It's always a wild ride with Steve Berry's Cotton Malone. In his latest thriller, The 14th Colony (#567), the plot hinges on a Soviet plan to destroy its number one enemy, the United States. The USSR no longer exists, but the KGB agents tasked with carrying out the plan have never been called off. They determine that the time has come at long last, and only the Magellan Bullet stands in its way.
Steve Berry knows how to find a hook in the history books to build a gripping thriller. The Revolutionary War fraternal order, the Society of Cincinnatus, holds a key here, and so do plans to invade Canada. You come away each time with a little more appreciation about what makes America (or its enemies) tick. You know the good guys are going to pull it off in the end, but the tension comes from how close a call it will be before the Magellan Bullet prevails and saves the day.
Civics 101 was never this much fun!
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