“Not to miss.”
— USA Today
“Enthralling . . . Fans of Dan Brown will have fun, and some may prefer Berry’s action-oriented hero to Brown’s cerebral Robert Langdon.”
— Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)
“Thrillers abound, but Berry has the lock on making history zing with breathless suspense and galloping action. Malta and the Vatican are superb settings for this ecclesiastical extravaganza.”
— Library Journal (starred review)
“What makes his novels stand out is the level of research to make the foundation of the story solid and then adding some mayhem and chaos. After shaking them all together, the result is a thriller that intrigues and provides historical context. Berry is the master scientist with a perfect formula for the bestseller lists.”
— The Manila Times
“The Malta Exchange is another typically savory mind snack that fully satisfies our hunger for terrific reading entertainment . . . The legendary David Morrell practically invented thrillers like this, and Berry has gone the master one better by once again finding within history a diamond in the rough he polishes to brilliance.”
— Providence-Journal
“A gripping novel with an exciting twist at the end. The Malta Exchange is a thriller in the class of Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons.”
— The Sun Daily (Malaysia)
“The intrigue is intense . . . Thriller fans will have their violence fix, but the real fun is in learning about the inner workings of the church, its history dating all the way back to Constantine, and the troubled past of Malta . . . This one will appeal to Dan Brown fans and anyone else in the mood for a page-turning yarn.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“This is Berry’s 14th Cotton Malone adventure. The Malta Exchange will be hard to top, but let’s hope there will be many more.”
— Florida Times-Union
“Trust and loyalty are merely optional in Berry’s fun and engaging tale. Elements of the story echo Dan Brown and Berry’s first Cotton Malone adventure, The Templar Legacy. What makes his novels stand out is the level of research to make the foundation of the story solid and then adding some mayhem and chaos. After shaking them all together, the result is a thriller that intrigues and provides historical context. Berry is the master scientist with a perfect formula for the bestseller lists.”
— Associated Press
“An adventure that leaves you breathless. A plot that pulls you in and does not let you go for 393 pages. An influx of historical characters. An invitation to look inside the Vatican. You name it, this book has it . . . a ride you will never forget. From rogues, to murderers, to icons to secrets revealed, this is one story that needs to be on the big screen as fast as possible.”
— Suspense Magazine
“The Malta Exchange by Steve Berry is a thriller where religion meets murder. Readers who love thrillers would be delighted to read this new book in the Cotton Malone series.”
— Times of India
“Fast-paced, full of danger . . . Berry has a way of making his made-up history feel as though it might have happened, and Cotton continues to be a likable action hero who is always packing a surprise or two. Solid entry in a solid series.”
— Winnipeg Free Press
“Fun, action-oriented novel.”
— Jacksonville Journal-Courier
“Berry structures this plot with intelligence and populates it with heroes and villains. What results is a tale of corruption and ambition, courage and aversion. Berry again produces a novel that at once entertains and also raises deep and disturbing questions.”
— Richmond Times-Dispatch
“The events unfold at a breakneck pace . . . [Berry] is very good at the historical-conspiracy thriller. He’s a skilled writer — much more so than Dan Brown, to whom he’s often compared — and a more dexterous plotter than many of us contemporaries. Fans of the series will give this one an enthusiastic thumbs-up.”
— Booklist
“Berry, whose storytelling bona fides have won him millions of readers, structures this plot with intelligence and populates it with heroes and villains. What results is a tale of corruption and ambition, courage and aversion. A student of history who expertly blends fact with imaginative and fully plausible fiction, Berry again produces a novel that at once entertains and also raises deep and disturbing questions.”
— Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
“Steve Berry’s unstoppable protagonist Cotton Malone is still going strong in book 14, “The Malta Exchange.”
— Amazon Book Review
“The Malta Exchange is a real treat for fans of the stellar Cotton Malone series, as well as a top-notch historical puzzler for those who have not yet experienced Berry’s favorite character.”
— bookreporter.com
“[In the audio version] Scott Brick is a masterful narrator, raising the tension in the action scenes while keeping the listener engaged in the historical segments.”
— AudioFile Magazine Exchange
FROM THE BLOG WORLD
“It’s a real page turner.”
— guidememalta.com
“Bestseller Steve Berry delivers yet another remarkable thriller in The Malta Exchange.”
— freshfiction.com
“The Malta Exchange is right up there with everything by Steve Berry and supplies readers with the expected history lesson and scavenger hunt reminiscent of a Dan Brown novel. It reads fast and has the right amount of action and suspense to keep fans of historical thrillers glued to the page.”
— criminalelement.com
“Think The Da Vinci Code on steroids, and you’ve got The Malta Exchange. Filled to the brim with nonstop action, spine-tingling suspense, and a twist that readers won’t soon forget, Steve Berry’s latest thriller is the finest work of his career.”
— The Real Book Spy (the realbookspy.com)
“No one sells over 24 million books without understanding how to hook a reader. Over the past 17 years, and now with his 18th novel, The Malta Exchange, Steve Berry has mastered the art of page-turning. . . . Readers of Steve Berry know the drill by now. You’ll come for the hero’s derring-do, but you stay for the history. . . . I’m sure [the Maltese will] be raising a few glasses of Cisk lager, the national beer, in thanks to Steve Berry’s new thriller.”
— booktrib.com
“Steve Berry is the king of historical fiction with his Cotton Malone series. This is book number 14 and he never disappoints the reader. Cotton is one of the best characters in novels today. The stories, settings, and action that Steve does is just outstanding. He goes to the locations he writes about and really does his research. I look forward to my yearly visits with Cotton and I only wish I didn’t have to wait so long between novels.
— redcarpetcrash.com
“Essential thriller read. Having an action-oriented plot and interesting characters, which is again present in this new installment of Malone series is another plus. This book is highly recommended for readers of Dan Brown books and fast-paced thrillers.”
— mysterytribune.com