The Temple of the Grail
Collaroy
:
Zuriel Press
,
2001
Z1162066
2001
single work
novel
historical fiction
mystery
fantasy
'Heresy, Hypocrisy, Murder...
'France, 1254
'High on a mountain in the Pyrenees, the monastery of St Lazarus is a forbidding place. Behind its ramparts and battlements heretical acts are said to take place and there is the rumour of a secret - a secret so dangerous that its keepers will kill to keep it hidden.
'At the end of a bitter winter, a delegation headed by the ambitious Inquisitor Rainiero Sacconi arrives to investigate the monastery. Andre, a Knight of the Templar Order, and his young scribe, Christian de St Armand, are accompanying the inquiry. When monks begin to die in macabre circumstances they are drawn into solving the hideous crimes but if they stumble upon the secret of St Lazarus it will turn into a fight, not only for their lives, but also for their souls.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
The Seal
Sydney
:
Picador
,
2006
Z1326383
2006
single work
novel
historical fiction
mystery
fantasy
'It is the year 1307 and the ancient Order of the Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon is in danger. The King of France and Pope Clement V are plotting its destruction, scheming to appropriate the Order's most sacred relic: an ancient mystery encrypted on the ring seal of the Grand Master, Jacques de Molay. Jacques entrusts the sacred ring to his seneschal, Etienne de Congost, a battle-weary but incorruptible man whose task is to take the Seal to the farthest edges of Europe for safekeeping. While Jacques and his Templar brothers are tortured and left to die in prisons, the trusted seneschal travels through a world in ruin, overcoming Machiavellian plots and dodging Papal spies, only to find that the greatest test awaits him at his final destination... But will Etienne be strong enough to resist the temptations that guard the true power of the Seal? The answer comes almost 700 years later, by way of a writer who arrives at Lockenhaus Castle in Austria to research a book on the Templars. Together with an eccentric local woman, a mystic, the writer explores the history of the Seal, not realising that, at the same time, they are also untangling a web of destiny. A web that binds them both to the mystery of the Seal.' (Backcover)
The Sixth Key
North Sydney
:
Bantam Australia
,
2011
Z1813977
2011
single work
novel
thriller
fantasy
''By the Power of these Keys the Head of the Church will be made the Lord of Hell.'
'In late 2012 a cryptic invitation leads a crime novelist to Venice's Island of the Dead. Once there he is captivated by his host's tale, which spans the centuries - but seemingly begins and ends in the dark days of the 1930s . . .
'In 1936, a similarly cryptic invitation brings Grail historian Otto Rahn to an apartment in Berlin. Waiting for him inside is Hitler's right-hand man, Heinrich Himmler, and Rahn's life is turned upside down. For Himmler wants Rahn to locate Les Serpent Rouge, a notorious book of black magic written by Pope Honorius in the 14th century.
'Following a trail from Paris down to Carcassone in the South of France, Rahn discovers a web of deceit and murder. Clearly Himmler is not the only powerful figure in search of the grimoire. A shadowy circle of men are watching Rahn's every move, and they will stop at nothing to possess both the book and the legendary Sixth Key that will unlock its terrifying power . . .' (Publisher's blurb)
The Fifth Gospel : A Novel
Australia
:
Zuriel Press
,
2012
8378523
2012
single work
novel
fantasy
historical fiction
'During the siege of Montsegur, a mysterious woman appears to Cathar Bishop Bertrand Marty with a story to tell. A story of two children. Two children called Jesus.Judea and France collide in the unveiling of a shattering secret kept hidden for centuries in the annals of a lost Gospel. Will what she tells have the power to reconcile all faiths and answer all questions? A tale of love, war, and secrets buried in time.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
