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My favorite Cotton Malone book to date!

May was a good reading month for me.
Other high points for the month were:
The Masterpiece by Fiona Davis
Notorious RBG : The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsberg

My #May book for #12BooksFor2023 is The Bishop‘s Pawn. An excellent Cotton Malone thriller centred around what happened in Martin Luther King‘s final days. Always love Cotton Malone books but this is one of the very best and learned a lot about Martin Luther King in this book. This reads exceptionally well as a standalone even though it is a book in a series.

I love the Cotton Malone books and this one didn‘t disappoint. This one covered the assassination of Martin Luther King, and I feel I learnt a lot more about MLK in this book.

Some interesting theories presented in this book, and as usual Steve Berry wraps it in a great thriller story, with plenty of action. This covers Cotton‘s first mission so this also added interest.

I do recommend this series. @Bluebird @EadieB

#TheBishopsPawn #SteveBerry #MarvelousMayReadathon #TheBookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2023

History notes that the ugly feud between J. Edgar Hoover and Martin Luther King, Jr., marked by years of illegal surveillance and the accumulation of secret files, ended on April 4, 1968 when King was assassinated by James Earl Ray. But that may not have been the case.

J. Edgar Hoover & Martin Luther King, Jr., marked years of illegal surveillance & the accumulation of secret files. April 4, 1968 King was assassinated by James Earl Ray. Now, 50 years later, former Justice Department agent, Cotton Malone, finds out what really happened that fateful day in Memphis. Book has lots of interesting facts about Martin Luther King. Can‘t wait to read Berry‘s next book, The Malta Exchange, about the Vatican. Recommend.

I‘d never read Steve Barry nor heard of Cotton Malone but my IRL bookclub challenged me to drop myself 13 books into this series. What!? I was a bit challenged at the beginning unsure if I should already know the characters introduced, but soon in didn‘t matter. I was completely engaged in my armchair travel through Florida and the would-if‘s of MLK‘s final days. Also, J Edgar Hoover was a total creep.

#ReadTheUSA2020 Florida

Cotton Malone had no ambitions to be a special investigator, yet he was thrust into that position one day in 1999 when he is sent out to retrieve a rare coin and FBI papers related to the MLK assassination.

I read this book only because it is centered around MLK. I was pleasantly surprised by how many historical facts and circumstances were woven into this book. Berry made sure to stick to the facts when possible. #whenigrowup #musicalnewyear

Given my current read, and that tomorrow is MLK day, #boulevardofbrokendreams immediately brought me here.

I plan on also reading Letter From Birmingham Jail. The kids and I have watched a kids cartoon about MLK to explain to them what he was all about and I have some books to read to them as well.

#musicalnewyear

Ok, SORRY for the creepy pic, but I had to show my mask I am using for tonight‘s #bathandbook. It‘s an emerald green peel off mask with glitter!!!! Hands down the prettiest mask I‘ve ever used. 😂

I started a new book today that‘s 100% #blameitoncindy. It is the 13th book in a series about a Justice Department operative who somehow has some type of connection to the MLK assassination. @Cinfhen

#AbbaInAugust #IHaveADream famous words taken from MLK Jr. historical speech. Hubby purchased this new Steve Berry book (can‘t find his copy) which focuses on the assassination of MLK Jr and the believed involvement of J. Edgar Hoover. I‘ve read a few of Berry‘s books and I‘ve found them pretty entertaining and somewhat thought provoking. “Steve Berry always mines the lost riches of history” quote from publishers blurb.

Starting this today. Every now and then I travel out from historical fiction land and pick a crime thriller. I‘ve not read anything by Berry, has anyone in #LitsyLand read his books?

This Cotton Malone installment was kind of boring!

History notes that the ugly feud between J. Edgar Hoover and Martin Luther King Jr. ended on April 4, 1968, when King was assassinated. But that might not have been the case...
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The Bishop's Pawn by Steve Berry is on-sale now!
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This is my Saturday reading. Although one of my best friends loves Steve Berry‘s books and has recommended them to me often, I‘ve never picked one up until now. What are his must-read titles?

I have been reading this mystery series since the beginning and it's a must-buy for me. Steve Berry is in his fines form here with the latest mystery surrounding the assassination of MLK. Just in time for the 50th anniversary. This is the origin story of Cotton, a flashback to his recruitment by and first assignment from Stephanie Nelle. That makes it an easy stand alone for those readers who haven't yet gotten hooked by this series. #netgalley