The Lost Order

About the book

The Lost Order is the latest installment in Steve Berry's popular Cotton Malone series, a thrilling historical novel that has been ranked as a New York Times bestseller.

The Knights of the Golden Circle, the most notorious clandestine organization in American history, had gathered a massive fortune in stolen gold and silver, hidden in secret locations all over the country. Despite decades of searching since 1865, only a fraction of this wealth has ever been recovered.

Now, after a century and a half, two rival factions of the Knights of the Golden Circle are vying for control of the lost treasure - one group aiming to use it for their own purposes, while the other seeks to safeguard it.

Caught in the middle of this conflict is former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone, whose ties to the knights run deeper than he ever realized. At the heart of the mystery is the Smithsonian Institution, linked to the knights, their hidden riches, and Malone himself through his ancestor, a Confederate spy known as Angus 'Cotton' Adams, whose past holds the key to unlocking everything.

Meanwhile, a power-hungry Speaker of the House and the vengeful widow of a Senator are plotting drastic changes to the nation's political landscape. As Malone and his ally Cassiopeia Vitt delve into the past, former president Danny Daniels and Stephanie Nelle must confront a new and unexpected danger that could prove fatal for one of them.

From the halls of the Smithsonian to the remote forests of Arkansas, and eventually to the rugged mountains of New Mexico, The Lost Order takes readers on a treacherous journey into America's shadowy history, and a future that may be even darker.