Product Description

1291 AD, Acre. As the city burns under the onslaught of the Sultan's men, the Falcon Temple sets sail, carrying a small band of knights and a mysterious chest entrusted to them by the Order's Grand Master. But the ship vanishes without a trace... Present day New York. At the Metropolitan Museum, four horsemen dressed as Knights Templar storm the gala opening of an exhibition of Vatican treasures and, in a brutal and bloody attack, steal an arcane medieval decoder. For FBI agent Sean Reilly and archaeologist Tess Chaykin this is just the start of a deadly game of cat and mouse as they race across three continents in search of the ruthless killers - and a centuries-old mystery...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11522 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE
'fascinating... vivid and poignant'

Review
'All the makings of a blockbuster here, in the book charts and on the screen.' (SUNDAY SPORT )

'fascinating... vivid and poignant' (REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE )

'brilliant plotting... fast-paced fascinating... thought provoking, and the journey, both physical and emotional, undertaken by the main protagonists in discovering it is truly page-turning stuff. (CRIMESQUAD )

'a good fast read that will make an afternoon in front of the fire fly by' (DEADLY PLEASURES )

About the Author
Raymond Khoury is a screenwriter of international renown, whose current credits include the BBC's highly successful spy drama, SPOOKS and WAKING THE DEAD.