An extraordinary discovery When his old friend Angela invites him out to her archaeological dig in the Iraqi desert Chris Bronson is expecting a relaxing few days & an overdue catch-up But when they arrive at the site they find her colleagues slaughtered & a recent discovery defaced An ancient mystery Their only clue is an incomplete inscription which holds the key to uncovering the truth behind a centuries-old secret With unknown assassins hot on their heels Chris & Angela are forced into a desperate hunt across the globe for the final piece of the puzzle & if they don't find it first the consequences could be fatal The race of their lives ...

In the course of their investigations into Leonardo da Vinci & the Turin Shroud Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince found clues in the work of the great Renaissance artist that pointed to the existence of a secret underground religion More clues were found in a twentieth-century London church These were the beginnings of a quest through time & space that led the authors into the mysterious world of secret societies & such bodies as the Freemasons the Knights Templar & the Cathars & finally back to the ideas & beliefs of the first century AD & a devastating new view of the real character & motives of the founder of Christianity & the roles of John the Baptist & Mary Magdalene They reveal nothing less than a secret history preserved through the centuries but encoded in works of art & even in the great Gothic cathedrals whose revelation could shake the foundations of the Chruch ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe Knights Templar were the wealthiest most powerful
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' The Maigret of the Dordogne' ANTONY BEEVOR' Walker does a wonderful job of bringing La France Profonde to life' MAIL ON SUNDAYIn this latest mouthwatering mystery starring country policeman Bruno the body of a woman is found outside a cave beneath the ruined Templar chateau of Commarque in the heart of the Dordogne She died of a broken neck An accidental fall or was she pushed? The victim carries no identification & her fingerprints are not known to the French Police or Interpol The only clue to the woman's identity is that her dentistry looks American but Bruno's inquiries at local hotels & gites yield no trace of a missing foreign woman The chateau of Commarque begun in the 11th century was founded by a Bishop of Sarlat & entrusted to the Knights Templar In the rocks beneath it are caves It is one of the few Templar sites in France that has never been associated with the fabled hidden treasure of the Templars
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A collectible new Penguin Classics series stunning clothbound editions of ten favourite poets which present each poet's most ...

Because of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless stutterer Taunted by his schoolmates he feels utterly alone untill he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto where he develops an all-consuming obsession with the temple's beauty This powerful story of dedication & sacrifice brings together Mishima's preoccupations with violence desire religion & national history to dazzling effect ...

From the bestselling author of The Secret Scripture a heartbreaking story of lost love Jack Mc Nulty a former UN observer has worked around the world & seen extraordinary things but as he contemplates his return to Ireland after many years his memories are dominated by his tumultuous marriage to Mai Kirwan A great beauty with a vivid mind Mai was also an elusive & troubled soul stuck in a marriage that couldn't last The Temporary Gentleman is a powerful account of one man's attempt to come to terms with the savage realities of the past ...

Important information is leaking from inside the Venetian Questura & Commissario Guido Brunetti is tasked with uncovering the culprit 320 pages Leon Donna ...

Timeless stories of love & longing Sweeping sagas of breathtaking scope & beautiful detail Be swept away with Santa Montefiore 416 pages Montefiore Santa ...

This enchanting nude figure is made from cold cast bronze It displays the Greek mythology monster Medusa looking seductive but still deadly with her head full of Snakes The detail is superb in this sculpture & the design is excellent Weight 740g Width 10cm Depth 13cm Height 21cm Colour Bronze Packaging Brown Box with Polyfoam Material Cold Cast Bronze ...