Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The latest Jack Howard thriller from internationally bestselling mastermind David Gibbins, who uses his real world experience as a marine archaeologist to write action-packed historical novels.
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Christians are being persecuted by the Roman Emperor Valerian, who demands that all relics be turned over to him. Secretly, Pope Sixtus passes the greatest relic of them all to a follower who entrusts it to the Jewish community in Spain.
1684
Samuel Pepys has been sent to oversee the evacuation of the English colony of Tangier, in the face of threats from Moors and Barbary pirates. Officially his job is to compensate the colonists for their losses. Unofficially, he is there to attempt to retrieve an incredible treasure that has resurfaced after more than a thousand years.
Present-day
Jack Howard and his team are excavating a 17th-century shipwreck off Cornwall in England. Jack realizes that the wrecked cargo contains clues to an ancient mystery. In a quest that brings him to a deadly confrontation with the present-day inheritors of the Inquisition, he goes to North Africa, to Portugal, and across the Atlantic to the sunken ruins of the pirate city of Port Royal in Jamaica, and then to a 17th-century silver mine that becomes a descent into Hell itself--all in the search for the greatest lost treasure of Christendom--the fabled Holy Grail.
Synopsis
The latest Jack Howard thriller from internationally bestselling mastermind David Gibbins.
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As the blood of martyred Christians runs through Rome's catacombs, Pope Sixtus entrusts their most sacred object to a devoted follower. Soon after, the Holy Grail disappears into the darkness of time.
1684
While overseeing the evacuation of the English colony of Tangier, Samuel Pepys attempts to retrieve a treasure which has resurfaced after more than a thousand years. Meanwhile, a Jewish merchant is tortured by the Altamanus, a secret group determined to locate the Grail.
Present Day
A wreck off the Cornish coast reveals clues to a mystery that marine archaeologist Jack Howard had thought beyond solving. He embarks on an epic quest that takes him to the sunken ruins of the pirate city of Port Royal in Jamaica. But the specter of the deadly Inquisition dogs his every step, and Jack must face a descent into hell itself if he is to uncover the greatest reward in Christendom.
Gibbins, who has led numerous underwater archeology expeditions around the world, writes with an authority that makes "the astounding seem more than plausible" (Parmenion Books). This latest Jack Howard novel brings together historical details and a thrilling plot for an action-packed adventure that's perfect for fans of Clive Cussler and Dan Brown.