The Temple Mount Code

Oct 22, 2024 3:30 AM

Author:Charles Brokaw

From the author of The Atlantis Code comes a dramatic quest to locate an ancient scripture with a powerful secret . . .

A long-lost ancient scripture which holds the key to one of the world's greatest treasures is discovered, hidden under the legendary Temple Mount.

When Thomas Lourds, the world's foremost scholar of ancient languages, is contacted by his old friend, Dr Lev Strauss about this discovery, he immediately rushes to inspect his findings.

But when he arrives, he finds his friend has been murdered.

And the book has vanished.

Lourds must uncover the murderer and track down the missing manuscript, fast, because this ancient artefact contains a hidden code.

A code that will give its solver access to a formidable and frightening power.

The fate of humankind rests in Lourds's hands. But time is not on his side . . .

Reviews

Indiana Jones meets The Da Vinci Code. Look out, Dan Brown

—— Booklist

A rollicking adventure, with nonstop action and suspense

—— Publishers Weekly

A fascinating and unconventional new thriller

—— Associated Press

A unique voice in American crime writing

—— Sunday Telegraph

The outstanding crime writer of his generation

—— The Independent

Expertly crafted

—— Sunday Times

Tey's style and her knack for creating bizarre characters are among the best in the field

—— New Yorker

This series places Indridason at the centre of the best of contemporary crime fiction. He is a master storyteller, and has a real gift for evoking the complex humanity at the heart of the most dour-seeming individuals.

—— The Guardian

Most people will find The Daughter Of Time as interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of Sundays

—— Observer

A detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable

—— Sunday Times

Josephine Tey has always been absolutely reliable in producing original and mysterious plots with interesting characters and unguessable endings

—— Spectator

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