A review by ozymandias037
The King's Deception by Steve Berry

3.0

I didn't enjoy this one as much as past Cotton Malone books. I thought the villain was much less of a real character this time around, with motivations that didn't make a lot of sense, to the point where it was sometimes hard to suspend my disbelief and stay immersed in the story. And I thought that it was a shame Cotton's relationship with Cassiopeia Vitt, after slowly building and developing over the course of at least three books, was completely ignored here. In general, I just felt like this particular outing was less polished and less well written than the previous Cotton Malone adventures. I still enjoyed it, but it just wasn't as good as others in the series.