Templar: The Last Templar (Paperback)

from jhoddinott

Overall I enjoyed reading Khoury's book. It is nicely paced and does a good job of weaving together a storyline set in the 13th Century with the main story set in the present day. However, the last third was increasingly implausible as the plot moved to its conclusion. I picked this up at the lib...

from bcquinnsmom

The Knights Templar are a group which has for years (even before I read Foucault's Pendulum) fascinated me so a book that features the Templars is something I'm going to read. And the opening scene is probably one of the better ones I've read in any novel: At an opening of a Vatican Treasures exh...

from jwarner6

Archeologist and FBI agent team followed close behind by Catholic Church search for artifact that would prove that Catholic dogma is a hoax. This book is no Da Vinci Code. Although it has some thrilling moments, these are far and few between. Dry as the Dead Sea Scrolls.

from Clueless

If you're looking for something light and not too challenging this might be it. Reminded me a bit of 'The Walking Drum' because the adventure story pulls you forward right through some not too stellar writing. I got confused in a couple of places where the story wasn't very clear. Had me bamboozl...

from msaucier818

The best way to describe this book is to call it a Da Vinci code rip-off. Both stories have the same premise that the Catholic Church has been hiding a great secret about the truth of Jesus and our main characters have to race against time and evil in order to expose this truth. The Da Vinci Code...