Steve Berry: The Venetian Betrayal and The Third Secret

Meet Cotton Malone, a cross between Indiana Jones and James Bond. He's a former agent of the U.S. department of Justice's Magellan Billet. A group of highly-talented and trained operatives working under their female boss Stephanie Nelle. He is now retired and a bookseller living in Denmark.

I've become a Steve Berry addict in the past few weeks and been reading his novels and short stories continuously.

if you like history with a dash of adventure, then you won't go wrong with his books.

For "The Venetian Betrayal:, the first few pages will reel you in especially when it involves Alexander the Great, Greek fire and the draught that can cure any disease known to man.

The story will take you places, from Denmark to Venice to China to the Stan countries in Central Asia. Its part adventure, part travel guide.

"The Third Secret" introduces as to Vatican insider, Colin Michener, who plays a cameo in "The Venetian Betrayal". The story deals with the last secret/message of Our Lady of Fatima and the impact it would have in the Christian world if it was proven that the message was deliberately changed by someone working in the Vatican. This novel should be taken with a grain of salt meaning just enjoy it as a work of fiction and not the truth.

I consider this as one of my favorite Steve Berry novels since it discusses about one man's journey in his faith, beliefs and relationships. It made me teary-eyed at the end. Decisions can change the course of your life.

One of the reasons why I recommend Steve Berry's works is that he takes the time to explain what is real and what is fiction. He does it at the end of every novel. 

His novels might be simplistic compared to Dan Brown. Not a lot of fanfare accompanies them but they certainly are addictive. (the visual traveler)