The Medici Return

Name: The Medici Return
Price: 3.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (5510 reviews)
Author: Steve Berry

by Steve Berry

Historical Fiction Thriller

4.5 (5,510)

4.5 stars from 5,510 reviews. One of the highest rated Historical Fiction books we track.

403 pages~6.7 hr readPublished by Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book GroupPublished 2025-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love fast-paced thrillers that weave real history into plausible conspiracies without needing to know the previous books.
You're drawn to stories where a single artefact could reshape modern politics, from the Vatican to the Italian government.
You enjoy protagonists who are clever, resourceful, and genuinely in over their heads facing powerful institutions.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer character-driven narratives over plot mechanics and historical puzzle-solving.
You're looking for literary depth or emotional complexity rather than a page-turning mystery with high stakes.
You find yourself annoyed by books that require you to keep track of multiple historical threads and present-day power players.

About this book

Cotton Malone investigates a five-hundred-year-old mystery involving a 16th century Pledge of Christ—a sworn promise made by Pope Julius II that documents a monetary debt owed by the Vatican. The debt, still valid after five centuries, is worth trillions of dollars. The investigation centers on the Medici family of Florence, whom history records as having died out without heirs centuries ago. Malone must determine what actually happened to this famed family. His search for answers becomes entangled with questions about who will become the next prime minister of Italy and who will be the next pope. The resolution of these questions depends on whether, and when, the Medici return.

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Currently on sale at $3.99 — 73% off peak. Price has dropped 5 times over the last 2 years. Goes on sale roughly every 107 days. Typically stays discounted for 7 days.

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Currently around #10K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Sales have softened 170% recently.

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Currently 4.5★ from 5,510 reviews

Gaining approximately 350 new reviews per month. Reader interest is accelerating. Rating has climbed from 4.3 to 4.5. Recent readers are rating it higher.

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