare coin and a rogue FBI faction. Soon Malone realizes that the Justice Department and the FBI are at war over something else entirely: a cache of secret files about the King assassination--documents thought long destroyed. Caught in the midst of this epic clash, Malone ultimately discovers a shocking truth--one that could threaten the legacy of the civil rights movement's greatest hero. From the clear waters of the Dry Tortugas to Florida and Washington, D.C., Malone's decision to see his mission through will not only change his own life, but the course of history itself.
"Fast-paced and exciting...Berry has a knack for presenting alternative history that seems as though it might be true."--Library Journal (starred review)
Synopsis
The Bishop's Pawn continues renowned New York Times top 5 bestseller Steve Berry's Cotton Malone series with another riveting, history-based thriller.
History notes that the ugly feud between J. Edgar Hoover and Martin Luther King, Jr., marked by years of illegal surveillance and the accumulation of secret files, ended on April 4, 1968 when King was assassinated by James Earl Ray. But that may not have been the case.
Now, fifty years later, former Justice Department agent, Cotton Malone, must reckon with the truth of what really happened that fateful day in Memphis.
It all turns on an incident from eighteen years ago, when Malone, as a young Navy lawyer, is trying hard not to live up to his burgeoning reputation as a maverick. When Stephanie Nelle, a high-level Justice Department lawyer, enlists him to help with an investigation, he jumps at the opportunity. But he soon discovers that two opposing forces--the Justice Department and the FBI--are at war over a rare coin and a cadre of secret files containing explosive revelations about the King assassination, information that could ruin innocent lives and threaten the legacy of the civil rights movement's greatest martyr.
Malone's decision to see it through to the end--from the raucous bars of Mexico, to the clear waters of the Dry Tortugas, and ultimately into the halls of power within Washington D.C. itself--not only changes his own life, but the course of history.
Steve Berry always mines the lost riches of history--in The Bishop's Pawn he imagines a gripping, provocative thriller about an American icon.