A Talk With Steve Berry

Steve Berry is the highly acclaimed, bestselling author of historical thrillers, including the Cotton Malone adventure series. His novels have been translated into forty languages and have sold in fifty-one countries. His newest novel, The King’s Deception, as do his other works, combines history with current day events and intrigue.

The King’s Deception is another historical thriller. How and when did you develop such a profound love of history?

It started when I was a teen-ager. When I began...