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Venetian Betrayal. Стив Берри221 руб
Locating his final resting place–unknown to this day–remains a tantalizing goal for both archaeologists and treasure hunters. In 323 B.C. E, having conquered Persia, Alexander the Great set his sights on Arabia, then suddenly succumbed to a strange fever. And Cotton Malone–former U.S. Justice Department agent turned rare-book dealer–will be drawn into an intense geopolitical chess game. Now the quest for this coveted prize is about to heat up. As part of campaign of arson intended to mask a far more diabolical design, buildings across Europe are being devoured by infernos of unnatural strength. After narrowly escaping incineration in a devastating fire that consumes a Danish museum, Cotton learns from his friend, the beguiling adventurer Cassiopeia Vitt, that the blaze was neither an accident nor an isolated incident. R. And from the ashes of the U.S. S. At its helm is Supreme Minister Irina Zovastina, a cunning despot with a talent for politics, a taste for blood sport, and the single-minded desire to surpass Alexander the Great as history’s ultimate conqueror. , a new nation has arisen: Former Soviet republics have consolidated into the Central Asian Federation. Equipped with the hellish power to decimate other nations at will, only one thing keeps Zovastina from setting in motion her death march of domination: a miraculous healing serum, kept secret by an ancient puzzle and buried with the mummified remains of Alexander the Great–in a tomb lost to the ages for more than 1,500 years. Backed by a secret cabal of powerbrokers, the Federation has amassed a harrowing arsenal of biological weapons. Their perilous quest will take them to the shores of Denmark, deep into the venerated monuments of Venice, and finally high inside the desolate Pamir mountains of Central Asia to unravel a riddle whose solution could destroy or save millions of people–depending on who finds the lost tomb first. Together, Cotton and Cassiopeia must outrun and out-think the forces allied against them. 2007 |