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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date
October 29, 2009
Pages
544
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780340933480
ISBN-10
0340933488
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$11.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files. What he learns stuns him: His fatherâs sub was a secret nuclear vessel lost on a highly classified mission beneath the ice shelves of Antarctica.
But Malone isnât the only one after the truth.
Twin sisters Dorothea Lindauer and Christl Falk are fighting for the fortune their mother has promised to whichever of them discovers what really became of their fatherâwho died on the same submarine that Maloneâs father captained.
The sisters know something Malone doesnât: Inspired by strange clues discovered in Charlemagneâs tomb, the Nazis explored Antarctica before the Americans, as long ago as 1938. Now Malone discovers that cryptic journals penned in âthe language of heaven,â inscrutable conundrums posed by an ancient historian, and the ill-fated voyage of his father are all tied to a revelation of immense consequence for humankind.
In an effort to ensure that this explosive information never rises to the surface, Langford Ramsey, an ambitious navy admiral, has begun a brutal game of treachery, blackmail, and assassination. As Malone embarks on a dangerous quest with the sistersâone that leads them from an ancient German cathedral to a snowy French citadel to the unforgiving ice of Antarcticaâhe will finally confront the shocking truth of his fatherâs death and the distinct possibility of his own.
From the Hardcover edition.
But Malone isnât the only one after the truth.
Twin sisters Dorothea Lindauer and Christl Falk are fighting for the fortune their mother has promised to whichever of them discovers what really became of their fatherâwho died on the same submarine that Maloneâs father captained.
The sisters know something Malone doesnât: Inspired by strange clues discovered in Charlemagneâs tomb, the Nazis explored Antarctica before the Americans, as long ago as 1938. Now Malone discovers that cryptic journals penned in âthe language of heaven,â inscrutable conundrums posed by an ancient historian, and the ill-fated voyage of his father are all tied to a revelation of immense consequence for humankind.
In an effort to ensure that this explosive information never rises to the surface, Langford Ramsey, an ambitious navy admiral, has begun a brutal game of treachery, blackmail, and assassination. As Malone embarks on a dangerous quest with the sistersâone that leads them from an ancient German cathedral to a snowy French citadel to the unforgiving ice of Antarcticaâhe will finally confront the shocking truth of his fatherâs death and the distinct possibility of his own.
From the Hardcover edition.
Editions
Hardcover
1 edition from Ballantine Books (December 2, 2008); titled "The Charlemagne Pursuit: A Novel"
9780345485793 | details & prices | 509 pages | 6.75 × 10.50 × 1.75 in. | 1.70 lbs | List price $26.00
About: As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files.
About: As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Ballantine Books (November 24, 2009)
9780345485809 | details & prices | 561 pages | 4.25 × 7.50 × 1.50 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $9.99
from Random House (October 29, 2009)
9780345518637 | details & prices | 551 pages | 4.00 × 6.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $7.99
The price comparison is for this edition
from Hodder & Stoughton (October 29, 2009)
9780340933480 | details & prices | 544 pages | List price $11.95
About: As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files.
About: As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files.
from Hodder & Stoughton (March 5, 2009)
9780340933473 | details & prices | 528 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.50 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $20.10
Large print edition from Random House Large Print (December 9, 2008)
9780739326992 | details & prices | 736 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.76 lbs | List price $24.95
About: As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files.
About: As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files.
CD/Spoken Word
With Scott Brick (other contributor) |
Abridged edition from Random House (December 2, 2008)
9780739341308 | details & prices | 5.25 × 6.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $31.95
About: As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files.
About: As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files.
With Scott Brick (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Random House (December 2, 2008)
9780739369432 | details & prices | 5.00 × 6.00 × 1.50 in. | 0.86 lbs | List price $49.95
About: As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files.
About: As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files.
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