The Last Kingdom (Cotton Malone Book 17)

Cotton Malone, a former intelligence operative, becomes entangled in a search for a lost historical document connected to King Ludwig II of Bavaria. Ludwig, who was deposed in 1886 and died under mysterious circumstances three days later, spent years seeking a new kingdom separate from Bavaria where he could rule independently. The question of whether he succeeded has long remained unanswered. Luke Daniels, Malone's protégé in the Magellan Billet, has infiltrated a renegade group pursuing a 19th-century deed that could prove Ludwig's search was successful. This document has the potential to secure Bavaria's independence and shift the balance of power globally. The United States, China, and Germany all seek it. Malone and Daniels race across Bavaria, following clues hidden within Ludwig's three fairytale castles, while confronting numerous adversaries determined to locate the last kingdom first.