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May 02, 2017USAF1969 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Steve Berry always serves up a great novel. This thriller is no different. Super blend of historical fact and fiction with both familiar and new characters. One thing I like about Berry is he always has a precise description after the end of the book of what was fact and what was fiction (other than the obvious) - and in this case there was even more fact than I was anticipating. So if you like a modern thriller that reaches back to the immediate post-Civil War period regarding the loss of the Confederate archives and treasury and also accounts for some very interesting history of the Smithsonian Museum (particularly the "Castle"), you will like this one. And as a bonus, there are many interesting (real) ideas from way back then that reflect on issues we face with the US Congress and its rule-making ability and gridlock that many are talking about today.