Where to Start with Steve Berry
- Best entry point → The Omega Factor
- Best standalone → The List
- Start the Cotton Malone series → The Templar Legacy
- What fans keep coming back to → The Alexandria Link
- Best narrator for Steve Berry → The Venetian Betrayal
- Highest rated by listeners → The Kaiser's Web (Cotton Malone #16)
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The Kaiser's Web
Cotton Malone • Book 16
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.31 ABR Score (10.2K ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (9.1K) ★ 4.52 Audible (1.1K)14h 32m listening time • Released 2021 - 2
The 14th Colony
Cotton Malone • Book 11
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.30 ABR Score (15.4K ratings)★ 4.07 Goodreads (13.1K) ★ 4.5 Audible (2.3K)15h 27m listening time • Released 2016 - 3
The Atlas Maneuver
Cotton Malone • Book 18
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.29 ABR Score (8.5K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (7.9K) ★ 4.53 Audible (534)13h 20m listening time • Released 2024Scott Brick elevates this globe-trotting treasure hunt with the kind of crisp, assured narration that makes a 13-hour listen vanish—he's the reason Cotton Malone's schemes feel genuinely high-stakes.
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The Lost Order
Cotton Malone • Book 12
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.27 ABR Score (12.4K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (11.1K) ★ 4.48 Audible (1.3K)32h 13m listening time • Released 2017 - 5
The King's Deception
Cotton Malone • Book 8
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.21 ABR Score (16.7K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (15.3K) ★ 4.43 Audible (1.4K)13h 26m listening time • Released 2013 - 6
The Bishop's Pawn
Cotton Malone • Book 13
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick, Kevin Free, Steve Berry
★ 4.19 ABR Score (11.7K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (10.7K) ★ 4.42 Audible (943)23h 30m listening time • Released 2018 - 7
The Medici Return
Cotton Malone • Book 19
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.16 ABR Score (7.2K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (6.8K) ★ 4.37 Audible (350)14h 2m listening time • Released 2025Scott Brick's measured intensity elevates this Vatican thriller above typical treasure hunts—he makes centuries-old conspiracies feel like they're unfolding in real time, turning historical intrigue into genuine suspense.
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The Venetian Betrayal
Cotton Malone • Book 3
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.15 ABR Score (30.7K ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (29.0K) ★ 4.31 Audible (1.7K)15h 21m listening time • Released 2007 - 9
The Patriot Threat
Cotton Malone • Book 10
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.14 ABR Score (13.3K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (11.9K) ★ 4.33 Audible (1.5K)13h 59m listening time • Released 2015 - 10
The Omega Factor
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.13 ABR Score (10.7K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (9.8K) ★ 4.41 Audible (919)13h 38m listening time • Released 2022 - 11
The Malta Exchange
Cotton Malone • Book 14
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.13 ABR Score (11.1K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (10.3K) ★ 4.4 Audible (798)13h 31m listening time • Released 2019 - 12
The Charlemagne Pursuit
Cotton Malone • Book 4
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.12 ABR Score (24.5K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (22.9K) ★ 4.3 Audible (1.6K)16h 23m listening time • Released 2008 - 13
The Warsaw Protocol
Cotton Malone • Book 15
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Steve Berry, Scott Brick
★ 4.10 ABR Score (10.0K ratings)★ 4 Goodreads (9.2K) ★ 4.31 Audible (769)23h 28m listening time • Released 2020 - 14
The Alexandria Link
Cotton Malone • Book 2
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.10 ABR Score (46.3K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (44.0K) ★ 4.22 Audible (2.3K)17h 20m listening time • Released 2007Scott Brick elevates this globe-trotting thriller with a performance that makes the historical intrigue feel genuinely urgent. Berry's puzzle-box plotting about lost antiquities snaps into place perfectly at audiobook speed.
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The Devil's Bible
Cotton Malone • Book 20
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.10 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (1.1K) ★ 4.71 Audible (76)11h 15m listening time • Released 2026Scott Brick brings his A-game to this Cotton Malone thriller, turning a centuries-old manuscript hunt into a propulsive geopolitical chess match that crackles with authentic tension.
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The List
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.08 ABR Score (4.0K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (3.7K) ★ 4.4 Audible (271)Scott Brick's measured drawl transforms this small-town mystery into a slow-burn legal thriller that feels genuinely dangerous. Berry proves he can make corporate corruption feel as personal and deadly as any heist.
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The Paris Vendetta
Cotton Malone • Book 5
by Steve Berry, Scott Brick
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.03 ABR Score (21.8K ratings)★ 3.94 Goodreads (20.2K) ★ 4.16 Audible (1.6K)13h 32m listening time • Released 2009 - 18
The Templar Legacy
Cotton Malone • Book 1
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Paul Michael
★ 4.02 ABR Score (61.2K ratings)★ 3.84 Goodreads (57.3K) ★ 4.12 Audible (3.9K)15h 40m listening time • Released 2006 - 19
The Jefferson Key
Cotton Malone • Book 7
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 4.00 ABR Score (24.6K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (22.5K) ★ 4.1 Audible (2.1K)13h 22m listening time • Released 2011 - 20
The Lincoln Myth
Cotton Malone • Book 9
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 3.98 ABR Score (14.7K ratings)★ 3.89 Goodreads (14.7K) ★ 4.38 Audible (39)7h 19m listening time • Released 2014Scott Brick's crisp, commanding delivery transforms this constitutional thriller into pure page-turner momentum—the kind of audiobook that makes a commute disappear in one sitting.
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The Emperor's Tomb
Cotton Malone • Book 6
by Steve Berry
Narrated by Scott Brick
★ 3.94 ABR Score (23.8K ratings)★ 3.97 Goodreads (21.8K) ★ 3.98 Audible (2.0K)14h 5m listening time • Released 2010
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