The Lincoln Myth《林肯神话》Steve Berry 著 纽约时报销量王牌作家

No.1internationallybestsellingauthorSteveBerryreturnswithhislatestthriller，aCottonMaloneadventureinvolvingaflawintheUnitedStatesConstitution，amysteryaboutAbrahamLincoln，andapoliticalissuethat’sasexplosiveasitistimely—notonlyinMalone’sworld，butinours.September1861：Allisnotasitseems.Withthesecrypticwords，ashockingsecretpasseddownfrompresidenttopresidentcomestorestinthehandsofAbrahamLincoln.AndasthefirstbloodyclashesoftheCivilWarunfold，Lincolnalonemustdecidehowbesttousethisvolatileknowledge：savethousandsofAmericanlives，orkeeptheyoungnationfrombeingtornapartforever?Thepresent：InUtah，thefabledremainsofMormonpioneerswhosenineteenth-centuryexpeditionacrossthedesertmetwithamurderousendhavebeenuncovered.InWashington，D.C.，theofficialinvestigationofaninternationalentrepreneur，anelderintheMormonchurch，hassparkedapoliticalbattlebetweentheWhiteHouseandapowerfulUnitedStatessenator.InDenmark，aJusticeDepartmentagent，missinginaction，hasfallenintothehandsofadangerouszealot—amandrivenbydivinevisionstomakeaprophet’swordsreality.Andinamatterofafewshorthours，CottonMalonehasgonefromquietlysellingbooksathisshopinDenmarktododgingbulletsinahigh-speedboatchase.AllittakesisaphonecallfromhisformerbossinWashington，andsuddenlytheex-agentisracingtorescueaninformantcarryingcriticalintelligence.It’sjustthekindofperilousbusinessthatMalonehasbeentryingtoleavebehind，eversinceheretiredfromtheJusticeDepartment.Butoncehedrawsenemyblood，Maloneisplungedintoadeadlyconflict—aconstitutionalwarsecretlysetinmotionmorethantwohundredyearsagobyAmerica’sFoundingFathers.FromthestreetsofCopenhagentothecatacombsofSalzburgtotheruggedmountainsofUtah，thegrimspecteroftheCivilWarloomsasadangerousconspiracygatherspower.Maloneriskslife，liberty，andhisgreatestloveinaraceforthetruthaboutAbrahamLincoln—whilethefateoftheUnitedStatesofAmericahangsinthebalance.PraiseforSteveBerryandhisCottonMaloneseries“InMalone，[Steve]Berryhascreatedaclassic，complexhero.”—USAToday“Malone，aherowithapersonalstakeintheproceedings，isawelcomerespitefromthecold，calculatingsuperspieswholitterthegenre.”—EntertainmentWeekly“SteveBerrygetsbetterandbetterwitheachnewbook.”—TheHuffingtonPost“Savvyreaders...cannotgowrongwithCottonMalone.”—LibraryJournal“Berryraisesthisgenre’sstakes.”—TheNewYorkTimes“Ilovethisguy.”—No.1internationallybestsellingauthorLeeChild