Published: 2005
Author: Raymond Khoury’s
Genres: Women's Adventure Fiction, Heist Thrillers, Adventure, Romance, Christian Historical Fiction
While I was writing this review, the first thing that came to my mind was the places where I read this book and what it is about because it took me a week to finish it and all of it was done on airplanes and in airports; and the book is full of adventure, twists and turns, and plots expanding thousand plus years. It is long with more than five hundred plus pages but it is so fast-paced that you won't even notice it when you are near the end and you feel why it is so short because you'll want more of this book and its writing style by Mr. Raymond Khoury.
This is the debut work by the author but feels like he is doing it for a long time and is a pro. He created the feeling that I am about to find a huge secret hidden for a long time and that made me turn page after page to know more about it.
“Like The Da Vinci Code, Khoury’s novel features age-old mysteries that play out in a modern setting.”—The New York Times
But don't think of this book as a copy or inspired work because it is original and beautiful. One of the reasons this book makes you turn page after page is the sudden twists but better you read the book to find out about it because I don't like to spoil the books by revealing anything.
From The Back Cover
In 1291, a young Templar knight flees the fallen holy land in a hail of fire and flashing sword, setting out to sea with a mysterious chest entrusted to him by the Order's dying grandmaster. The ship vanishes without a trace.
In present-day Manhattan, four masked horsemen dressed as Templar Knights stage a bloody raid on the Metropolitan Museum of Art during an exhibit of Vatican treasures. Emerging with a strange geared device, they disappear into the night.
The investigation that follows draws archaeologist Tess Chaykin and FBI agent Sean Reilly into the dark, hidden history of the crusading knights—and into a deadly game of cat and mouse with ruthless killers—as they race across three continents to recover the lost secret of the Templars.
The rating is not 100% just because some people may not want to read stuff related to religion but believe me it is not just about religion; it is just used to tell a great adventure story with messages and makes you think about your beliefs and morals and then offers you to choose whatever you want to think and believe.
Rating: 95/100
Recommended: 95/100 YES.
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