The Atlas Maneuver

By: Steve Berry

Narrated by: Scott Brick

From a celebrated New York Times bestselling author comes a Cotton Malone adventure in which Cotton unravels a mystery from World War II involving a legendary lost treasure known as Yamashita’s Gold.

1945. In the waning months of World War II, Japan hid vast quantities of gold and other stolen valuables in boobytrapped underground caches all across the Philippines. By 1947 some of that loot was recovered, not by treasure hunters, but by the United States government, which told no one about the find. Instead, those assets were stamped classified, shipped to Europe, and secretly assimilated into something called the Black Eagle Trust.

Retired Justice Department Operative Cotton Malone, is in Switzerland doing a favor for a friend. But what was supposed to be a simple operation turns violent and Cotton is thrust into a war between the world’s oldest bank and the CIA. He quickly discovers that everything hinges on a woman from his past, who suddenly reappears harboring a host of explosive secrets.

From the stolid banking halls of Luxembourg, to the secret vaults of Switzerland, and finally up into the treacherous mountains of southern Morocco, Cotton Malone is stymied at every turn–until he finally comes face-to-face with the Atlas Maneuver.

Critic reviews

PRAISE FOR STEVE BERRY:

“Berry pumps the veins of history with action-packed adrenaline.”—Chicago Tribune

“Berry is the master scientist with a perfect formula for the bestseller lists.”—Associated Press

“[Berry] has a genuine feel for the factual gaps that give history its tantalizing air of the unknown.”—New York Times

“Bestseller Berry once again shows there’s no working author more skilled at combining thrilling adventure with engrossing historical detail."—Publishers Weekly

“Prolific writer Steve Berry has been creating intelligent, top-shelf fiction for decades.”—BookReporter.com

Back to Great

I've read every one of Steve Berry's books and I know over the years some are better than others but this one is great...
And of course I always enjoy learning the history of what is true and what is not in his appendix.

great book, got me thinking

story has Too interesting story lines one on nazi in japanese gold and the other one bitcoins

Another Fast Paced Cotton Malone Adventure

Steve does a remarkable job of blending history, espionage, and adventure into phenomenal novels. I especially enjoyed the twist at the end that may see changes on Cotton’s horizon.

Level of historical knowledge used in the book.

Level of historical knowledge used in the book. I found the actual history to be very scary is used by governments.

History of bitcoin and blockchains

Very informative perspective on an overlooked point in history. Not covered in my college intro to American History