Steve Berry Books in Order
Steve Berry has written 43 books, published between 2003 and 2026. The first book is The Amber Room (2003) and the newest is The Devil's Bible (2026). One more title is announced: The Sorcerer's Veil (2027). Publication order is the reading order below. 23 of the 44 books listed here are in the Cotton Malone series, which has its own page: Cotton Malone books in order.
- Books
- 43 + 1 announced
- Published
- 2003–2026
- Confirmed
- 38 of 44 titles
- Pages on record
- 10,035 in 24 of 44 books
- Reading time
- 167–251 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 10,035 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 24 of 44 titles with a page count on record.
Former attorney Steve Berry practised as a trial lawyer for three decades and served fourteen years in elected office. The American author was born on September 2, 1955, and lives in St. Augustine, Florida. The Amber Room (2003) and The Romanov Prophecy (2004) were his first works, and the catalogue now counts 44 books, with The Sorcerer's Veil announced and the list reaching 2027. Cotton Malone is the recurring character; other listings include Cassiopeia Vitt Adventure, Luke Daniels and standalone novels. Subjects include espionage, political thrillers, popes and booksellers.
The Cotton Malone series follows a former Justice Department operative who runs a rare bookshop in Copenhagen and is drawn into international conspiracies involving historical secrets, combining history, action, and mystery as long-hidden truths come to light.
How many Steve Berry books are there?
Steve Berry has 43 published books, released between 2003 and 2026. They include 3 series and 6 titles listed outside any series. One more, The Sorcerer's Veil (2027), is announced.
Steve Berry Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 44 Steve Berry books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 120034163/4
- 220043873/4
- 320054643/4
- 420064873/4
- 520074803/4
- 62007–3/4
- 720085763/4
- 82009–3/4
- 92010–3/4
- 1020104363/4
- 112011–3/4
- 1220114563/4
- 132012–3/4
- 14Jefferson Key2012 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/420125121/4
- 152012–3/4
- 162013–3/4
- 1720135873/4
- 18The King's Deception2014 · 640 pages · confirmed 1/420146401/4
- 1920144483/4
- 2020153863/4
- 212016–3/4
- 2220164503/4
- 232017–3/4
- 2420174933/4
- 2520181123/4
- 26The Lost Order2018 · 512 pages · confirmed 1/420185121/4
- 2720183403/4
- 2820191413/4
- 29The Bishop's Pawn2019 · 352 pages · confirmed 1/420193521/4
- 3020194163/4
- 3120201123/4
- 32Malta Exchange2020 · 432 pages · confirmed 1/420204321/4
- 332020–3/4
- 342021–3/4
- 3520214003/4
- 362022–3/4
- 37The Kaiser's Web2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 382023–3/4
- 392024–3/4
- 402024–3/4
- 412025–3/4
- 422025–4/4
- 432026–4/4
- 442027–3/4
Steve Berry series and characters in order
Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
- Luke Daniels books in order 2 books
- Cotton Malone books in order 30 books
Steve Berry books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Cotton Malone books in order
23 books by Steve Berry- 1. The Templar Legacy
- 2. The Alexandria Link
- 3. The Venetian Betrayal
- 4. The Charlemagne Pursuit
- 5. The Paris Vendetta
- 6. The Emperor's Tomb
- 7. The Devil's Gold
- 8. The Jefferson Key
- 9. The Admiral's Mark
- 10. The Tudor Plot
- 11. The King's Deception
- 12. The Lincoln Myth
- and 11 more in the table above
Steve Berry Standalone Novels
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Cassiopeia Vitt Adventure in order
5 booksSteve Berry Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Standalone books
6 books6 Steve Berry titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Steve Berry Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Steve Berry books run from The Amber Room (2003) to The Devil's Bible (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Steve Berry in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Steve Berry books in order?
You only need to read Steve Berry books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Steve Berry books in?
Read Steve Berry one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Luke Daniels starts with The 9th Man / The Ninth Man (2023) and Cotton Malone starts with The Templar Legacy (2006). The earliest catalogued title overall is The Amber Room (2003).
What is the newest Steve Berry book?
The Devil's Bible (2026) is the newest Steve Berry book released so far.
Is there a new Steve Berry book coming?
Yes. The Sorcerer's Veil (2027) is the next Steve Berry book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Steve Berry at a glance
- Still publishing
- Steve Berry is still publishing. The Sorcerer's Veil is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Steve Berry books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 10,035 pages across the 24 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 442 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Steve Berry books, 22 of 44, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 2 of the 44 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 38 in at least three.
What the Steve Berry books are about
30 of the 44 Steve Berry books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 20 of 30. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 20 of 30 books
- Political fiction 11 of 30 books
- Suspense 8 of 30 books
- Espionage 6 of 30 books
- Booksellers and bookselling 5 of 30 books
- Cotton Malone (Fictitious character) 5 of 30 books
- Popes 3 of 30 books
- Americans 2 of 30 books
- Antiquarian booksellers 2 of 30 books
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