The Maltese Cross An International Thriller

Johnny Blade is a young banker who has it all. From his perch atop the TransAmerica tower in San Francisco, he handles clients' money with discretion and skill. He and his sexy fiancée come from money and he knows where to find more of it. One day, his boss calls him into the office with a new assignment. The bank needs to recover a missing fortune in Europe. Europe wasn't in Johnny's plans, but he takes on the assignment with confidence. Until he stumbles into the largest financial mess Europe has faced since the Second World War. Murder and deceit follow him every step of the way as he sniffs out the stolen billions. A spicy love affair complicates the deceit, but opens the doors of international finance. Racing from one shaky financial capital to another, Johnny finds his loyalties wavering and his life, love and country on the line. With the attention to evocative detail that characterizes Galt's novels, The Maltese Cross is an authentic thriller created from the fabric of our time.

As a young banker, Johnny Blade is tasked with a difficult assignment. Find a stolen fortune! In this "great, fast read" that will keep you captivated, follow the trail of bodies and money as Johnny cracks open the secret back doors of European banking. But when the young woman he befriends is stalked mercilessly through the forests, cities and back roads of Europe, he reaches the ends of his wits. This book's dime novel feel and savvy world view will take you from the Netherlands to Malta, and deep into the shenanigans of world finance. "A pulse-racing and high-stakes thriller with the attention to evocative detail that characterizes all Galt's books." - Brussels Weekly

When the CIA learns that a renegade operative has gone berserk in the Balkans and is fanning the flames of war, they send in Mick Pierce to eliminate him. The only problem is that the operative is Mick's double-crossing brother Alec. Can Mick stop his brother and halt the march of armies? Mick races through the underworld of Serbia, Hungary, Romania, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Greece trying to avert a global catastrophe…only to learn that the CIA has double-crossed him!

"The result is a thriller that intrigues and provides historical context. Berry is the master scientist with a perfect formula." — Associated Press One of USA Today's "Five Books Not to Miss!" A deadly race for the Vatican’s oldest secret fuels New York Times bestseller Steve Berry’s latest international Cotton Malone thriller. The pope is dead. A conclave to select his replacement is about to begin. Cardinals are beginning to arrive at the Vatican, but one has fled Rome for Malta in search of a document that dates back to the 4th century and Constantine the Great. Former Justice Department operative, Cotton Malone, is at Lake Como, Italy, on the trail of legendary letters between Winston Churchill and Benito Mussolini that disappeared in 1945 and could re-write history. But someone else seems to be after the same letters and, when Malone obtains then loses them, he’s plunged into a hunt that draws the attention of the legendary Knights of Malta. The knights have existed for over nine hundred years, the only warrior-monks to survive into modern times. Now they are a global humanitarian organization, but within their ranks lurks trouble — the Secreti — an ancient sect intent on affecting the coming papal conclave. With the help of Magellan Billet agent Luke Daniels, Malone races the rogue cardinal, the knights, the Secreti, and the clock to find what has been lost for centuries. The final confrontation culminates behind the walls of the Vatican where the election of the next pope hangs in the balance.

CIA operative Dean Wells has gotten into big-time trouble in Syria. He is trying to thwart terrorists' latest move in the Middle East when a man ends up dead in his hands. Is Dean to blame? The Syrians think so and put him on an international hit list. What's worse, Dean can't explain in his own defense how the assassination occurred. Enter Carla Martino, a hard-driving CIA psychologist to investigate the strange case of denial, or amnesia. Or is it something else? To clear his name, she must follow him to the ends of the earth. Enjoy this tightly plotted inside look at the CIA and high-stakes chase from Aleppo to Hebron, from Cairo to Sharm el-Sheikh, and from Amman to Jerusalem. You'll feel the desert wind blowing hot down your neck as Carla tries to unravel the mystery and Dean races to defeat the terrorists. Only by completing his dangerous mission can Dean solve the case of...the Accidental Assassin.

Australian detective Martin Taylor is called to assist the New York Police Department in tracking down Maltese Cathedral treasures that had been on display in a prestige art gallery. So begins an investigation that takes him on an amazing adventure through a number of fascinating countries. This is the third in the series of art related crime adventures involving detective Martin Taylor.

Gutsy American commando George Ferrar has uncovered terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan trying to smuggle a nuclear bomb into the United States. He informs the Pentagon, CIA and FBI, but everybody seems to think that he is the culprit…including the woman he loves. The race is on to save the nation. Can Ferrar find the bomb before America’s military, FBI and police stop him? Enjoy the vividly portrayed locations, fascinating cultural details and international intrigue from Afghanistan to Pakistan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, England and Canada. Then hold on tight for a bone-jarring chase across America…by road, rail, air and sea. In the end, he and his lover must escape…THE TRAP!

Mick Pierce is kidnapped by industrial terrorists. Abducted on the Swiss Riviera, CIA officer Mick Pierce can only watch helplessly as an assassin zeros in on the President of the United States. A trail of murders across Europe leads investigators to a final showdown as the American President prepares to speak at Europe's high-energy laboratory, buried deep beneath the mountains. And then, his kidnappers show Mick a very special video...Mick's wife is in bed with the killer! Hold on tight as Mick Pierce springs into action from Swiss mountaintops to Moroccan markets to the charged atmosphere of laboratories around the world. He takes on his most mysterious, dangerous, and personal case yet, and tries to avoid getting caught in the Geneva Seduction.