The Templar's Code

Oct 10, 2024 8:28 PM

Author:Chloe M. Palov

The Templar's Code

An action-packed adventure steeped in archaeological treasures, long-lost secrets and intrigue. If you like Dan Brown, Sam Bourne and Clive Cussler you'll love this.

An ancient secret worth killing for . . .

During the Middle Ages, rumours about an ancient Egyptian text spread like wildfire among alchemists. Known as the Emerald Tablet, this sacred text was said to contain the secret of creation.

Shock waves ripple across the world when an archaeologist is viciously murdered moments after he claims to have found ancient Templar symbols marking the way to a hidden treasure vault.

Caedmon Aisquith, Templar expert and hero of Stones of Fire, sets off on a hunt for the vault, only to uncover a far more intriguing puzzle - is the Templar code in fact the key to the long lost Emerald Tablet?

Caedmon's quest to decipher the symbols rapidly becomes a desperate struggle against a terrifying enemy, who will stop at nothing to use the Emerald Tablet's power for evil.

Can anyone halt their deadly mission before all hell is unleashed?

'Enthralling to the end' 5* reader review

'Full of twists and turns' 5* reader review

Reviews

Rendell weaves the interlocking desires into a frightening tapestry of warped minds . . . A tale as chilling as any Rendell has written to date

—— Marcel Berlins , The Times

Masterfully spooky. Don't read this alone

—— Red

A top-notch thriller that will, I promise, have you nibbling your nails

—— Daily Mail

Worth queuing up for

—— Sun

Explosive as ever

—— Daily Mirror

Just like Lisbeth Salander, Stieg Larsson's super violent super-genius, Reacher always find a way... Another cracking story from Child, who just seems to get better and better

—— City A.M.

Forget Tony Blair's memoirs, for most people the new Lee Child is the most anticipated book of the year. And with good reason... this is Child on fine form

—— Shortlist

A master craftsman of action thrillers. More than just compulsively readable, Mr Child's work shows a perfectly-fashioned understanding of his protagonist, dogged and moralistic. Reacher may get old some time, but he's sure not showing any signs of it

—— Wall Street Journal

Adrenaline-fuelled adventure... He knows exactly how to press all the buttons... yet another awesome performance

—— Evening Standard

Reacher is vengeance personified, a walking, fighting revenge fantasy... what he normally chooses to do is right wrongs and defend the weak against the forces of oppression... Characteristically, Child drives the plot like a rally car, a hair-raising ride careering down the route a break-neck speed... Lee Child's loyal fans know only too well that those who enter his Reacher tales have no reason to abandon hope. Quite the opposite and Worth Dying For is no exception

—— Sunday Express

It looked like Lee Child cheekily killed off the seemingly unstoppable Jack Reacher in his last book - but no. Reacher is battered but upright- still the thinking man's action hero, supreme butt-kicker and smartest guy in the room... [another] hell-for-leather story

—— Seattle Times

A model of suspenseful storytelling and an outstanding addition to a series that stands in the front rank of modern thrillers

—— Washington Post

Child's gift for pacing makes it almost impossible to start one of his novels without finishing. Worth Dying For is grade-A escapism

—— Independent on Sunday (Books of the Year)

Child presses all the buttons... Another awesome performance

—— Mark Sanderson , The Scotsman

Brings a shock of moral horror that is unprecedented in Reacher novels

—— Toronto Star

Utterly compelling... one of Child's best. He keeps up the lightning pace, great writing and punchy one-liners throughout

—— Daily Express

A contender for top thriller of 2010

—— Sun (Best books of 2010)

A turbo-charged page-flipper: you're on page 300 before you take a breath...Child is a master of distances, spaces and the physics of opposing forces

—— The Scotsman

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