The ruthless reign of a secret power must be stopped... In Rome the public assassination of the Pope by a sniper on Christmas Day sets off a massive investigation that stretches across the globe. But behind the veil of Rex Deus
- the Templar cabal that silently wields power in the twenty-first century
- the plot has only just begun. The cabal has a position of ultimate control in its sights
- & its head Kate Sinclair is never going to yield her one great ambition for her US senator son Richard Pierce Sinclair. When ex-Army Ranger John Holliday uncovers the true motive behind the Pontiffs murder he must unlock the secrets of a modern Templar conspiracy
- & unravel Kate Sinclairs deadly design.



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The Templar Cross" is the second in the Paul Christopher's John Holliday series. Some secrets are too great to bear... Army Ranger Lt. Col. John ' Doc' Holliday is teaching at West Point when he receives desperate news. His niece Peggy has been kidnapped while joining an ancient tomb excavation in Egypt. Holliday immediately sets out to locate & rescue her. But Peggy's captors belong to the Brotherhood of the Temple of Isis
- murderous fanatics who worship a dead god. A trail of clues sends Holliday deep into Africa & into the heart of a conspiracy involving an ancient Egyptian legend & the darkest secrets of the Order of Templar Knights. Secrets that once uncovered are a death warrant..." The Templar Cross" by Paul Christopher is the second instalment in the historical thriller series following John Holliday on his quest to uncover the secrets of the ancient Templar Order. Subsequent titles include " The Templar Conspiracy" " Lost City of the Templars" & " Valley of the Templars". Paul Christopher is the pseudonym of a bestselling US novelist who lives in the Great Lakes region."
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The second volume of the crusades trilogy from bestelling Swedish author Jan Guillou. THE KNIGHT TEMPLAR follows Arns adventures in the Holy Land where he discovers that the infidel Saracens arent as brutish & uncivilised as he had been led to believe & that in fact there is another darker side to the teaching of the Cistercians. ...

The ancient order of the Knights Templar possessed untold wealth & absolute power until the Inquisition destroyed them & their riches were lost forever. But some people dont believe in forever. Ex-agent Cotton Malone used to work for Stephanie Nelle in the US Justice Department. Now Nelle wants his help to crack a series of puzzles that have confounded experts for centuries
- & could lead to the legendary lost treasure of the Knights Templar. But someone else is on the trail
- someone prepared to commit the ultimate crime to win the ultimate prize. Malone & Nelle find themselves in a heart-stopping race through the villages castles & cloisters of Europe in pursuit of a secret that in the wrong hands could bring the world to its knees.

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The Templar Legion" is the fifth John Holliday novel from Paul Christopher. The hunter becomes the hunted. Army Ranger Lt. Col. John Holliday continues his quest to uncover the mysterious secrets of the ancient Templar Order an organization renowned for its incredible wealth & hidden power. He is swept into an adventure as deadly as it is secretive when an archaeologist friend makes a bizarre find in Ethiopia. But when he follows a trail of clues through the chaotic & lawless horn of Africa he finds himself hunted by a ruthless foe as he comes closer & closer to a priceless treasure...an ancient artefact that can only be found by those who can solve a riddle from the past. His pursuers will stop at nothing..." The Templar Legion" by Paul Christopher is the fifth instalment in the historical thriller series following John Holliday on his quest to uncover the secrets of the ancient Templar Order. Previous titles include " The Sword of the Templar" "the Templar Cross" & " The Templar Throne". Subsequent titles include " Lost City of the Templars" & " Valley of the Templars". Paul Christopher is the pseudonym of a bestselling US novelist who lives in the Great Lakes region." ...

Constantinople 1203. As the rapacious armies of the Fourth Crusade lay siege to the city a small band of Templars infiltrate the imperial library. They escape with three large chests filled with explosive secrets
- ones they will not live long enough to learn. Vatican City present day. In the hidden archives of the Inquisition FBI agent Sean Reilly has no choice but to violate the trust he has earned. A vicious terrorist has kidnapped Tess Chaykin & the key to her freedom lies in this underground crypt where a secret could explain the real reasons for the Templars' extermination & bring devastation to our world. A pulse-pounding manhunt takes Reilly & Tess across the world as they follow the blood-soaked trail of their enemy a devious uncompromising foe unlike any they have battled before.. .
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The Templar Throne" is the third in Paul Christopher's exciting John Holliday series. The hidden hand which rules history... Army Ranger John Holliday has made it his life's mission to unlock the secrets of the ruthless ancient Templar Order who are as renowned for their hidden wealth & power as for their desperate secrecy. In " The Templar Throne" his quest has him crisscrossing Europe & the US hunting for the True Ark
- a box reputed to hold precious holy relics & the Templars' most powerful secrets. But Holliday's hunt is also a deadly chase. On the trail of the relics are the Vatican Secret Service the CIA & an arcane brotherhood of Templar descendants who know just how much power the Ark holds. & they'll kill anyone in their way..." The Templar Throne" by Paul Christopher is the third instalment in the historical thriller series following John Holliday on his quest to uncover the secrets of the ancient Templar Order. Subsequent titles include " The Templar Conspiracy" " Lost City of the Templars" & " Valley of the Templars". Paul Christopher is the pseudonym of a bestselling US novelist who lives in the Great Lakes region."
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The Holy Land 1291. A war has been raging across these lands for decades. The forces of the Crusaders have been pushed back again & again by the Muslims & now just one city remains in Crusader control. That one city stands between the past & the future. One city which must be defended at all costs. That city is Acre. & into this battle where men will fight to the death to defend their city comes a young boy. Green & scared he has never seen battle before. But he is on the run from a dark past & he has no choice but to stay. & to stay means to fight. That boy is Baldwin de Furnshill. This is the story of the siege of Acre & of the moment Baldwin first charged into battle. This is just the beginning. The rest is history. ...

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. Some claimed it was crafted by the Egyptian god Thoth. Others claimed it was written by the Greek god Hermes. But there were a few who believed its true author was none other than Moses himself. 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. & the discovery of a Maltese cross etched into the bloodied hilt of the dagger in his back makes his claims ring alarmingly true. Caedmon Aisquith Templar expert & 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 mystical Emerald Tablet? Caedmon's quest to decipher the symbols rapidly becomes a desperate struggle against a covert & terrifying enemy who will stop at nothing to use the Emerald Tablet's power to bring about apocalypse. Can anyone halt their deadly mission before all hell is unleashed?"
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Sir Baldwin Furnshill & Bailiff Simon Puttock have been granted leave to go on pilgrimage both seeking solace after the recent traumatic events in Gidleigh. Together they travel across Europe to Santiago de Compostela but as usual danger is never far away. A beautiful young girl is found raped & murdered on a hillside. Baldwin & Simon lend their investigative skills to the local enquiry but the unexpected appearance of a face from Baldwin's past threatens both the investigation & Baldwin's very future. ...