The 14th Colony: A Novel (Cotton Malone Book 11) by Steve Berry (Epub)

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What happens if both the president and vice-president-elect die before taking the oath of office? The answer is far from certain—in fact, what follows would be nothing short of total political chaos.

Shot down over Siberia, ex-Justice Department agent Cotton Malone is forced into a fight for survival against Aleksandr Zorin, a man whose loyalty to the former Soviet Union has festered for decades into an intense hatred of the United States.

Before escaping, Malone learns that Zorin and another ex-KGB officer, this one a sleeper still embedded in the West, are headed overseas to Washington D.C. Noon on January 20th—Inauguration Day—is only hours away. A flaw in the Constitution, and an even more flawed presidential succession act, have opened the door to disaster and Zorin intends to exploit both weaknesses to their fullest.

Armed with a weapon leftover from the Cold War, one long thought to be just a myth, Zorin plans to attack. He’s aided by a shocking secret hidden in the archives of America’s oldest fraternal organization—the Society of Cincinnati—a group that once lent out its military savvy to presidents, including helping to formulate three invasion plans of what was intended to be America’s 14th colony—Canada.

In a race against the clock that starts in the frozen extremes of Russia and ultimately ends at the White House itself, Malone must not only battle Zorin, he must also confront a crippling fear that he’s long denied, but which now jeopardizes everything. Steve Berry’s trademark mix of history and speculation is all here in this provocative new thriller.

User’s Reviews

Review “Berry raises this genre’s stakes.”—The New York Times “I love this guy.”—Lee Child “One of Berry’s best books to date.”—Associated Press on The Patriot Threat “My kind of thriller.” —Dan Brown on The Amber Room “Steve Berry is a master at weaving together historical details with fiction to create a spellbinding thriller…The Patriot Threat is suspenseful, entertaining and thought provoking. As usual, Berry’s writing is smooth, the plot well thought out, and the characters realistic. Another winner from Steve Berry.”—Examiner.com “As always with Steve Berry, you’re educated about significant things while your knuckles are turning white and the pages are flying by.”—David Baldacci “Every American should read [The Lincoln Myth].”—Florida Times Union “Steve Berry’s sizzling, scintillating and aptly titled The Patriot Threat…provides an extraordinarily well researched, prescient and beautifully structured tale that whisks us off across the globe and through history in search of an elusive truth dating to FDR. [Berry] remains a master of form and function, a stylist as well as a storyteller…Blistering reading entertainment at its level best.”—Providence Journal “The 10th installment in Mr. Berry’s Cotton Malone series, The Patriot Threat is a fast-paced and entertaining traditional thriller along the lines of The Da Vinci Code. It’s loaded with action, character sketches, fascinating history and Mr. Berry’s liberal use of poetic license.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette “Another page-turning thriller blending history, speculation and face-paced action.”—Kirkus Reviews on The Patriot Threat

Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content:

⭐ I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I own all of Steve Berry’s books. This one is my favorite by far. Having grown up in Erie County New York there was always talk of Canada becoming part of the US. This is a must read book. The 20th Amendment is thoroughly explained. It is interesting who becomes president if something happens to the President. It is true that on the evening of the State of the Union one of the cabinet members will not be there. That person is the person who will be the next president if something happens to the President Vice-President and the other cabinet members. Great read. I hope who ever reads this book will thoroughly enjoy it as much as I have. I forgot another important part of the book. The storyline centers around Benjamin Tallmadge’s journal and the Society of Cincinnati. I wanted to learn more about the Society of Cincinnati but couldn’t find any information. I did down load Benjamin Tallmadge’s memoir that he left for his son. Benjamin Tallmadge was the spymaster for George Washington and the Culper Ring. A lot of research went into this book. Best of Steve Berry yet.

⭐ I liked the story, but the writing had me frustrated. I would have quit reading after the first couple of chapters, but I did pay for it, and slogged my way through. It was frustrating. I’ve never seen anybody who could write so long in one spot. It was like treading water. Here’s the issue I had. You’re reading a section where one of the heroes is taking on a group of bad guys. He’s running through a mansion (of course, it’s always a mansion in these types of books) in the middle of a gun fight, and you’re anticipating the outcome, and the author is describing the pictures on the walls and the fine quality of the wood. Crap! The guy is running for his life- he’s not going to be looking at that sort of texture. I found myself skipping whole sections of verbose descriptions. I can promise I will never darken the pages of another book by this guy, and it seems he has a lot more where this came from. He’s a veritable word factory.

⭐ Steve Berry books run hot and cold, but this one is somewhere in between. His books that deal with more recent historical events are generally better than those dealing with ancient lost art or artifacts. As for example, the Columbus Affair, a stand alone story, which speculated on the little known 4th voyage of Columbus that was very good because it was plausible. This particular story was more like the blow up Washington, D.C., novels of Baldacci. The characters of Cotton Malone and Cassiopeia were actually incidental and the author could just as easily have substituted some new characters without affecting plot. The history behind the novel, however, was the most interesting aspect of the book: the pope and Reagan, the KGB, the 14th Colony, and the Society of Cincinnati. For anyone who experienced the Cold War, the story could be a reminder of the life that existed not so long ago. Young readers could obtain a little reasoning behind the older generation’s premise of never ever trust the Russian government.

⭐ I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I have read most of Steve Berry’s books. This one is one of my favorites . This is a must read book. The 20th Amendment is thoroughly explained. It is interesting who becomes president if something happens to the President. It is true that on the evening of the State of the Union one of the cabinet members will not be there. That person is the person who will be the next president if something happens to the President Vice-President and the other cabinet members. Great read. I hope who ever reads this book will thoroughly enjoy it as much as I have. I forgot another important part of the book. The storyline centers around Benjamin Tallmadge’s journal and the Society of Cincinnati. I wanted to learn more about the Society of Cincinnati but couldn’t find any information. I did down load Benjamin Tallmadge’s memoir that he left for his son. Benjamin Tallmadge was the spymaster for George Washington and the Culper Ring. A lot of research went into this book. Best of Steve Berry yet.

⭐ Actually, I would probably rank this as 3.5, but since I have since learned that 3 is considered a negative review, I went with a 4.Berry always introduces some fascinating little known historical tidbits in his books. In this case, it’s how often the US has comtemplated invading CANADA, (the 14th Colony referenced in the title). I did recall a fruitless invasion of Canada during the war of 1812, but evidently, in the 200 years since, we have had numerous plans to invade our northern neighbor, most recently in 1940, when we were concerned that if Britain fell to the Nazis, the Canadians would submit as well, and we wanted to control the Atlantic ports to avoid any Nazi occupation forces.Although a fascinating tidbit, Canada is only a secondary character in the book, as it was the “home” of a covert Soviet agent who went “dark” at the end of the Cold War, and who kept a handful of suitcase dirty bombs from that era. Berry then goes into the vague, and potentially dangerous, provisions for Presidential succession that STILL exists, and how bitter ex-Soviet agents looked to exploit those weaknesses with an Inauguration Day assassination plot.I won’t go into any more details but to say that it is fast paced, with believable characters, so if you’re looking into a political thriller with some nifty historical tidbits to whet your appetite, you’ll enjoy this book.

⭐ The 14th Colony by Steve Berry is another of his well researched and written historical novels this time dealing with the unsuccessful annexation of Canada as our 14th Colony. I personally had no idea that as late as 1903 or 06 people in Washington DC thought that they could mount a coup and incorporate all of Canada into the U.S. There was so much animosity between the U.S. and Great Britain left over from the Revolutionary War that a secret historical society was contacted to help draw up a war and absorption plan of Canada. As always there are international intrigues and the character of Cotton Malone and his companion of equal strength and a romantic interest as well, Cassiopeia, helps him with the secrets held within the Society of Cincinnati, an actual historical society that has helped numerous Presidents. There are connections with former KGB officers, and German officials as well. And the plum on the cake is that Steve Berry always separates fact from fiction to move his stories along a the very end of the book. Therefore you know absolute facts that were happened and why they happened. His books are always a fascinating read. He writes well and the stories are both engrossing and have factual background. Here’s to a good read about U.S. history, which is not always so noble, both in the past and present.

⭐ I love how this author writes. His historical fictions are very well done, and after reading do many of his books you know the characters as if they were friends. This time he takes you on a journey from Russia to Washington D.C. where an ex KGB man knows how to destroy the American Government. The Society oh Cincinnati has the Talmedge Journal which tells the story of a secret tunnel between St. John’s Church and the White House. The story goes back to the War of 1812 and the burning of the White House. It tells of our failed attempts to invade Canada. It brings you up to date by this madman’s desire to destroy America by killing the president during his swearing in ceremony. I believe if you like historical fiction you will enjoy this book. If you haven’t read s anything by Berry yet try this and you’ll be hooked. I have enjoyed everyone of his books, I have read them all.

⭐ This novel is typical Steve Berry. It is well written, very imaginative, informative, and continues the lives of the characters we all know and like. Berry quite seamlessly transitions the presidency and lays solid groundwork for future Cotton Malone and Magellan Billet adventures. There is the usual background detail about most everything, just short of being a boring drag, but it gives a great historical perspective and fills in your knowledge of critical Times in American history and what it took for us to have the world we live in. If you liked any, or all, of the previous Cotton Malone novels you have to get this one, it is a good read.

⭐ The 14th ColonySteve BerryThis time, Mr. Berry turns his attentions to the US history from the Revolutionary War through the War of 1812 through to the impact of those events on the present day. As always, he finds things out that few if any have ever known, albeit some kernels of truth do sometimes get varnished with his poetic license.Also returning is Mr. Berry’s disdain and lack of patience with political expediency and any governmental act not based on sound moral principles. His primary characters are strong, selfless and loyal. The other theme that resonates is that of love denied. The reasons are personal to the characters but it seems that the author admires the strength to both deny and to wait for the day that those characters no longer have to deny or wait.Another good feature is that The 14th Colony is a long book because it’s one of those books that makes a good companion and is just as interesting on every page. The readers will look forward to the next time they can pick it up.Enjoy.

⭐ Not his best, or maybe I have just grown accustomed to Steve Berry’s Cotton Malone novels. Mind you, I still look forward to each new Cotton Malone story and I love the basic premise of all his books–starting with an obscure piece of history and building a thriller around it. His books are well researched and informative, as well as entertaining. I must be suffering brain fatigue, because I just cannot remember from The Lincoln Myth what caused the split between Cassiopeia and Cotton, so the resolution here seemed hurried and superficial. And I am just not clear on why Luke Daniels is such a bumbler, with his Special Ops background, when he could be a terrific side-kick. Steve Berry has left open a whole new avenue for fresh plots with Cotton, Cassiopeia, Stephanie Nell and the now retired President Danny Daniels. I look forward to that future–perhaps next year’s Christmas present from the kids.

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