The Kaiser's Web
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Summary
In New York Times bestseller Steve Berry’s latest Cotton Malone adventure， a secret dossier from a World War II-era Soviet spy comes to light containing information that， if proven true， would not only rewrite history — it could impact Germany's upcoming national elections and forever alter the political landscape of Europe。
Two candidates are vying to become Chancellor of Germany。 One is a patriot having served for the past sixteen years， the other a usurper， stoking the flames of nationalistic hate。 Both harbor secrets， but only one knows the truth about the other。 They are on a collision course， all turning on the events of one fateful day — April 30， 1945 — and what happened deep beneath Berlin in the Fürherbunker。 Did Adolph Hitler and Eva Braun die there？ Did Martin Bormann， Hitler’s close confidant， manage to escape？ And， even more important， where did billions in Nazi wealth disappear to in the waning days of World War II？ The answers to these questions will determine who becomes the next Chancellor of Germany。
From the mysterious Chilean lake district， to the dangerous mesas of South Africa， and finally into the secret vaults of Switzerland， former-Justice Department agent Cotton Malone discovers the truth about the fates of Hitler， Braun， and Bormann。 Revelations that could not only transform Europe， but finally expose a mystery known as the Kaiser’s web。
Two candidates are vying to become Chancellor of Germany。 One is a patriot having served for the past sixteen years， the other a usurper， stoking the flames of nationalistic hate。 Both harbor secrets， but only one knows the truth about the other。 They are on a collision course， all turning on the events of one fateful day — April 30， 1945 — and what happened deep beneath Berlin in the Fürherbunker。 Did Adolph Hitler and Eva Braun die there？ Did Martin Bormann， Hitler’s close confidant， manage to escape？ And， even more important， where did billions in Nazi wealth disappear to in the waning days of World War II？ The answers to these questions will determine who becomes the next Chancellor of Germany。
From the mysterious Chilean lake district， to the dangerous mesas of South Africa， and finally into the secret vaults of Switzerland， former-Justice Department agent Cotton Malone discovers the truth about the fates of Hitler， Braun， and Bormann。 Revelations that could not only transform Europe， but finally expose a mystery known as the Kaiser’s web。
Reviews
Connie S
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Everybody deserves LoveA wonderful， intense read。。。 Fast paced and interesting。。。 another winner by a terrific author - I toast you with a glass of wine！
Bryce Warwick
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I enjoy reading pretty much all of Steve Berry's books， but this one was heavy-handed and formulaic compared to many of the others of his that I've read。 Still， I was in a book rut so it was nice to have an easy read I could get through quickly。 I enjoy reading pretty much all of Steve Berry's books， but this one was heavy-handed and formulaic compared to many of the others of his that I've read。 Still， I was in a book rut so it was nice to have an easy read I could get through quickly。 。。。more
Robert Meconi
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Another great Steve Berry read
Brent Soderstrum
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This is the 16th Cotton Malone book。 I used to really like this series。 Not so much anymore。 This book isn't horrible。 There are some twists and turns that I enjoy。 Berry just gets too political in this one。 When he attacks religion and/or right-wing conservatives I think it detracts from his story telling ability。 In this one he attacks the right-wing。I found myself rooting for the bad guy in this book-Theodor Pohl。 Rare is the book where I will root for the bad guy yet Berry had me doing it。 C This is the 16th Cotton Malone book。 I used to really like this series。 Not so much anymore。 This book isn't horrible。 There are some twists and turns that I enjoy。 Berry just gets too political in this one。 When he attacks religion and/or right-wing conservatives I think it detracts from his story telling ability。 In this one he attacks the right-wing。I found myself rooting for the bad guy in this book-Theodor Pohl。 Rare is the book where I will root for the bad guy yet Berry had me doing it。 Couple of points: Why would the US work so hard to help one of the candidates in the German Chancellor election？ The answer-because Maria is the leftwing candidate who has ruled for 16 years with open borders。 Second point-why is Berry a proponent for open borders attacking Pohl because he wants to stop open immigration。 Look to our South Mr。 Berry。 Open borders is working so well for Biden。This is a book about the Nazis and each candidates connection to Adolf Hitler。 Interesting speculation as to who lived and died in the last days of WWII and what happened to all the money the Nazis had accumulated。 Take out the demonization of the right wing and it wasn't a bad book。 。。。more
Ricky
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Steve Berry returns with his annual high-stakes thriller examining the dark side of recent history - in this case， getting down and dirty with what may have happened when the Nazi regime fell， because we all know a lot of Hitler's minions escaped to South America among other places。 In this case， though， the challenge for Cotton Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt lies in figuring out whether or not it's true that a far-right nationalist candidate for German chancellor， running in opposition to the more Steve Berry returns with his annual high-stakes thriller examining the dark side of recent history - in this case， getting down and dirty with what may have happened when the Nazi regime fell， because we all know a lot of Hitler's minions escaped to South America among other places。 In this case， though， the challenge for Cotton Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt lies in figuring out whether or not it's true that a far-right nationalist candidate for German chancellor， running in opposition to the more level-headed and rational incumbent， may in fact be descended from Nazis - which， given his absurd fascination with their symbology and ideology， isn't too far out of the realm of concern。 But of course Berry has a way of flipping the script 180 degrees or more every few hundred pages as Malone and Vitt travel to Germany and Chile and South Africa searching for answers， and ultimately it all builds up to one of his most striking - and strikingly tragic - resolutions yet。 。。。more
Skele
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Run of the mill story and a person who reads it like all the listeners are from Europe and can understand German accent。
Kelly
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If you read Berry's series， you know what to expect， and there is comfort in predictability for this series。 I like Cotton Malone， and I have invested many hours of reading about him， Cassiopeia Vitt， Stephanie Nell， and Danny Daniels。 Berry is great at mixing fact and fiction （and telling readers what is real and what is not at the end of his book）。 This book focuses on the last days of WW II and what really happened in Hitler's bunker and after Berry's trademark of mixing present day political If you read Berry's series， you know what to expect， and there is comfort in predictability for this series。 I like Cotton Malone， and I have invested many hours of reading about him， Cassiopeia Vitt， Stephanie Nell， and Danny Daniels。 Berry is great at mixing fact and fiction （and telling readers what is real and what is not at the end of his book）。 This book focuses on the last days of WW II and what really happened in Hitler's bunker and after Berry's trademark of mixing present day political issues with past events works well。 In this story， he offers a window into why nationalism is rearing its ugly head again in some countries。I must be honest about this series。 I used to look forward to new books， but when Danny Daniels stopped being President， the books just don't have the same appeal。 And Daniel's nephew Luke has had very minor roles lately。 The characters don't interact they way they used to， and I miss those relationships。 。。。more
Adam Tebbe
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I love all of Steve Berry's books。 That being said， this one was in line with all the others。 Just when Cotton gets backed into a corner， help comes along and he escapes。 Along with his escape comes twists and turns that push him further into more trouble。 The best part of Steve Barry's books is how plausible the scenarios could be。 Are they likely？ If course not。 But Steve does hella research to keep from disputing actual history to keep the story believable and realistic。 This is one reason wh I love all of Steve Berry's books。 That being said， this one was in line with all the others。 Just when Cotton gets backed into a corner， help comes along and he escapes。 Along with his escape comes twists and turns that push him further into more trouble。 The best part of Steve Barry's books is how plausible the scenarios could be。 Are they likely？ If course not。 But Steve does hella research to keep from disputing actual history to keep the story believable and realistic。 This is one reason why his books are so good and why is one of my two favorite authors。 。。。more
Jak LEVI
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Good explanation of the rise of the far right in Germany and Europe。 Well researched and well written。
Ryan Rauber
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16th book in the Cotton Malone series。 If you enjoyed the others， you'll enjoy this one as well。 The conspiracy here is hidden Nazis in South America after WW2， and whether Eva Braun actually survived the bunker with。 Hitler。 Like his previous books， Berry intermixes a good selection of facts and fiction to come up with a fictionalized yet possible take on history。 I enjoy all the Cotton Malone books， and this one probably is somewhere in the middle of my favorites。 16th book in the Cotton Malone series。 If you enjoyed the others， you'll enjoy this one as well。 The conspiracy here is hidden Nazis in South America after WW2， and whether Eva Braun actually survived the bunker with。 Hitler。 Like his previous books， Berry intermixes a good selection of facts and fiction to come up with a fictionalized yet possible take on history。 I enjoy all the Cotton Malone books， and this one probably is somewhere in the middle of my favorites。 。。。more
Alison
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A lengthy， but fast paced read， every page and every detail necessary。 While reading this remember not everything is as it seems not everybody is who you think they are。 A lot of twists and turns。 A story of an upcoming election where the opponents are diametrically opposed to one another philosophically - although one is more honest in their views than the other。 Although this story takes place in Germany and references to （and importance of） WWII and Nazi Germany are paramount to the story， th A lengthy， but fast paced read， every page and every detail necessary。 While reading this remember not everything is as it seems not everybody is who you think they are。 A lot of twists and turns。 A story of an upcoming election where the opponents are diametrically opposed to one another philosophically - although one is more honest in their views than the other。 Although this story takes place in Germany and references to （and importance of） WWII and Nazi Germany are paramount to the story， the behind the scenes look at dirty campaigns could take place anywhere。We are entertained once again with Cotton Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt。 They take us along on heart stopping adventures where both of them meet their phobias - heights and closed in places。 As you read this web of intrigue and deception， keep an open mind。 。。。more
Tamara
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Very entertaining thriller by Steve Berry about the possibility of a Hitler heir。 There was one problem at the end that I wasn't on board with， but the plot kept me interested， pacing was well done， and the premise was intriguing。 Very entertaining thriller by Steve Berry about the possibility of a Hitler heir。 There was one problem at the end that I wasn't on board with， but the plot kept me interested， pacing was well done， and the premise was intriguing。 。。。more
Tara
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Steve Berry has been my favorite author for many years and I usually devour the book within 1-2 days。That being said。。。this will most likely my last reading of a Cotton Malone book。By page 25 I could already see where this book was going and put it down for a week debating whether to keep reading。 I eventually decided to finish the book under the idea that maybe I was wrong and that I owed my favorite author the benefit of the doubt。While the premise of the story was interesting the entire book Steve Berry has been my favorite author for many years and I usually devour the book within 1-2 days。That being said。。。this will most likely my last reading of a Cotton Malone book。By page 25 I could already see where this book was going and put it down for a week debating whether to keep reading。 I eventually decided to finish the book under the idea that maybe I was wrong and that I owed my favorite author the benefit of the doubt。While the premise of the story was interesting the entire book had a very obvious undertone of the author's political views。 Someone being more conservative or traditional in their viewpoint does not always equate to Nazi-ism， violence & murder。Quite ironic how Berry writes of the hatred， violence & horrors that occurred during the past by people generalizing & blaming certain demographics & belief systems for problems in the world。。。 yet seems to take no issue with generalizing another entirely different group of people just because he may disagree with their political or societal views。 In this day and age politics seems to invade every aspect of our lives。 I personally read to get away from politics and while I can deal with a bit of it in a book this was just too much。 So while I rarely write reviews， I wanted to put this one out there for anyone （no matter your political standing） who is looking to avoid overt politics in your reading。 。。。more
Nancy
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Great book。 Really enjoy this series。 Offers a bit of everything。。。。 history， mystery， excitement，。。。Two candidates are vying to become Chancellor of Germany。 One is a patriot having served for the past sixteen years， the other a usurper， stoking the flames of nationalistic hate。 Both harbor secrets， but only one knows the truth about the other。 They are on a collision course， all turning on the events of one fateful day — April 30， 1945 — and what happened deep beneath Berlin in the Fürherbunke Great book。 Really enjoy this series。 Offers a bit of everything。。。。 history， mystery， excitement，。。。Two candidates are vying to become Chancellor of Germany。 One is a patriot having served for the past sixteen years， the other a usurper， stoking the flames of nationalistic hate。 Both harbor secrets， but only one knows the truth about the other。 They are on a collision course， all turning on the events of one fateful day — April 30， 1945 — and what happened deep beneath Berlin in the Fürherbunker。 Did Adolph Hitler and Eva Braun die there？ Did Martin Bormann， Hitler’s close confidant， manage to escape？ And， even more important， where did billions in Nazi wealth disappear to in the waning days of World War II？ The answers to these questions will determine who becomes the next Chancellor of Germany。From the mysterious Chilean lake district， to the dangerous mesas of South Africa， and finally into the secret vaults of Switzerland， former-Justice Department agent Cotton Malone discovers the truth about the fates of Hitler， Braun， and Bormann。 Revelations that could not only transform Europe， but finally expose a mystery known as the Kaiser’s web。 。。。more
Ptaylor
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I'd forgotten how much I enjoy Steve Berry's writing and his character， Cotton Malone。 Berry combines historical fact with fiction to create a compelling thriller whose origins begin in the Germany of the 1930's and '40's。 Recommended。 I'd forgotten how much I enjoy Steve Berry's writing and his character， Cotton Malone。 Berry combines historical fact with fiction to create a compelling thriller whose origins begin in the Germany of the 1930's and '40's。 Recommended。 。。。more
Jim Twombly
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Steve Berry never disappoints。 Don't start reading this or any other of his books if you don't have time to just keep going。 It is unbelievably hard to put it down。 Steve Berry never disappoints。 Don't start reading this or any other of his books if you don't have time to just keep going。 It is unbelievably hard to put it down。 。。。more
Cara Von Tress
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The writing quality is not great， but Berry always manages to concoct a story with just enough truth to keep me interested。
Millie
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Another great book but that is what I expect from Steve Berry！ This one does not disappoint。
Deborah Lyman
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I loved this book and found the subject to be on point with what we as US citizens are dealing with today。 I think this is one of the best Cotton Malone books yet。
Lindasp
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Steve Berry keeps producing thrillers that keep me on the edge of my seat！ This one does not disappoint either！ It's based on the mysteries of what could have happened to Hitler， Eva Braun and Martin Bormann at the end of the war， and the effects that rumours of their possible escapes would have on the present day elections for Chancellor of the German government。 Lots of close calls and surprises for Cotton Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt as they travel from Germany to Chile to South Africa and back Steve Berry keeps producing thrillers that keep me on the edge of my seat！ This one does not disappoint either！ It's based on the mysteries of what could have happened to Hitler， Eva Braun and Martin Bormann at the end of the war， and the effects that rumours of their possible escapes would have on the present day elections for Chancellor of the German government。 Lots of close calls and surprises for Cotton Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt as they travel from Germany to Chile to South Africa and back to Germany in a matter of days。 。。。more
Michele
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I love Cotton Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt。 This 16th Cotton Malone book by Steve Berry brings them back together and puts them right in the middle of German politics。Did Martin Bormann and Eva Braun Hitler survive？ If so， what happened？ How would that play a role in Germany now？Steve Berry never disappoints with the way he threads fact and fiction together to provide an adventure that keeps you on the edge of your seat and googling to find out what parts are fact and which are fiction。 As always， I love Cotton Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt。 This 16th Cotton Malone book by Steve Berry brings them back together and puts them right in the middle of German politics。Did Martin Bormann and Eva Braun Hitler survive？ If so， what happened？ How would that play a role in Germany now？Steve Berry never disappoints with the way he threads fact and fiction together to provide an adventure that keeps you on the edge of your seat and googling to find out what parts are fact and which are fiction。 As always， I took extra time reading this because it is such a long wait until the next one。If you've never read one of these books， you absolutely should。 。。。more
Aldon
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Great Book！！！Steve Berry’s books gets better and better every year！ I love how he use actual history but then also make his own。 Love the twist of the story toward the end of the book， kept me wanting to read more each day。
David Devine
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Another masterful tale of intrigue melding both historic and modern day facts weaving fiction seemlessly in between。 Steve Berry takes you to three continents on the trail of evidence that can influence the upcoming elections in Germany。 With each chapter he leads you effortlessly to certain conclusions， only to materfully pull the rug from under those beliefs with surprise turns of events。 A very enjoyable story。
Kevin Stumpf
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I wanted to love this book。。。。。I just couldn’t。 The premise is great， I enjoy Cotton and Cassiopeia， but the plot drrrraaaaaggggggggeeeeeeeeddddddd on and on and on and on and on。 You get the idea。 The plot twist at the end ALMOST forced me to quit reading the book。 And the new characters I could not have cared less about。 Minimal action took place at all in 400 pages。 The ideas presented COULD have been fascinating。 But they were not presented in a way that interested me。 I guess I am glad that I wanted to love this book。。。。。I just couldn’t。 The premise is great， I enjoy Cotton and Cassiopeia， but the plot drrrraaaaaggggggggeeeeeeeeddddddd on and on and on and on and on。 You get the idea。 The plot twist at the end ALMOST forced me to quit reading the book。 And the new characters I could not have cared less about。 Minimal action took place at all in 400 pages。 The ideas presented COULD have been fascinating。 But they were not presented in a way that interested me。 I guess I am glad that it will be 10+ months before the next Cotton Malone novel is released。 By then I may have forgotten how poor the last few have been， and I will only remember how much I used to LOVE them。 Time will tell。 。。。more
Jay Clement
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30-2021。 The Cotton Malone adventures have a definite thing about them。 We learn a lot of anecdotal history as our hero and his pals travel the world chasing an historical mystery。 So， a character drives towards a town， and he/she ruminates about the knight who was slain there in 1543 or something like that。 And， there is always a person（s） who seeks to rule the world/country/economy by finding/exposing/confirming some ancient secret or device or deceased historical figure。All of that is here。 I 30-2021。 The Cotton Malone adventures have a definite thing about them。 We learn a lot of anecdotal history as our hero and his pals travel the world chasing an historical mystery。 So， a character drives towards a town， and he/she ruminates about the knight who was slain there in 1543 or something like that。 And， there is always a person（s） who seeks to rule the world/country/economy by finding/exposing/confirming some ancient secret or device or deceased historical figure。All of that is here。 It’s just that the action was way underplayed， the talking amplified， and the final secret twist was sort of a letdown。 For me， this is a lesser Malone adventure。 It is well written， and the short chapters propel you along， and the historical puzzle is thought-provoking， but it just didn’t grab me。 Your mileage may vary。 。。。more
Beth
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While it was good， it is not my favorite of Steve Berry's books。 It was interesting but there are usually more plot twists。 This time， it seemed like the reader knew more than the other characters for awhile。 While the ultimate plot twists at the end were exciting， they did not make up for the pace of the rest of the book。 While it was good， it is not my favorite of Steve Berry's books。 It was interesting but there are usually more plot twists。 This time， it seemed like the reader knew more than the other characters for awhile。 While the ultimate plot twists at the end were exciting， they did not make up for the pace of the rest of the book。 。。。more
Philip Labossiere
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Another great Steve Berry book。
Elizabeth
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Typical Cotton Malone thriller。。。good， not greatThis one felt a little slow to me at first， but as with most of Steve Berry’s books， it picked up stem halfway through。 A good story concerning the children of Adolf Hitler and one of his top lieutenants。 My issue is you know how it will end and you know you won’t remember what the book was about in a month。 Thus， the good， not great mantra。
john
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KaiserGreat book based on some historical information as always very suspenseful look forward to his next book I have read all his books
Dale
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This latest Cotton Malone/Cassiopeia Vitt thriller has roots both in the Hitler era as well as Germany and America in the present。 It is perhaps the most thought provoking book in the series as it seeks to remind us how fragile open societies can be and that a single person can derail even "stable" democracies by appealing to the baser side of mankind。 It is a rich read with surprises to the very end。 Another great job by Steve Berry。 This latest Cotton Malone/Cassiopeia Vitt thriller has roots both in the Hitler era as well as Germany and America in the present。 It is perhaps the most thought provoking book in the series as it seeks to remind us how fragile open societies can be and that a single person can derail even "stable" democracies by appealing to the baser side of mankind。 It is a rich read with surprises to the very end。 Another great job by Steve Berry。 。。。more
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