The Judas Kiss
A Luke Daniels Adventure
by
Steve Berry & William Nikkel
From New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry, writing with William Nikkel, comes a new Luke Daniels adventure.
Magellan Billet agent Luke Daniels has been called to Washington D.C. by his uncle, former president, now U.S. Senator, Danny Daniels. Something bad is brewing. Senator Christopher McKee, a political enemy of Danny’s, and Konstantin Franko, the current totalitarian head of the Russian Federation are conspiring against America.
It all centers on what happened in March 1867, when then-Secretary of State William Seward reached a deal with his Russian counterpart for the United States to purchase Alaska. The price? $7.2 million dollars. A mere two cents an acre. But though subsequently approved by both countries, the resulting treaty met with strong opposition. So not everything was included within the treaty’s public language. Instead there was a secret addendum, a failsafe the Russian Tsar had insisted be added that would, if ever breached, void the sale. A provision the United States has long violated. Now Russia wants Alaska back. But it needs the addendum to enforce its claim.
From the political maelstrom of Washington D.C., to the scorching Nevada desert, and finally into an aging museum in upstate New York, Luke searches for the lost document. Along the way he’s thwarted by treasonous Americans and dangerous Russians, everything leading to a deadly confrontation where alliances get tested and traitors are revealed—all through the Judas Kiss.
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Biography:
Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of 14 Cotton Malone adventures and 4 stand-alone thrillers. His books have been translated into 40 languages with over 23,000,000 copies in 51 countries. They consistently appear in the top echelon of The New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller lists.
History lies at the heart of every Steve Berry novel. It’s his passion, one he shares with his wife, Elizabeth, which led them to create History Matters, a foundation dedicated to historic preservation. Since 2009 Steve and Elizabeth have crossed the country to save endangered historic treasures, raising money via lectures, receptions, galas, luncheons, dinners and their popular writers’ workshops. To date, over 3,000 students have attended those workshops and nearly a million dollars raised.
Steve’s devotion to historic preservation was recognized by the American Library Association, which named Steve it’s spokesperson for National Preservation Week. Among his other honors are the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award; the Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award given by Poets & Writers; the Anne Frank Human Writes Award; and the Silver Bullet, bestowed by International Thriller Writers for his philanthropic work. He has also been chosen both the Florida and Georgia Writer of the Year. He also currently serves on the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board. In 2010, a NPR survey named The Templar Legacy one of the top 100 thrillers ever written.
Steve was born and raised in Georgia, graduating from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. He was a trial lawyer for 30 years and held elective office for 14 of those years. He is a founding member of International Thriller Writers—a group of nearly 4,000 thriller writers from around the world—and served three years as its co-president.
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