The Venetian betrayal
Subtitle: a novel
By: Steve Berry
Edition: International ed.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 540
ISBN-13: 9780345508652
Subjects: Death and burial; Cotton Malone (Fictitious character); Fiction; Booksellers and bookselling; Antiquarian booksellers
Description: A miraculous healing serum, kept secret by an ancient puzzle and buried with the mummified remains of Alexander the Great--in a tomb lost to the ages for more than 1,500 years--is the coveted prize for a cunning despot unless Cotton Malone, former U.S. Justice Department agent turned rare-book dealer, can beat her to it.
Notes: Originally published in hardcover by Ballantine Books in 2007.

"New York Times bestseller."--Cover.

Includes excerpt from "The Carlemagne pursuit."