In this short story from the thrilling anthology FaceOff, New York Times bestselling authors Steve Berry and James Rollins-along with their popular characters Cotton Malone and Gray Pierce-team up for the first time ever.
In a visit to Copenhagen, Gray Pierce happened upon a bookshop owned by an ex-lawyer named Cotton Malone, but he never had a chance to really get to know the owner. Too bad, because they had a lot in common: Both men were ex-military, both worked for covert agencies-Malone as a freelancer under the auspices of the Justice Department; Pierce via the Department of Defense-and both are good at what they do.
Flash forward a few years to when Malone and Pierce finally get together for more than a passing hello. Halfway around the world from Denmark, Malone and Pierce are passengers on a luxury riverboat out of Brazil, both on the hunt for a maniacal botanist who's scheming to sell the spoils of his latest Amazonian excursion-a rare orchid containing a deadly neurotoxin-to the highest bidder. That means Malone and Pierce have the length of the riverboat cruise to stop him before the poison falls into the wrong hands. It's definitely an action-packed several hours.
For more exciting pairs, check out all eleven short stories in FaceOff!
