Atlas - Maneuver, The. A Cotton Malone Novel., 1 Each
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From celebrated New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry comes the latest Cotton Malone adventure, in which Cotton unravels a mystery from World War II involving a lost treasure known as Yamashitas Gold.1945. In the waning months of World War II, Japan hid mass quantities of gold and other stolen valuables in underground caches all across the Philippines. By 1947 some of that loot was recovered, not by treasure hunters, but by the United States government. Instead, those assets were stamped classified, shipped to Europe, and secretly assimilated into something called the Black Eagle Trust.Present day. Retired Justice Department operative, Cotton Malone, is in Switzerland doing a favor for a friend. What was to be a simple operation turns violent and Cotton is thrust into a war between the worlds oldest bank and the CIA. He quickly discovers that everything hinges on a woman from his past, who suddenly reappears harboring a host of secrets centering around bitcoin. The cryptocurrency is being quietly weaponized, a calculated move that will have devastating consequences. Cotton has to act. But at what cost?From the banking halls of Luxembourg to the secret vaults of Switzerland, and finally up into the mountains of southern Morocco, Cotton Malone is stymied at every turn. Each move he makes seems wrong, and nothing works, until he finally comes face-to-face with the Atlas Maneuver.Product Number: 09781538768709
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Sales price valid from 2024-02-01 until 2024-06-19
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From celebrated New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry comes the latest Cotton Malone adventure, in which Cotton unravels a mystery from World War II involving a lost treasure known as Yamashitas Gold.1945. In the waning months of World War II, Japan hid mass quantities of gold and other stolen valuables in underground caches all across the Philippines. By 1947 some of that loot was recovered, not by treasure hunters, but by the United States government. Instead, those assets were stamped classified, shipped to Europe, and secretly assimilated into something called the Black Eagle Trust.Present day. Retired Justice Department operative, Cotton Malone, is in Switzerland doing a favor for a friend. What was to be a simple operation turns violent and Cotton is thrust into a war between the worlds oldest bank and the CIA. He quickly discovers that everything hinges on a woman from his past, who suddenly reappears harboring a host of secrets centering around bitcoin. The cryptocurrency is being quietly weaponized, a calculated move that will have devastating consequences. Cotton has to act. But at what cost?From the banking halls of Luxembourg to the secret vaults of Switzerland, and finally up into the mountains of southern Morocco, Cotton Malone is stymied at every turn. Each move he makes seems wrong, and nothing works, until he finally comes face-to-face with the Atlas Maneuver.Product Number: 09781538768709
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