| Steve Berry | |
| Birth Date: | 1955 9, mf=yes |
| Occupation: | Attorney, author |
| Language: | English |
| Nationality: | American |
| Education: | Juris Doctor (J.D.) |
| Alma Mater: | Walter F. George School of Law |
| Period: | 2003–present |
| Genre: | Thriller, suspense |
Steve Berry (born September 2, 1955) is an American author and former attorney currently living in St. Augustine, Florida.[1] He is a graduate of Mercer University's Walter F. George School of Law. He was a trial lawyer for 30 years and held elected office for 14 of those years. He is a founding member of International Thriller Writers—a group of more than 4,200 thriller writers from around the world—and served three years as its co-president.[2]
Berry first appeared in print with his historical thrillers The Amber Room and The Romanov Prophecy in 2003 and 2004. A practicing attorney at the time, Berry had been writing fiction since 1990, and it took him 12 years and 85 rejections before selling a manuscript to Ballantine Books. Berry credits the nuns who taught him in Catholic school with instilling the discipline needed both to craft a novel and to find a publisher.
Berry's novels have been listed on The New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and BookSense bestseller lists. He has more than 25 million books in print, which have been translated into 40 languages and sold in 51 countries.[3]
Berry resides in the northeast Florida area.[4]
In 2012 and 2013, Berry's historic preservation work was recognized by the American Library Association, which named him spokesperson for National Preservation Week. Among his other honors is the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award; the 2013 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award given by Poets & Writers; the 2013 Anne Frank Human Writes Award; and the Silver Bullet, bestowed in 2013 by International Thriller Writers for philanthropic work. He was also appointed by the Smithsonian Board of Regents to serve on the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board to help promote and support libraries in their mission to provide information in all forms to scientists, curators, scholars, students, and the public.[3] A 2010 NPR survey named The Templar Legacy one of the top 100 thrillers ever written.[5]
| Title | PublicationDate | Publisher | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Amber Room | Aug 2003 | Ballantine Books | ||
| The Romanov Prophecy | Aug 2004 | Ballantine Books | ||
| The Third Secret | May 2005 | Ballantine Books | ||
| The Columbus Affair | May 2012 | Ballantine Books | ||
| The Omega Factor | June 2022 | Hodder & Stoughton |
(with M. J. Rose)
| Title | PublicationDate | Publisher | ISBN | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Balkan Escape | Sep 2010 | Ballantine Books | ebook | ||
| 2 | The Museum of Mysteries | Jun 2018 | Evil Eye Concepts | |||
| 3 | The Lake of Learning | May 2019 | Evil Eye Concepts | |||
| 4 | The House of Long Ago | May 2020 | Ballantine Books | |||
| 5 | The End of Forever | Jul 2021 | Kindle | ASIN: B091S2VTRH |
These novels star Cotton Malone, a bookseller and former and freelance spy for the fictitious covert US intelligence agency Magellan Billet.
Berry has released four short stories in eBook-only form featuring side characters from the Cotton Malone novels. These stories act somewhat as prequels to The Emperor's Tomb, The Jefferson Key, The Columbus Affair, and The King's Deception, respectively. The first three are available in Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone: The Balkan Escape, The Devil's Gold, and The Admiral's Mark (Short Stories). Each short story is also included in the paperback edition of the book it precedes.
| Title | PublicationDate | Anthology or Collection | Publisher | ISBN | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | The Admiral's Mark | Apr 2012 | Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone | Ballantine Books | ASIN: B007EED534 | ||
| 1 | The Templar Legacy | Feb 2006 | The Cotton Malone Collection: Books 1-4 The Cotton Malone Series 1-7 The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle | Ballantine Books | |||
| 2 | The Alexandria Link | Jan 2007 | The Cotton Malone Collection: Books 1-4 The Cotton Malone Series 1-7 The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle | Ballantine Books | |||
| 3 | The Venetian Betrayal | Dec 2007 | The Cotton Malone Collection: Books 1-4 The Cotton Malone Series 1-7 The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle | Ballantine Books | |||
| 4 | The Charlemagne Pursuit | Dec 2008 | The Cotton Malone Collection: Books 1-4 The Cotton Malone Series 1-7 The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle | Ballantine Books | |||
| 5 | The Paris Vendetta | Dec 2009 | The Cotton Malone Series 1-7The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle | Ballantine Books | |||
| 5.5 | The Balkan Escape | Sep 2010 | Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone | Ballantine Books | ASIN: B003MQMZ2K | included in the paperback edition of The Emperor's Tomb featuring Cassiopeia Vitt | |
| 6 | The Emperor's Tomb | Nov 2010 | The Cotton Malone Series 1-7The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle | Ballantine Books | |||
| 6.5 | The Devil's Gold | Apr 2011 | Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone | Ballantine Books | ASIN: B004U33GCW | included in the paperback edition of The Jefferson Key featuring Jonathan Wyatt | |
| 7 | The Jefferson Key | May 2011 | The Cotton Malone Series 1-7The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle | Ballantine Books | |||
| 7.5 | The Tudor Plot | Jan 2013 | Ballantine Books | ASIN: B00C4BA3V4 | |||
| 8 | The King's Deception | Jun 2013 | The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book BundleThe Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle | Ballantine Books | |||
| 9 | The Lincoln Myth | May 2014 | The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle | Ballantine Books | |||
| 9.5 | The Devil's Bones | Dec 2014 | Faceoff | KindleSimon & Schuster | With James RollinsFeaturing Gray Pierce from James Rollins' Sigma Force series | ||
| 10 | The Patriot Threat | Mar 2015 | MacMillan Books | ||||
| 11 | The 14th Colony | Apr 2016 | The 14th Colony: Exclusive Free Preview (Mar 2016) | Minotaur Books | |||
| 12 | The Lost Order | Apr 2017 | The Lost Order: Free 10-Chapter Exclusive Preview (Nov 2016) | Minotaur Books | |||
| 12.5 | The Devil's Due | Dec 2017 | The Devil's Due and Other Stories: The Portal / Disfigured / Empathy / Epitaph | Kindle | |||
| 13 | The Bishop's Pawn | Mar 2018 | Minotaur Books | ||||
| 14 | The Malta Exchange | Mar 2019 | Minotaur Books | ||||
| 15 | The Warsaw Protocol[7] | Feb 2020 | Minotaur Books | ||||
| 16 | The Kaiser's Web | Feb 2021 | Minotaur Books | ||||
| 16.1 | Extenuating Circumstances | Sep 2011 | In Session | ASIN: B005W2M9SM | |||
| 16.2 | Shadow Tag | Jan 2016 | Amazon Digital Services LLC | ASIN: B019QQYP72 | With Raymond Khoury Featuring Raymond Khoury's FBI Agent, Sean Reilly, along with Cotton Malone | ||
| 16.3 | Past Prologue | Jun 2017 | MatchUp | Simon & Schuster | ASIN: B07SHVMQYT | With Diana Gabaldon Featuring Gabaldon's character Jamie Fraser from the Outlander book series teaming up with Cotton Malone | |
| 17 | The Last Kingdom | Feb 2023 | Grand Central Publishing | ||||
| 18 | The Atlas Maneuver | Feb 2024 | Grand Central Publishing |
| Title | Contents | Publication Date | Publisher | ISBN | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night | May 2006 | Mira Books | ||||
| Suspense Magazine January 2010 | Jan 2010 | Suspense Publishing | ASIN: B004KAA9WU | |||
| First Thrills | 2010 | Forge | ||||
| In Session | Extenuating Circumstances | Sep 2011 | ASIN: B005W2M9SM | |||
| The Cotton Malone Series 1-7 | The Templar LegacyThe Alexandria Link
The Paris Vendetta The Emperor's Tomb The Jefferson Key | Jan 2012 | Ballantine Books | |||
| The Devil's Due and Other Stories: The Portal / Disfigured / Empathy / Epitaph | The Devil's Due | Jun 2012 | Brilliance Audio | |||
| Three Tales from the World of Cotton Malone | The Balkan EscapeThe Devil's Gold The Admiral's Mark | Dec 2012 | Ballantine Books | |||
| The Mystery Box | Apr 2013 | Grand Central Publishing | ||||
| The Cotton Malone Collection: Books 1-4 | The Templar LegacyThe Alexandria Link | Apr 2013 | Hodder & Stoughton | ASIN: B00BMUVVVO | ||
| Trekking in the Himalaya | Nov 2013 | Cicerone Press | ||||
| The Cotton Malone Series 8-Book Bundle | The Templar LegacyThe Alexandria Link
The Paris Vendetta The Emperor's Tomb The Jefferson Key The King's Deception | Jan 2014 | Ballantine Books | |||
| Faceoff | The Devil’s Bones | Jun 2014 | Simon & Schuster | With James RollinsFeaturing Gray Pierce from James Rollins' Sigma Force series | ||
| The Cotton Malone Series 9-Book Bundle | The Templar LegacyThe Alexandria Link
The Paris Vendetta The Emperor's Tomb The Jefferson Key The King's Deception The Lincoln Myth | Feb 2015 | Ballantine Books | |||
| Wednesdays with Frank: A Panegyric | Mar 2017 | Cypress Publications | non-fiction | |||
| MatchUp | Past Prologue | Jun 2017 | Simon & Schuster | |||
| Stories from Suffragette City | Oct 2020 | Macmillan Audio |
Edited by Steve Berry
| Title | Publication Date | Publisher | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The King's Gambit | Apr 1986 | Batsford Ltd | by Viktor Korchnoi, | |
| Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who | Oct 2013 | Gollancz | Various contributors |