Bestselling Thriller Writer Steve Berry Discusses New Cotton Malone Thriller

St. Louis County Library Foundation’s Favorite Author Series presents #1 bestselling political thriller writer Steve Berry for a discussion and signing of “The Lost Kingdom,” a new international thriller starring bookseller and intelligence agent Cotton Malone.

The event will take place on Monday, February 20, at 7:00 p.m. at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd. St. Louis, MO 63117.

Books will be available for purchase at the event from Left Bank Books.

From celebrated New York Times bestselling author, Steve Berry, comes the latest Cotton Malone adventure, in which the discovery of a lost historical document challenges the global might of the United States.

King Ludwig II of Bavaria was an enigmatic figure who was deposed in 1886, mysteriously drowning three days later.  Eccentric to the point of madness, history tells us that in the years before he died Ludwig engaged in a worldwide search for a new kingdom, one separate, apart, and in lieu of Bavaria.  A place he could retreat into and rule as he wished.  But a question remains: did he succeed? 

Enter Cotton Malone. After many months, Malone’s protégé, Luke Daniels, has managed to infiltrate a renegade group intent on winning Bavarian independence from Germany. Everything hinges on a 19th century deed which proves that Ludwig’s long-rumored search bore fruit—

it is a legal title to lands that Germany, China, and the United States all now want, only for vastly different reasons.  

In a race across Bavaria for clues hidden in Ludwig’s three fairytale castles, Malone and Daniels battle an ever-growing list of deadly adversaries, all intent on finding the last kingdom.

Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of sixteen Cotton Malone novels, five stand-alone thrillers, and several works of short fiction. He has 25 million books in print, translated into over 40 languages. With his wife, Elizabeth, he is the founder of History Matters, an organization dedicated to historical preservation. He serves as an emeritus member of the Smithsonian Libraries Advisory Board and was a founding member of International Thriller Writers, formerly serving as its co‑president.

Program sites are accessible. With at least two weeks' notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Call 314-994-3300 or contact us.