The Venetian betrayal
by Steve Berry
A miraculous healing serum, kept secret by an ancient puzzle and buried with the mummified remains of Alexander the Great--in a tomb lost to the ages for more than 1,500 years--is the coveted prize for a cunning despot unless Cotton Malone, former U.S. Justice Department agent turned rare-book dealer, can beat her to it.
Death and burialCotton Malone (Fictitious character)FictionBooksellers and booksellingAntiquarian booksellersFiction, suspenseBooksellers and bookselling, fictionCopenhagen (denmark), fictionnyt:mass-market-paperback=2008-12-07New York Times bestseller