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The ancient order of the Knights Templar possessed untold wealth and absolute power over kings and popes . . . until the Inquisition, when they were wiped from the face of the earth, their hidden riches lost. But now two forces vying for the treasure have learned that it is not at all what they thought it was-and its true nature could change the modern world.
Cotton Malone, one-time top operative for the U.S. Justice Department, is enjoying his quiet new life as an antiquarian book dealer in Copenhagen when an unexpected call to action reawakens his hair-trigger instincts-and plunges him back into the cloak-and-dagger world he thought he'd left behind.
It begins with a violent robbery attempt on Cotton's former supervisor, Stephanie Nelle, who's far from home on a mission that has nothing to do with national security. Armed with vital clues to a series of centuries-old puzzles scattered across Europe, she means to crack a mystery that has tantalized scholars and fortune-hunters through the ages by finding the legendary cache of wealth and forbidden knowledge thought to have been lost forever when the order of the Knights Templar was exterminated in the fourteenth century. But she's not alone. Competing for the historic prize-and desperate for the crucial information Stephanie possesses-is Raymond de Roquefort, a shadowy zealot with an army of assassins at his command.
Welcome or not, Cotton seeks to even the odds in the perilous race. But the more he learns about the ancient conspiracy surrounding the Knights Templar, the more he realizes that even more than lives are at stake. At the end of a lethal game of conquest, rife with intrigue, treachery, and craven lust for power, lies a shattering discovery that could rock the civilized world-and, in the wrong hands, bring it to its knees.
Cotton Malone, one-time top operative for the U.S. Justice Department, is enjoying his quiet new life as an antiquarian book dealer in Copenhagen when an unexpected call to action reawakens his hair-trigger instincts-and plunges him back into the cloak-and-dagger world he thought he'd left behind.
It begins with a violent robbery attempt on Cotton's former supervisor, Stephanie Nelle, who's far from home on a mission that has nothing to do with national security. Armed with vital clues to a series of centuries-old puzzles scattered across Europe, she means to crack a mystery that has tantalized scholars and fortune-hunters through the ages by finding the legendary cache of wealth and forbidden knowledge thought to have been lost forever when the order of the Knights Templar was exterminated in the fourteenth century. But she's not alone. Competing for the historic prize-and desperate for the crucial information Stephanie possesses-is Raymond de Roquefort, a shadowy zealot with an army of assassins at his command.
Welcome or not, Cotton seeks to even the odds in the perilous race. But the more he learns about the ancient conspiracy surrounding the Knights Templar, the more he realizes that even more than lives are at stake. At the end of a lethal game of conquest, rife with intrigue, treachery, and craven lust for power, lies a shattering discovery that could rock the civilized world-and, in the wrong hands, bring it to its knees.
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Christine G. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
OMG !!!! This is the WORST book I've ever had to suffer through. This beats Christopher Rice's "Light Before Day" as the worst book I've ever read. I didn't think that could happen because Light Before Day was pretty awful.
Steve Berry did a horrible job at story telling in this book. All he wanted to do was show off his knowledge about the Templar Knights mixed in with some rubbish to fill in the holes in history. Usually I love books with secret socities and real life history mixed in with the story, but this was just horrible. From page one, I couldn't follow the story. I didn't care one bit about any of the characters. There were so many different names of places and people being thrown around that I couldn't keep it all straight. The dialog was so unbelievable. It's like the author is just way out of touch with real people. Maybe he just hangs around way over smart know it alls and he doesn't know how to relate to average people. I'm so glad I'm done with this book!!
At certain points, it was as if even the author knew his story wasn't believable. There were parts were the characters had to over explain their actions because it just didn't make any sense why they were saying or doing what they were doing.
The only reason I kept reading this book is because I received the 4th book from the Librarything Early Reviewers program and agreed to review it, but I wanted to read the first 3 of the series. This was the first book. There's no way I can put up 3 more of these books, but I was willing to give book 2 a try. The info on the jacket was already WAY better than the first book so I gave book 2 a chance. I'm on page 150 right now and its a million times better than "The Templar Legacy". It's still not that great, but I'm at least interested. I doubt book 4 will get a raving review from me on Librarything.
Joyce O. (
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
One of the better Templar books, now that there are thousands of them. A first class writer.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
If you liked the DaVinci Code, you will like this one. The Knights Templar, the Catholic Church, lost and hidden treasure, espionage, and treachery. What more could you want? Mr. Berry makes it almost seem possible. As good as (or maybe better than The DaVinci Code). I highly recommend this book!
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This is a fabulous book! Very fast paced and hard to put down!
This is by the author of The Third Secret.Ancient Order of the Knights Templar and myster and where it leads.
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