The Malta Exchange
- Authors: Steve Berry
- Series: Book 14 in the Cotton Malone series
- Genres: Thriller
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- Rating: 4.4 based on 5,750 reviews
- Release Date: March 5, 2019
- Print length: 393 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
A deadly race for the Vatican’s oldest secret fuels New York Times bestseller Steve Berry’s next international Cotton Malone thriller: The Malta Exchange.
The current Pope has passed away and now a conclave is set to take place in order to choose his successor. Cardinals are arriving at the Vatican for the selection process, but one of them has fled to Malta in search of a valuable document from the 4th century linked to Constantine the Great.
Meanwhile, Cotton Malone, a former member of the Justice Department, is in Lake Como, Italy, following the trail of lost letters exchanged between Winston Churchill and Benito Mussolini during World War II. These letters have the potential to change history. However, Malone discovers that someone else is also interested in obtaining these letters. When he manages to get hold of them but then loses them, he finds himself entangled in a dangerous pursuit involving the Knights of Malta.
The Knights of Malta have been in existence for centuries, serving as warrior-monks and now functioning as a global humanitarian organization. However, a troublesome group within the knights known as the Secreti is determined to disrupt the upcoming papal conclave. Together with Magellan Billet agent Luke Daniels, Malone races against time to outwit the rogue cardinal, the knights, the Secreti, and unravel the mystery that has remained hidden for hundreds of years. The ultimate showdown takes place within the walls of the Vatican as the fate of the next pope hangs in the balance.
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