The Bishop's Pawn

Cotton Malone's first case begins with a favor for a Justice Department lawyer named Stephanie Nelle: help recover a rare coin and a set of classified FBI files that have surfaced decades after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. What should be a contained operation expands into a collision between the FBI and the Justice Department over secrets that could permanently damage King's legacy and destroy innocent lives. Steve Berry's thirteenth Malone novel takes on the most historically charged material in the series.

The production features Scott Brick's primary narration alongside contributions from Kevin Free and Berry himself, a cast that reflects the gravity of the subject matter. Brick anchors the thriller mechanics with his characteristic authority while Free handles the historical sections with appropriate gravity. At just under twenty-four hours, The Bishop's Pawn is one of the longest and most ambitious entries in the series, its historical argument sustained with care across the extended runtime.