Takes you on a fast-paced, thoroughly researched thrill ride... David Leadbeater, #1 Bestselling Thriller Author and Winner of the Amazon Storytelling Award

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UK Top 3 - Thrillers
UK #1 - Religious Fiction
US Top 5 - Historical Thrillers
US Top 20 - Religious Fiction

The International Bestselling Debut Thriller from the Bestselling Author of The Plantagenet Vendetta and The Larmenius Inheritance.

FROM THE BACK PAGE

A Swiss banker is found murdered, marking the latest in a series of killings involving individuals connected to the Vatican. Their killers: a secret society whose members include some of the most influential men on the planet. They are the inheritors of the Knights Templar: an ancient brotherhood of warrior monks who once protected the Church in perilous times.

But in whose name do they act now?

Back in Rome, the Vatican Police make a chilling discovery. All of the victims have one thing in common. Moreover, the Camerlengo's great-niece appears to be their next target.

When Swiss Guard Mikael (Mike) Frei is sent to St. Gallen to act as temporary bodyguard for Gabrielle Leoni, daughter of the murdered banker and great-niece of the Camerlengo, he is utterly unprepared for what lies ahead. Though Mike and Gabrielle fail to take to one another, the discovery of a 14th-century diary left behind by Gabrielle's father puts both of their lives in danger.

An explosive secret is poised to be unveiled: one some are determined to keep hidden. With Gabrielle set on uncovering the truth behind her father's murder, Mike has no choice but to join her on a dangerous mission across Europe and the Atlantic. Success will not only ensure Gabrielle's safety but also potentially expose the identities of the killers before they strike again. Something significant is about to happen.

And the fate of the Catholic Church hangs in the balance!

Praise for JPD...
Can't wait for the new one... Richard Doetsch, international bestselling author of The Thieves of Heaven

If John Paul Davis wrote the phonebook, we'd all be reading it!
Keith Houghton, #1 bestselling thriller author
... fascinating, action-packed thriller melding past, present and future.
Karen Perkins, international bestselling thriller author and winner of the silver medal for European Fiction in the 2015 Independent Publisher Book Awards

John Paul Davis clearly owns the genre of historical thrillers!
Steven Sora, author of The Lost Colony of the Templars
... well-researched, original and fascinating... Graham Phillips, international bestselling non-fiction author

Prepare for the most fascinating read you'll get in ages
The Birmingham Post

Told at a pace that leaves the reader breathless, Davis has constructed a plot that flies across the planet... We follow the novel's protagonists, Swiss Guard Mikael (Mike) Frei and Gabrielle Leoni, daughter of a murdered banker, as they race against time to uncover the hidden secret that has already led to a series of assassinations, could wreak havoc in the world's banking capitals, and threatens the stability and integrity of the Catholic Church itself... Davis is adept at managing several storylines, moving swiftly from one group of characters to another, as the novel progresses. But he is equally skilled at ensuring that the reader remains gripped by the central plot to its dramatic and surprising conclusion... JOHN ALCOCK, author, prize-winning poet, and former Director of Open Studies Creative Writing, University of Warwick, and Exchange Professor in Dramatic Literature, Eastern Michigan University

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