Despite this only being a short story it has the typical traits of a full length novel from Steve Berry. A well thought out plot and some well crafted characters lead the reader into a world of intrigue. Along the way we meet a shadowy Austrian, the Israeli Mossad and from the Magellan Billet there is Cotton Malone too, all set on the island of Haiti. I am hoping that everything will continue in the same vein in the Columbus Affair Having not yet read any Cotton Malone adventures, this short story probably fell a little flat on me as a reader. Although it must be said that there was enough tid bits sprinkled throughout the story to explain who Malone is and the type of situations he finds himself in on a regular basis.The story was good, the pacing was good. It almsot felt like a truncated novel. Sort of a full 350-450page story mashed in 45pages. naturally there were many things left out, but unlike many other short stories of this type, there was no real lead-in to further works or cliff hangers that i could detect. The story just ends with Malone forwarding his activites to the higherups and him going home. It was a solid effort, and i believe it is going to add to the overall experience of Berry's newest novel, but i dont think this is a Must-Read unless you need an update to Malone's story of life.
What do You think about Il Diario Perduto (2013)?
Another short story...this one was very intriguing. Can't wait to read the Columbus Affair.
—brianallenwilliams95
Great short story and now I can't wait for the new Steve Berry book about Columbus!
—ashleyly
A great teaser for The Columbus Affair! Looking forward to reading that next.
—ponam
