Excellent!!! Riveting!!!

Malone is an interesting character and creates just enough suspense to keep on reading about more than I ever cared to know of myth and truth of past English royalty.

Loved the history and the play on Elizabeth I. Sure makes you wonder...

I read everything Mr. Berry has published. Every new book is better than the previous one. This one, fascinating, intriguing and potentially controversial. Can't wait for the next one!

Great book and somewhat historically correct!

Far-fetched plot, shabby writing. Mr. Berry just wanted to expense his days in London. Disappointing!

Biggest waste of my time in 2013. Read half and am totally bored. Twisted, convoluted, and idiotic plot.

This book is in true Cotton Malone fashion. I loved it and getting Gary involved again was great! Keep up the great work Mr. Berry!

I have enjoyed several of Steve Berry's books. This one, however, was a let down. Several major mistakes were made in the progression of the plot, many in the first few chapters. Example: Why would an ex-spy, turning over a person to the authorities not ask for identification? Totally illogical. Berry took us over and over the same ground between British intelligence and the CIA to a point of almost boredom. I stayed with the book only because I am an Anglophile, interested in British monarchies and history, especially the Tudors. The idea of Elizabeth I being a man is preposterous but I did downloaded the Bram Stoker book for fun. I know Berry doesn't write his novels to be read in order of publication, but for those of us who do, it is a bit disconcerting to try to forget what we already know about Cotton Malone and his life and adventures. Many other authors, Elizabeth, George, Dan Brown, and Linda Fairstein, for example, have mastered the art of continuity without forcing the reader to read their novels in order. I'd pass on this Berry book if I had it to do over again.

Loved this book! A real mystery told within a good story. It is an interesting, easy read.