Synopses & Reviews
One mans sacrifice shocks the world . . .
One womans courage threatens a conspiracy as old as humankind . . .
And some will do anything—anything—to keep their secrets in the dark.
Sanctus
A man climbs a cliff face in the oldest inhabited place on earth, a mountain known as the Citadel, a Vatican-like city-state that towers above the city of Ruin in modern-day Turkey. But this is no ordinary ascent. It is a dangerous, symbolic act. And thanks to the media, it is an event witnessed by the entire world.
Few people understand its consequence. But for foundation worker Kathryn Mann and a handful of others, its evidence that a revolution is at hand. For the Sancti, the cowled and secretive monks who live inside the Citadel, it could mean the end of everything they have built. They will stop at nothing to keep what is theirs, and they will break every law in every country and even kill to hold it fast. For American reporter Liv Adamsen, it spurs the memory of the beloved brother she lost years before, setting her on a journey across the world and into the heart of her own identity.
There, she will make a discovery so shocking that it will change everything. . . .
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“In British author Toynes stellar first in a projected trilogy, a thriller in the Dan Brown tradition . . . The truly mind-boggling revelation will leave astounded readers eager for the next installment.” Publishers Weekly (starred review) on < i=""> Sanctus <>
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“Remarkable . . . Its ‘just one more page, one more chapter urgency keeps you reading into the night, and the final revelation of the Citadels secret is haunting.” Library Journal (starred review) on < i=""> Sanctus <>
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“When you read Sanctus, youll see just how frightening, ruthless and relentlessly entertaining an order of monks can be. Haunting in the best way.” Brad Meltzer, < i=""> New York Times <> bestselling author of < i=""> The Inner Circle <>
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“[Sanctus] might turn out to be the next great cliffhanger conspiracy thriller.” Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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“[A] cool, confident debut. A talented new writer who instinctively grasps the broad rules of superior action thrillers and adapts them with pace, grace, humour and a keen eye for cinematic effect.” Daily Telegraph (London)
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“A huge, bold thriller, Sanctus is a bloody, twistedly perverse story about a battle against a secretive group of heretical, conspiring monks . . . . the most engaging writing Ive read in months.” San Jose Mercury News
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“This is a big, bold thriller, so big that it needs to create its own mythology . . . Elegantly written and imaginatively plotted, with a smart heroine and an appropriately evil villain, this is a must-read for fans of high-concept thrillers involving grand conspiracies.” Booklist (starred review)
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“Hard to think of it as a debut, better to think of it as the beginning of a massive new adventure, and a so-long to Dan Brown. . . .” The Daily Mirror (UK)
Synopsis
“If a thriller has to be one thing its thrilling, and Simon Toynes
Sanctus is thrilling with bells on….A roller coaster ride through a dark world of conspiracy and betrayal.”
—Paul Christopher, author of
The Templar ConspiracyIf you are a fan of top-notch conspiracy fiction that keeps you up late nights turning pages—if the bestselling novels of Steve Berry, James Rollins, Dan Brown, Raymond Khoury, and Chris Kuzneski make your heart race faster—then remember the name Simon Toyne! Already a smash instant bestseller in the United Kingdom (“Intriguing and engaging…[with a] relentless pace” The Sun) Toynes Sanctus is, quite simply, one of the most extraordinary conspiracy thriller debuts in many years. In this electrifying, nonstop adventure, a young newspaper reporter, driven by the memory of her lost brother, uncovers a dark secret nurtured for 3,000 years by blood and lies by adherents of an ancient, unknown religion in a Vatican-like citadel hidden away for millennia from unwelcomed prying eyes.
Synopsis
If a thriller has to be one thing it s thrilling, and Simon Toyne s Sanctus is thrilling with bells on .A roller coaster ride through a dark world of conspiracy and betrayal. Paul Christopher, author of The Templar Conspiracy
If you are a fan of top-notch conspiracy fiction that keeps you up late nights turning pages if the bestselling novels of Steve Berry, James Rollins, Dan Brown, Raymond Khoury, and Chris Kuzneski make your heart race faster then remember the name Simon Toyne Already a smash instant bestseller in the United Kingdom ( Intriguing and engaging with a] relentless pace The Sun) Toyne s Sanctus is, quite simply, one of the most extraordinary conspiracy thriller debuts in many years. In this electrifying, nonstop adventure, a young newspaper reporter, driven by the memory of her lost brother, uncovers a dark secret nurtured for 3,000 years by blood and lies by adherents of an ancient, unknown religion in a Vatican-like citadel hidden away for millennia from unwelcomed prying eyes."
Synopsis
The certainties of the modern world are about to be blown apart by a 3,000-year-old conspiracy nurtured by blood and lies. A man climbs a cliff face in the oldest inhabited place on the face of the earth, a mountain known as The Citadel, a Vatican-like city state that towers above the city of Ruin in southern Turkey. But this is no ordinary ascent. It is a symbolic act. And thanks to the media, it is witnessed by the entire world. And few people understand its consequence. For foundation worker Kathryn Mann and a handful of others around the world, it's evidence that a hopeful, new beginning is at hand. For the cowled and secretive monks that live inside the Citadel, it may mean the end of everything they have built and they will kill, torture and break every law to stop it. For Liv Adamsen, a New York reporter, it spurs the memory of her lost brother and begins the next stage of a journey into the heart of her own identity. At that journey's end lies a discovery that will change...
About the Author
Simon Toyne is the bestselling author of the Sanctus trilogy: Sanctus, The Key, and The Tower. A writer, director, and producer in British television for twenty years, he worked on several award-winning shows, one of which won a BAFTA. His books have been translated into twenty-seven languages and published in more than fifty countries. He lives with his wife and family in England and the south of France, where he is at work on his second Solomon Creed novel.