He is a fan of history and loves fabricating a story into a nonfictional historic event. Steve Berry's novels are in the genre of Thriller and Suspense.

Malone is not a ladies' man like James Bond and is not wearing a suit and driving fancy cars, but the character has some similarities, working alone and being in situations that are either life or death. It seems that most of these authors used Ian Fleming's James Bond as their inspiration but definitely did made their characters unique.

Many novels in the genre that Steve Berry's writes in have that main character that is the hero, the character that saves the day and sometimes is flawless. Cassiopeia lives in France and also is contracted by Stephanie Nelle for covert jobs not sanction by the U.S government.Ĭotton Malone is a character post-9-11. In the novels, they are never referred as a couple, but it is implied that their feelings are strong for each other. They are rarely mention in every novel in the series, but his relationship with his girlfriend with Cassiopeia Vitt has its own set of complications. His marriage failed and has a difficult relationship with his teenage son. He is also an experience pilot.īerry wanted to make Malone human with flaws. Malone's expertise varies from being trained in espionage, hand-to-hand combat, and firearms. Instead of being a lawyer in the Justice Department, Malone was recruited to join an elite team of spies and secret agent working for a special agency within the Justice Department called the Magellan Bullet. He went on to pursue law and instead of going into private practice or top law firms decided to join the Justice Department. He has an eidetic memory that helped him excel in school.

Cotton was the best of the best in his class in college. Cotton moved to the U.S as a young man and continued with school. That is why Cotton owns a bookstore there because Berry loves old rare books, he decided that his main character will own a rare antiquarian book store. Steve Berry was sitting at a café in Copenhagen when he decided that his main character was going to originate from. However, he is constantly pulled back into the world of spies and espionage per contract at the calling of his former boss, Stephanie Nelle.Ĭotton was born Copenhagen, Denmark, to American parents. He followed his hobbies and opened an antiquarian book store after leaving the agency. Cotton Malone, a one-time top operative for the United States Department of Justice, is retired and living in Copenhagen.

The templar legacy by steve berry