CHAPTER ONE   VENICE, ITALY MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10 10:40 P.M.   COTTON MALONE DOVE TO THE FLOOR AS BULLETS PEPPERED THE glass wall. Thankfully the transparent panel, which separated one space from another floor-to-ceiling, did not shatter. He risked a look into the expansive secretarial area and spotted flashes of light through the semi-darkness, each … Continue reading Excerpt