Book Discussion : The 14th Colony by Steve Berry

This is the group for the book discussion by the Mystery and Suspense Group of The 14th Colony by Steve Berry which is Book 11 in the Cotton Malone Series.

All are welcome to join in the discussion, but please ensure that you do not leave any spoilers if you finish the book before Wednesday 15th May when others will be reading the final section.

Schedule
Friday 10th May : Prologue, Chapter 1 - 12
Saturday 11th May : Chapter 13 - 26
Sunday 12th May : Chapter 27 - 40
Monday 13th May : Chapter 41 - 54
Tuesday 14th May : Chapter 55 - 68
Wednesday 15th May : Chapter 69 - 79

Synopsis (From www.steveberry.org)
Shot down over Siberia, ex-Justice Department agent Cotton Malone is forced into a fight for survival against Aleksandr Zorin, a man whose loyalty to the former Soviet Union has festered for decades into an intense hatred of the United States.

Before escaping, Malone learns that Zorin and another ex-KGB officer, this one a sleeper still embedded in the West, are headed overseas to Washington D.C. Inauguration Day—noon on January 20th—is only hours away. A flaw in the Constitution, and an even more flawed presidential succession act, have opened the door to disaster and Zorin intends to exploit both weaknesses to their fullest.

Armed with a weapon leftover from the Cold War, one long thought to be just a myth, Zorin plans to attack. He’s aided by a shocking secret hidden in the archives of America’s oldest fraternal organization—the Society of Cincinnati—a group that once lent out its military savvy to presidents, including helping to formulate three invasion plans of what was intended to be America’s 14th colony—Canada.

In a race against the clock that starts in the frozen extremes of Russia and ultimately ends at the White House itself, Malone must not only battle Zorin, he must also confront a crippling fear that he’s long denied, but which now jeopardizes everything. Steve Berry’s trademark mix of history and speculation is all here in this provocative new thriller.