The Emperor's Tomb

Unearthing Ancient Conspiracies

The Emperor’s Tomb thrusts former U.S. Justice Department operative Cotton Malone into a perilous quest that spans continents and centuries. When a Chinese official mysteriously disappears in Copenhagen carrying proof of a link between the First Emperor’s fabled tomb and a covert international cabal, Malone is drawn into a labyrinth of deceit. His journey begins in the gilded halls of European museums but quickly plunges into hidden catacombs and secret archives where the lines between history and myth blur.

Race Against Shadows

Joining forces with confident Danish curator Ebbe Sørensen and enigmatic antiquities smuggler Magnus Åkerholt, Malone must decipher cryptic clues carved in jade and iron. From the frost-bitten streets of the Danish capital to the sun-scorched plains of central China, they face mercenaries, rogue historians, and a ruthless secret society determined to harness the First Emperor’s immortality myth for political leverage. Each step closer to the Emperor’s final resting place intensifies the danger—ancient booby traps lie ready to claim the unwary, and modern killers await in the wings.

Secrets Buried in Blood

As betrayals surface and old alliances fracture, Cotton Malone realizes that the true key to the tomb may not be a map or a decaying scroll, but a brotherhood sworn to protect—or exploit—the Emperor’s legacy. Lives hang in the balance when the team deciphers an inscription hinting at a weaponized secret buried deep beneath Xi’an. With time running out before an international summit could ignite a covert war, Malone must call upon every ounce of his legal expertise, fieldcraft, and moral compass to avert global catastrophe.

Echoes of Immortality

In a climatic descent into the sealed passageways of the necropolis, Cotton Malone confronts the cost of unearthing history’s darkest corners and the price of wielding power beyond death. Steve Berry’s masterful blend of factual archaeology and high-stakes thriller ensures that The Emperor’s Tomb resonates far beyond the page, challenging readers to ponder what truly lies beneath the surface of legend.

. Steve Berry is a bestselling American author renowned for his meticulously researched historical thrillers, whose pulse-pounding narratives intertwine fact and fiction to illuminate the hidden forces that shape our world.