Quand le vol 320 Francfort-New York explose en plein ciel, l'enquête s'oriente immédiatement vers la piste terroriste. Mais Jack Bernstein, grand maître d'échecs et PDG d'une société d'informatique, découvre une tout autre vérité. Les "terroristes" n'avaient qu'une cible : sa fille, Lara - et qu'un objectif : empêcher qu'elle ne parle d'une mystérieuse confrérie. Jack part alors sur les traces de cette société secrète, qui menace les fondements mêmes de l'Eglise. Avec les premiers indices, disséminés dans des oeuvres de Jean Cocteau et de Léonard de Vinci, il va entamer une périlleuse partie d'échecs historique et religieuse...
When Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821, he took a powerful secret to the grave: the immense riches he had stolen from various sources, including palaces and the Vatican. In his final days, his British captors sought to uncover the location of this hidden treasure, but he revealed nothing, and his will made no mention of it. Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone is drawn into trouble when an American Secret Service agent, pursued by assassins, breaks into his Copenhagen bookshop. Skeptical of the agent, Malone is convinced to join him after surviving a fierce firefight. Their journey leads them to the estate of Malone's friend, Henrik Thorvaldsen, who has discovered the sinister intentions of the Paris Club, a group of wealthy individuals aiming to manipulate the global economy. To prevent financial chaos, Malone must outsmart a hired terrorist, thwart a catastrophic attack, and embark on a desperate search for Napoleon's legendary lost treasure. Meanwhile, Thorvaldsen seeks revenge for his son's murder by the aristocrat at the center of the conspiracy, placing Malone in a difficult position between loyalty to his friend and his country. As they navigate Denmark, England, and Paris, Malone finds himself entangled in a perilous game of deception and danger, all for a prize of unimaginable worth. But at what cost?
In September 1861, a shocking secret, passed down through presidents, lands in Abraham Lincoln's hands amid the Civil War's early bloodshed. He faces a crucial choice: use this volatile knowledge to save lives or protect the fragile nation. In the present day, the remains of Mormon pioneers, victims of a brutal expedition, are uncovered in Utah, igniting a political battle in Washington, D.C., involving an international entrepreneur and a powerful senator. Meanwhile, a Justice Department agent goes missing in Denmark, captured by a zealot driven by divine visions. Cotton Malone, a former agent now selling books in Denmark, is thrust back into danger after a call from his old boss sends him racing to rescue an informant with critical intelligence. This perilous mission pulls him into a deadly conflict rooted in a constitutional war initiated by the Founding Fathers over two centuries ago. As Malone navigates threats from Copenhagen to Salzburg and the mountains of Utah, he confronts a dangerous conspiracy linked to Lincoln's legacy. He risks everything—his life, freedom, and love—in a desperate quest for the truth that could determine the fate of the United States.
Sophie est libraire à Vancouver lorsque Doug la quitte après six mois de vie commune. Elle est prête à tout pour le récupérer et, apprenant que sa nouvelle petite amie Mélanie s'intéresse au paranormal, elle décide de proposer à la jeune fille une fausse consultation de voyance dans le but de provoquer la rupture du couple. Rapidement cependant, elle se trouve dépassée par un succès inattendu.
