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The Alexandra Link

Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives for the U.S. Justice Department to lead the low-key life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered when he receives an anonymous e-mail: "You have something I want. You're the only person on earth who knows where to find it. Go get it. You have 72 hours. If I don't hear from you, you will be childless". His horrified ex-wife confirms that the threat is real: Their teenage son has been kidnapped. When Malone's Copenhagen bookshop is burned to the ground, it becomes brutally clear that those responsible will stop at nothing to get what they want. And what they want is nothing less than the lost Library of Alexandria. Cotton must provide 'The Alexandria Link' to the mysterious caller. So begins a thriller that takes Cotton through Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Malone knows what the link is but has sworn secrecy. He must rely on the skills he gained and the people he knows from his time as an agent in Thw Magellan Billet, an ultra-secret U.S. government agency. He may be retired, but he is back in the thick of international espionage, and the price could be his son's life or worse, he could have to reveal the 'Link', which could destabilize the world and end life as we know it for all mankind. The story centers on the origins of the Bible, it's various interpretations and the possibility of human error in translating the Old Testament from 'Old Hebrew' to Latin and then to all other modern day languages. The people behind this conspiracy are from an ages old European secret society. The Israeli government could be involved. All Middle-Eastern governments are involved. The U.S. government is involved. How high up the conspiracy goes is amazing. The book takes the ever-tumultuous Middle-East and it's effects on the international stage, and opens the age old dispute over the land of Palestine, demonstrating how the instability could be used to the advantage of the powerful and wealthy.

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  • "The Alexandria link"@it
  • "Alexandria link"@it
  • "Alexandria link"@pl

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  • ""Le retour de Cotton Malone, ex-agent du département de la justice américaine, sur les traces des secrets de la bibliothèque disparue d'Alexandrie. Cotton a repris ses activités de libraire ancien et expert en manuscrits lorsque son fils est kidnappé par une société secrète. C'est le début d'une course contre la montre de Vienne à Lisbonne en passant par Jérusalem et le désert du Sinaï."--[Source inconnue]."
  • "Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives for the U.S. Justice Department to lead the low-key life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered when he receives an anonymous e-mail: "You have something I want. You're the only person on earth who knows where to find it. Go get it. You have 72 hours. If I don't hear from you, you will be childless". His horrified ex-wife confirms that the threat is real: Their teenage son has been kidnapped. When Malone's Copenhagen bookshop is burned to the ground, it becomes brutally clear that those responsible will stop at nothing to get what they want. And what they want is nothing less than the lost Library of Alexandria. Cotton must provide 'The Alexandria Link' to the mysterious caller. So begins a thriller that takes Cotton through Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Malone knows what the link is but has sworn secrecy. He must rely on the skills he gained and the people he knows from his time as an agent in Thw Magellan Billet, an ultra-secret U.S. government agency. He may be retired, but he is back in the thick of international espionage, and the price could be his son's life or worse, he could have to reveal the 'Link', which could destabilize the world and end life as we know it for all mankind. The story centers on the origins of the Bible, it's various interpretations and the possibility of human error in translating the Old Testament from 'Old Hebrew' to Latin and then to all other modern day languages. The people behind this conspiracy are from an ages old European secret society. The Israeli government could be involved. All Middle-Eastern governments are involved. The U.S. government is involved. How high up the conspiracy goes is amazing. The book takes the ever-tumultuous Middle-East and it's effects on the international stage, and opens the age old dispute over the land of Palestine, demonstrating how the instability could be used to the advantage of the powerful and wealthy."@en
  • "Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operative for the U.S. State Department to lead the low-key life of a rare-book dealer. That is all shattered when he receives an anonymous e-mail. "You have something I want. You're the only person on earth who knows where to find it. You have 72 hours. If I don't hear from you, you will be childless. He's horrified, his teenage son has been kidnapped. When his book store is burned to the ground, it becomes clear that those responsible will stop at nothing to get what they want, the lost Library of Alexandria."
  • "When his son is kidnapped, Cotton Malone discovers a link to a conspiracy involving the lost contents of the Library of Alexandria, a priceless treasury of thousands of ancient manuscripts that vanished more than 1,500 years ago."@en
  • "When his son is kidnapped, Cotton Malone discovers a link to a conspiracy involving the lost contents of the Library of Alexandria, a priceless treasury of thousands of ancient manuscripts that vanished more than 1,500 years ago."
  • "Too bad former secret agent Cotton Malone knows how to unearth the lost contents of the Library of Alexandria; now his bookstore has been ransacked and his son kidnapped."
  • "Too bad former secret agent Cotton Malone knows how to unearth the lost contents of the Library of Alexandria; now his bookstore has been ransacked and his son kidnapped."@en
  • "Former United States operative Cotton Malone's plans to settle down by buying a bookstore are ruined when criminals set fire to his shop, kidnap his son, and demand he give them the key that contains the location of the lost library of Alexandria."@en
  • "Berry, author of several big-selling high-concept thrillers, including The Templar Legacy (2006) and The Third Secret (2005), is back with another paranoid fantasy for fans who like their heroes to face unimaginable dangers in a variety of glamorous locations. Berry's hero, Cotton Malone (recently retired from the Department of Justice's Magellan Billet, which specializes in extra-sensitive international investigations), has reinvented himself as a seller of rare books in Copenhagen. Trouble, of course, finds him even in Denmark--first in the person of his ex-wife, who bears the news that their son has been kidnapped. Then the kidnappers convince Malone of their seriousness by torching his bookstore. The central conflict here comes from the fact that what the kidnappers want--"the Alexandria link," the key to locating the remains of the vanished library of Alexandria--is the one thing Malone, who knows the whereabouts of the link, cannot give them. So, with the conflict firmly established, and the villains showing their mettle, the plot is off and running across the globe, the story driven by a series of short chapters, each acting as a little time bomb. Trite characters and a formulaic plot (drawing, yet again, on The Da Vinci Code) get in the way, but Berry does make intriguing use of ancient history, and the action certainly zooms along."@en
  • "Als blijkt dat alle versies van het Oude Testament bewerkingen zijn van een onjuiste vertaling en de oude bibliotheek van Alexandrië wordt gevonden, kan dat betekenen dat het Beloofde Land in de Arabische wereld ligt."
  • "Cotton Malone's teenage son has been kidnapped, and an anonymous e-mail from those responsible proves they will stop at nothing to get their hands on a coveted prize: the legendary lost Library of Alexandria, which vanished 1,500 years ago."@en
  • "Cotton Malone's teenage son has been kidnapped, and an anonymous e-mail from those responsible proves they will stop at nothing to get their hands on a coveted prize: the legendary lost Library of Alexandria, which vanished 1,500 years ago."
  • "Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives for the U.S. State Department to lead the low-key life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered when he receives an anonymous e-mail: "You have something I want. You're the only person on earth who knows where to find it. Go get it. You have 72 hours. If I don't hear from you, you will be childless.""@en
  • "Cotton Malone is in trouble. His son has been kidnapped and his bookshop attacked, all because he is the only man alive who knows the whereabouts of the Alexandria link - the means of locating an important cache of ancient knowledge ever assembled. Now, Malone is forced to join the search for a forgotten truth hidden within that literary treasure."@en
  • "Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives for the U.S. State Department to lead the low-key life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered when he receives an anonymous e-mail:" You have something I want. You're the only person n earth who knows where to find it. If I don't hear from you, you will be childless." His horrified ex-wife confirms that their teenage son has been kidnapped. When Malone's bookshop is burned to the ground, it becomes clear that those responsible will stop at nother to get what they want-the lost Library of Alexandria. A cradle of ideas---historical, philosophical, literary, scientific, and religious--the Library of Alexandria was unparalleled in the world. But fifteen hundred years ago, it vanished into the mists of myth and legend. Now a cartel of wealthy international moguls is desperate to breach the library's hallowed halls---and only Malone possesses the information they need to succeed. Pursed by a lethal mercenary, Malone crosses the globe in search of answers. His quest will lead him to England and Portugual, even to the highest levels of American government--and the shattering outcome will have worldwide repercussions."@en
  • "From the New York Times bestselling author, an ambitious and explosive international thriller with an unexpected historical twist."@en
  • "Ex-government operative Cotton Malone's quiet life as a Copenhagen rare book dealer is shattered when his son is kidnapped by a cartel bent on forcing Malone to reveal what he knows about the survival of the legendary Library of Alexandria."@en
  • "Cotton Malone retired from the high-risk world of elite operatives for the U.S. State Department to lead the low-key life of a rare-book dealer. But his quiet existence is shattered when he receives an anonymous e-mail: "You have something I want. You're the only person on earth who knows where to find it. If I don't hear from you, you will be childless." His horrified ex-wife confirms that their teenage son has been kidnapped. when Malone's bookshop is burned to the ground, it becomes clear that those responsible will stop at nothing to get what they want - the lost Library of Alexandria."
  • ""Too bad former secret agent Cotton Malone knows how to unearth the lost contents of the Library of Alexandria; now his bookstore has been ransacked and his son kidnapped."--Source other than the Library of Congress."

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  • "Adventure"@en
  • "Code and cipher stories"@en
  • "Code and cipher stories"
  • "Roman à suspense"
  • "Adventure / thriller"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Thrillery (romány)"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Thriller / suspense"@en
  • "Powieść sensacyjna amerykańska"@pl
  • "Modern fiction"@en
  • "American fiction"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Adventure fiction"
  • "Thrillers (novels)"
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Suspense fiction"
  • "Suspense fiction"@en
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  • "Lughz al-Iskandarīyah : rawāyah"
  • "Zagadka Aleksandryjska"
  • "Aleksandrijska karika"
  • "The Alexandra Link"@en
  • "The Alexandria link : a novel"
  • "The Alexandria link : a novel"@en
  • "Aleksandrijska veza"
  • "The Alexandria Link : a novel"
  • "Aleksandriĭskoe zveno"
  • "La Conexión Alejandría"
  • "La conexión Alejandría"@es
  • "Aleksandriska vrska"
  • "The Alexandria Link"
  • "The Alexandria Link"@en
  • "Zagadka aleksandryjska"
  • "Zagadka aleksandryjska"@pl
  • "La conexión de Alejandría"
  • "Alexandria link"@hu
  • "Alexandria link"
  • "Le ceneri di Alessandria : romanzo"@it
  • "Le ceneri di Alessandria : romanzo"
  • "De alexandrie-connectie"
  • "De Alexandrië-connectie"
  • "The Alexandria Link : A Novel"
  • "The ALEXANDRIA LINK"
  • "The Alexandria"
  • "Alexandreia : o phylakas tēs Vivliothēkēs"
  • "The Alexandria link"@en
  • "The Alexandria link"
  • "Alexandriaforbindelsen"@da
  • "The Alexandria link a novel"@en
  • "The Alexandra link"
  • "Patria : Roman"
  • "L'énigme Alexandrie : roman"
  • "Lughz al-Iskandarı̄yah : riwāyah"
  • "Le ceneri di Alessandria"@it
  • "L'énigme Alexandrie"
  • "Alexandrijská knihovna"

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