johnbreeden 's review for:

The Lincoln Myth by Steve Berry

4.0

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I had to check to see. This may be marked Cotton Malone #9, but it's really Luke Daniels #1. Most of the primary action of the novel centers around Luke's, not Cotton's, adventures. For most of the story, it felt like Cotton's involvement was a sideline, without feeling like much of a connection to the main story. The biggest story for Cotton was more the loss of Vitt, with Salazar as the conduit for that line. I would still, at the end of the book, see this as Luke's story. Even with Cotton's final involvement, he isn't the most significant character. I don't have a problem with this; I like Luke. Maybe that's an avenue Berry could continue to explore.