It is, in actuality, a room constructed out of amber, with artwork carved into the amber. The amber room the art object, that is has not received much press in the united states but is very well known in europe. Dan brown on the amber room steve berry is a master at weaving together historical details with fiction to create a spellbinding thrillerthe patriot threat is suspenseful, entertaining and thought provoking. I myself had no idea what the amber room was until i read this book. Download and read online for free the amber room by steve berry. The amber room is my kind of thrillera globetrotting treasure hunt packed with exotic locales, sumptuous art, and ruthless villains. Before berry was a published author, he practiced law. Everybodys after the amber room, the eyepopping paneled chamber stripped from its suburban st. A novel of suspense kindle edition by berry, steve. The amber room is american author steve berry s debut novel. The amber room book vancouver public library bibliocommons. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. His first couple of books are all stand alone novels and can be read in any order, these include the amber room, the romanov prophecy, and the third secret.
Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes. She immediately faxed steve, who was vacationing in copenhagen. When the allies bombed, the room was hidden, and it has never been seen since. Or, most disturbing of all, amber room hunter and former german soldier georg stein, who in 1987 was murdered in a bavarian forest.
Before migrating into the realm of writing serial fiction thrillers, steve berry focused on writing stand alone historical thriller novels. German troops invading the soviet union seized the room in 1941. The amber room is the first book written by steve berry. A novel of suspense and millions of other books are available for instant access. The book is set around the mystery behind the amber room s disappearance at the end of world war ii a treasure stolen by nazis in 1941 from the catherine palace in tsarskoe selo, russia, it subsequently disappeared in 1945, amidst the chaos at the end of the war. He was a trial lawyer for 30 years and held elective office for 14 of those years. Dan brown, author of the da vinci code magnificently engrossing, with wonderful characters and a plot that speeds, twists, and turns. Atlanta judge rachel cutler and her exhusband, paul, look for the lost amber room. The amber room, the romanov prophecy, the third secret, the columbus affair. It was steve berrys first published novel, one of three he wrote before he drifted into dan brown territory. Berry goes gnostic in this welltooled da vinci codeknockoff, his fourth novel the romanov prophecy.
Steve berry born september 2, 1955 is an american author and former attorney currently living in st. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. He returned to his hotel after a day of touring to find the fax on the dresser in his room. Jun 26, 2006 the amber room is one of the greatest treasures ever made by man. Praise for the amber room sexy, illuminating, and confident. The amber room by steve berry 2007 0531 steve berry on. The amber room by steve berry goodreads share book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The amber room by steve berry at the best online ebook storage. Steve berry has written an excellent debut novel that rivals grishams, pattersons and clancys thrillers. I enjoyed this steve berry book about the disappearance of the fabled amber room in the catherine palace in russia. Petersburg palace by the nazis in the fading days of the reich. He is a founding member of international thriller writersa group. The amber room is one of the greatest treasures ever made by man. This was a part of history that i was not familiar with.
The amber room is my kind of thriller a globetrotting treasure hunt packed with exotic locales, sumptuous art, and ruthless villains. The history of the new amber room, at least, is known for sure. His presentation of the historical aspects included in the novel leaves the reader hurriedly turning to the next page. The amber room is the nearlegendary czarist treasure stolen by the it was steve berrys first published novel, one of three he wrote before he drifted into dan brown territory with his cotton malone series, and as such it still has some mooring in the real world. Steve berry books list of books by author steve berry. Steve berry first burst on the scene in 2003 and 2004 with the amber room and the romanov prophecy, a pair of twisty, adrenalinelaced thrillers with intriguing historical mysteries at their heart. Associated press on the patriot threat my kind of thriller. The amber room by steve berry 2007 0531 steve berry. From the opening shocker set in a nazi concentration camp to the chilling battle within a mountaintop castle, steve berry carries the reader on a harrowing journey into a past best left undiscovered. But it is also the subject of one of historys most intriguing mysteries. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the amber room. The amber room is a riveting catandmouse game set within the world of international art thieves, assassins, and ageold rivalries.
Steve berry is a popular american author of his cotton malone historical adventure novels. Not the most practical living space, you understand, but unique, having been crafted from microthin layers of the best baltic amber by the best baltic craftsmen. The amber room was made of thinly cut sheets of jewelry grade amber and it disappeared sometime around april in 1945. His books have appeared on the new york times, usa today, publishers weekly and booksense bestseller lists. The emperors tomb wise cracker phylum sinter books by steve berry. This one focuses a lost treasure known as the amber room.
He also wrote several similar style standalone books as well. Here are the steve berry books in order for his series and his standalone novels, listed by year of publication, and order of reading in brackets. Readers may end up wishing berry had written a nonfiction account of the fascinating story of the amber room and skipped the fictional mayhem. A brief history of the amber room history smithsonian. In 1716, the king of prussia made a gift of the amber room to the then tsar of russia, peter the great. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. It is a work of art with a rich and enigmatic history. Author of the templar legacy, the amber room, the third secret, the amber room, the alexandria link, the venetian betrayal, the romanov prophecy, the paris vendetta steve berry. Forged of the exquisite gem, the amber room is one of the greatest treasures ever made by manand the subject of one of historys most intriguing mysteries. Steve berry is an american novelist who writes thriller novels.
Aug 26, 2003 the amber room is a much like the kind of tale i write an international thriller with an everyman protagonist in this case, an everyman and everywoman who gets by with whatever native intelligence and wits heshe brings to the party. Steve berrys books before migrating into the realm of writing serial fiction thrillers, steve berry focused on writing stand alone historical thriller novels. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Steve berry writes with the selfassured style of a veteran.
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