The Last Templar

THE LAST TEMPLAR

BY

Raymond Khoury

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

"Fast-paced, highly cinematic...

the perfect read for those for

whom Dan Brown was the start

but not the finish."

— The Sunday Express (UK)

In a hail of fire and flashing sword, as the burning city of Acre falls from the hands of the West in 1291, The Last Templar opens with a young Templar Knight, his mentor, and a handful of others escaping to the sea carrying a mysterious chest entrusted to them by the Order's dying Grand Master. The ship vanishes without a trace.

In present-day Manhattan, four masked horsemen dressed as Templar Knights emerge from Central Park and ride up the Fifth Avenue steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art during the black-tie opening of a Treasures of the Vatican exhibit. Storming through the crowds, the horsemen brutally attack anyone standing between them and their prize. Attending the gala, archaeologist Tess Chaykin watches in silent terror as the leader of the horsemen hones in on one piece in particular, a strange geared device. He utters a few cryptic Latin words as he takes hold of it with reverence before leading the horsemen out and disappearing into the night.

In the aftermath, an FBI investigation is led by anti-terrorist specialist Sean Reilly. Soon, he and Tess are drawn into the dark, hidden history of the crusading Knights, plunging them into a deadly game of cat and mouse with ruthless killers as they race across three continents to recover the lost secret of the Templars.

RAYMOND KHOURY is an acclaimed screenwriter and producer for both television and film.

Educated in France and the United States, Khoury now lives in London with his wife and two children. This is his first novel.

For my parents

For my girls: Snellen, Mia, and Grade

And

For my buddy

Adam B. Wachtel

(1959-2005)

You would have gotten such a kick out of this.

I'm grateful that Victoria and Elizabeth shared you with us.

We're going to miss you. A lot.