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Search - The Last Templar
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Book Description:
In 1291, a young templar knight flees the fallen Holy Land, and setting out to sea with a mysterious chest entrusted to him by the Order's dying grand master. The ship vanishes without a trace.Members who requested this book also requested:
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 an archaeologist and an FBI agent 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 Tamplars.
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CM C. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I think the pop fiction genre has too many action thrillers revolving about a museum employee who has as special interest in a stolen artifact. Then toss in a cop or two, and a heavy dose of anything Vatican. A lot of running around to find then end of the puzzle. I got a third into the book then had to stop. I don't know what the "it" is nor do I want to. Easy to skim this book, quite pedestrian. I'm so glad I did not pay full price.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This was along the same plot line as the Da Vinci Code...but this was way more entertaining! I'd recommend it to anyone who likes this type of story.
Karen S. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
A lot of action and a little dogma ... this book was a good fast read for the most part.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
"Like The Da Vinci Code, Khoury's novel features age old mysteries that play out in a modern setting."
Bobby B. from KANSAS CITY, MO wrote on 4/23/2007...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Not as much of a page-turner like The Da Vinci Code, but a more competent and plausible storyline. You won't be able to NOT compare it to Dan Brown for the first half or so, but eventually it stands on it's own.
Amber R. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Very interesting theory. It seemed to pop up at me from many various sources while I was reading this book.
Stacy M. from SAN DIEGO, CA wrote on 3/13/2007...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is a great book reminiscent of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. Lots of action, but also lots of info.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Good read, moves along quickly. Khoury proffers a unique Templar secret and a subsequent Vatican cover-up that, if revealed , would change Christiandom forever.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Very much like the Da Vinci code but goes a bit farther with it's theories. Entertaining read.
Melissa L. from W LAFAYETTE, IN wrote on 3/2/2007...
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
A gripping fast paced thriller - definitely recommend.
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If you enjoyed reading The Da Vinci Code, you'll enjoy this book.
Karen B. (Great read - Great story - I had a very hard time putting it down. The only "you've got to be kidding me" thought was when they made "something" intricate that actaully worked based from only an X-ray. Is that possible? Other than that, the story had me hooked from the frist chapter.
Damien H. (Similar to the DaVinci Code but a different basis for "the story" but "Rome" still painted in bad light
I enjoyed this book. I felt the ending could have been a little stronger, but all in all it was good. Nice story line that really challenges estabished beliefs. But....you have to read all the way to the end to see the authors conclusion. Keeps your interest.
Alot like Davinci Code but not quite as intense.
Michael B. from RICHLAND, MI wrote on 4/5/2007...A lot like the DaVinci Code.
Alicia L. from HUMMELSTOWN, PA wrote on 4/3/2007...My husband read this and liked it. He finished it in two nights which is unusual for him so it must have been good!!
Khoury is a fun read. Story is about discovery of the Templar mystery. Very educational about the Templar's history.
Kathleen B. (the middle of the story was a bit slow but the ending was pretty good.