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The Devil's Bible

Cotton Malone #20 / 21
by Steve Berry
The Devil's Bible (Cotton Malone #20) by Steve Berry
★ 8.00 / 1
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Former Justice Department operative, Cotton Malone, is called to Sweden when the younger sister of King Wilhelm is kidnapped.  The ransom demand?  Hand over an 800-year-old book, the Codex Gigas, the largest illuminated medieval manuscript in the world.  Claimed as war loot from Bohemia in 1648, it’s been kept in Stockholm for nearly 400 years.  Along the way it also acquired another more mysterious moniker. 

The Devil’s Bible. 

Now the Czech Republic wants the codex back, and Sweden has agreed to return it, but forces are at work to stop that deal from happening.  The likely instigator?  Russia.  Who is also top of the list for possible kidnappers.  It’s up to Cotton and Cassiopeia Vitt to locate the king’s sister, secure the codex, and thwart the Russians.  Yet nothing is as it seems.  Trusted allies become hostile enemies.  Long-standing enemies suddenly shift into partners.  Making matters worse an array of conflicting personalities re-emerge from Cotton’s past, transforming an already chaotic international situation into something far more personal and deadly. 

From the cobbled streets of Stockholm with its placid waterways and picturesque islands, to the hostile skies over the Baltic Sea, and finally onto a fabled 16th century Swedish warship, Cotton and Cassiopeia come face-to-face with the unthinkable—changing both of their lives forever. 

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Release date: February 17, 2026 (Grand Central Publishing)

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Steve Berry

Steve Berry

Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of Cotton Malone adventures. His books have been translated into 41 languages with 25,000,000 copies in 52 countries. They consistently appear in the top echelon of The New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller lists. Somewhere in the world, every thirty seconds, a Steve Berry book is sold.

History lies at the heart of every Steve Berry novel. It’s his passion, one he shares with his wife, Elizabeth, which led them to create History Matters, a foundation dedicated to historic preservation. Since 2009 Steve and Elizabeth have crossed the country to save endangered historic treasures, raising money via lectures, receptions, galas, luncheons, dinners, and their popular writers’ workshops. To date, 3,500 students have attended those workshops, with over $1.5 million dollars raised.

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Steve’s devotion to historic preservation was recognized by the American Library Association, which named Steve its spokesperson for National Preservation Week. Among his other honors are the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award; the Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award given by Poets & Writers; the Anne Frank Human Writes Award; and the Silver Bullet, bestowed by International Thriller Writers for his philanthropic work. He has been chosen both the Florida and Georgia Writer of the Year. He’s also an emeritus member of the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board. In 2010, a NPR survey named The Templar Legacy one of the top 100 thrillers ever written.

Steve was born and raised in Georgia, graduating from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. He was a trial lawyer for 30 years and held elective office for 14 of those years. He is a founding member of International Thriller Writers—a group of nearly 6,000 thriller writers from around the world—and served three years as its co-president.

Cotton Malone

New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry combines historical intrigue and contemporary suspense in the Cotton Malone thrillers. An ex-U.S. Justice Department agent turned antiquarian book dealer, Cotton Malone continues to serve his country when secrets and conspiracies buried deep in America's past come to light and threaten its future. These action-packed mysteries take Malone on international adventures, rooting out enemies not only in hostile nations, but in the highest echelons of the United States' most powerful and clandestine cabals.


Cotton Malone consists of twenty books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

The Templar Legacy (Cotton Malone #1)
★ 8.66 / 3
The Alexandria Link (Cotton Malone #2)
★ 7.50 / 2
The Venetian Betrayal (Cotton Malone #3)
★ 7.50 / 2
The Charlemagne Pursuit (Cotton Malone #4)
★ 7.50 / 2
The Paris Vendetta (Cotton Malone #5)
★ 7.50 / 2
The Emperor's Tomb (Cotton Malone #6)
★ 7.00 / 2
The Jefferson Key (Cotton Malone #7)
★ 7.50 / 2
The King's Deception (Cotton Malone #8)
★ 7.50 / 2
The Lincoln Myth (Cotton Malone #9)
★ 7.50 / 2
The Patriot Threat (Cotton Malone #10)
★ 7.50 / 2
The 14th Colony (Cotton Malone #11)
★ 7.50 / 2
The Lost Order (Cotton Malone #12)
★ 7.50 / 2
The Bishop's Pawn (Cotton Malone #13)
★ 7.50 / 2
The Malta Exchange (Cotton Malone #14)
★ 7.50 / 2
The Warsaw Protocol (Cotton Malone #15)
★ 7.50 / 2
The Kaiser's Web (Cotton Malone #16)
★ 7.50 / 2
The Last Kingdom (Cotton Malone #17)
★ 7.50 / 2
The Atlas Maneuver (Cotton Malone #18)
★ 8.00 / 1
The Medici Return (Cotton Malone #19)
★ 8.00 / 1
The Devil's Bible (Cotton Malone #20)
★ 8.00 / 1
Cotton Malone Book 21 (Cotton Malone #21)
⧗ 8.00 / 1


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