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The Last Templar
 

The Last Templar

by Raymond Khoury

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. What follows is an investigation that will draw an archaeologist and FBI agent into the dark, hidden history of the crusading Knights-and into a deadly game... (read more)

Top tags: historical fiction,  knights templar,  fiction,  thriller,  mystery (all tags)

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Amazon Reviews (5)
 

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Liked It

DKayeS
  • Rated 5 stars

“Huh. Boy, I definitely read a different book than the majority of the reviewers on Amazon, who largely loathed it.

The story: there's a display on exhibit from the Vatican, and on the opening night, 4 horsemen dressed as Templars come riding up, decapitate one guard with a sword, then proceed to destroy the exhibit, terrorize the guests, and steal many of the treasures.

One of the witnesses was archaeologist Tess Chaykin, who notices the leader only took one item: a sort of...”

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Didn’t Like It

yoseph
  • Rated 2 stars

“I wasn't really impressed. The story line and plot were mediocre. If you're interested in the Knights Templar, this book only barely touches on the actions during the 13th century. I was hoping that this novel would be similar to The Jester by James Patterson and give us a fictional life during the time of the Crusades, but that was not the case. Most of this story takes place in the present time. Similar to the Da Vinci Code, but based more on archaeology instead of art history.”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.355482 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 2.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Dee

    dee said:

    “hello all, i just picked this one up. it was on sale for $4.99. can't beat that! anyway, is it worth the read?”

    posted Wednesday, April 23 2008 ( | view 3 replies )
  • Jacob R

    jacob r said:

    “Maryam " An absolutely ridiculous second rendering of The Da Vinci Code, completely predictable, hardly any character development.
    The researching was done well, though there are mistakes in it.
    For example, the prophet Muhammad coming to dismiss the two 'charlatans'? "

    These are not mistakes. thats the point of the book its saying these things are wrong.

    i loved this book but i don't like ending i wanted the world to go to war over these findings.”

    posted Tuesday, January 22 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • Connie S

    connie s said:

    “This one took about 4 chapters for me to get into. I'm a Catholic school kid though and I don't "not finish" a book. I'm glad I hung in there. The story finally had me about chapter 4 and I was wholly investing all of my free time after that to finish it. ”

    posted Wednesday, December 19 2007
  • Kunle O

    kunle o said:

    “what do you guy feel about this new novel”

    posted Wednesday, November 21 2007 ( | view 1 reply )
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