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A review by amalinka
The Malta Exchange by Steve Berry
5.0
Full disclosure: Steve Berry is a longtime favourite author of mine; even his books that I consider "slow" or lagging are still excellent books. The Malta Exchange is no different.
Cotton Malone is sent on what is supposed to be a fairly easy retrieval mission only to walk in on what is a very unusual situation. In the interest of keeping out spoilers, I will only say that Mr. Berry managed to make me laugh out loud even as I pondered what manner of imagination he had to come up with this scenario. It certainly isn't a scenario I had read before and I thoroughly enjoyed the predicament Mr. Malone found himself in. Therein lies Mr. Berry's real talent - he places his characters in the oddest situations, makes it seem totally plausible, injects humor into it, but keeps the narrative moving.
I really enjoyed the appearance of Napoleon in this book. I think in terms of books that use history as a backdrop to present day shenanigans, Napoleon is truly the most under utilized historical figure with just so much fun potential in him.
All in all, this book is a great read. The pacing is good, the narrative and the plot points are tight, the topic itself is interesting and I would highly recommend it to anyone.
Cotton Malone is sent on what is supposed to be a fairly easy retrieval mission only to walk in on what is a very unusual situation. In the interest of keeping out spoilers, I will only say that Mr. Berry managed to make me laugh out loud even as I pondered what manner of imagination he had to come up with this scenario. It certainly isn't a scenario I had read before and I thoroughly enjoyed the predicament Mr. Malone found himself in. Therein lies Mr. Berry's real talent - he places his characters in the oddest situations, makes it seem totally plausible, injects humor into it, but keeps the narrative moving.
I really enjoyed the appearance of Napoleon in this book. I think in terms of books that use history as a backdrop to present day shenanigans, Napoleon is truly the most under utilized historical figure with just so much fun potential in him.
All in all, this book is a great read. The pacing is good, the narrative and the plot points are tight, the topic itself is interesting and I would highly recommend it to anyone.