(Review) The Lincoln Myth

IT IS September 1861 and all is not as it seems. With these ­cryptic words, a shocking secret that has been passed down from president to president comes to rest in the hands of Abraham Lincoln.
And as the first bloody clashes of the Civil War unfold, Lincoln alone must decide how best to use this knowledge, be it to save thousands of American lives or to keep the young nation from being torn apart forever.
Fast forward to the present day. In Utah, the remains of Mormon pioneers, who died in a 19th century expedition across the desert, have been uncovered.
And in Washington, DC, the official investigation into the dealings of an international businessman, an elder in the Mormon church, has sparked a political battle between the White House and a powerful US senator.
Meanwhile, in Denmark, a Justice Department agent has been captured by a dangerous man apparently driven by divine visions.
In a matter of a few short hours Cotton Malone, too, has gone from quietly selling books at his shop in Denmark to dodging bullets in a high-speed boat chase.
All it takes is a phone call from his former boss in Washington, and suddenly, the ex-agent’s peaceful life is turned upside down.
Malone finds himself caught in a deadly conflict – a constitutional war secretly set in motion over 200 years ago by America’s Founding Fathers.
From the streets of Copenhagen to the catacombs of Salzburg and the rugged mountains of Utah, the grim spectre of another Civil War looms as a dangerous conspiracy gathers power.
To stop this, Malone has to risk his life and his greatest love, to learn the truth about Lincoln’s decision, while the fate of the United States of America hangs in the balance.
Steve Berry is again at his best creating an incredible plot for this novel (the ninth book in his series of Cotton Malone novels) and manages to weave facts with fiction in this gripping thriller.