The Medici Return

The Medici Return by Steve Berry, published by Grand Central Publishing on September 9, 2025, is a thrilling addition to the Cotton Malone series, featuring 416 pages in English. This installment follows Cotton Malone as he embarks on a quest to uncover a 16th-century Pledge of Christ, a promise made by Pope Julius II that reveals a significant monetary debt owed by the Vatican, still relevant after five centuries.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a narrative that intertwines historical intrigue with modern-day implications, as Malone investigates the fate of the Medici family of Florence, believed to have perished without heirs. The story delves into the complexities surrounding the next prime minister of Italy and the future pope, with the resolution of these questions intricately linked to the potential return of the Medici. This edition presents a blend of action, adventure, and mystery, appealing to fans of historical thrillers and suspenseful narratives.
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From celebrated New York Times bestselling author Steve Berry comes the latest installment in his wildly popular Cotton Malone series, in which Cotton must solve a five hundred year-old mystery–now in development as a streaming series.
Cotton Malone is on the hunt for a forgotten 16th century Pledge of Christ–a sworn promise made by Pope Julius II that evidences a monetary debt owed by the Vatican, still valid after five centuries–now worth in the trillions of dollars. But collecting that debt centers around what happened to the famed Medici of Florence–a family that history says died out, without heirs, centuries ago.
Who will become the next prime minister of Italy, and who will be the next pope? Finding answers proves difficult until Cotton realizes that everything hinges on when, and if, the Medici return.
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