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From celebrated New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry comes the latest Cotton Malone adventure in which the discovery of a lost historical document challenges the global might of the United States

King Ludwig II of Bavaria was an enigmatic figure who was deposed in 1886 mysteriously drowning three days later Eccentric to the point of madness history tells us that in the years before he died Ludwig engaged in a worldwide search for a new kingdom one separate apart and in lieu of Bavaria A place he could retreat into and rule as he wished But a question remains did he succeed

Enter Cotton Malone After many months Malones protg Luke Daniels has managed to infiltrate a renegade group intent on winning Bavarian independence from Germany Daniels has also managed to gain the trust of the prince of Bavaria a frustrated second son intent on eliminating his brother the duke and restoring the Wittelsbach monarchy only now with him as king Everything hinges on a 19th century deed which proves that Ludwigs longrumored search bore fruitlegal title to lands that Germany China and the United States all now want only for vastly different reasons

In a race across Bavaria for clues hidden in Ludwigs three fairytale castlesNeuschwanstein Linderhof and HerrenchiemseeMalone and Daniels battle an evergrowing list of deadly adversaries all intent on finding the last kingdom