New Releases by Raymond Khoury

In this gripping thriller, a scientific expedition in Antarctica stops for a live news feed. As the CNN journalist Gracie Logan begins her report, a massive, shimmering sphere of light suddenly appears in the sky, enveloping the ship in luminous white lig

After centuries of destruction, one unsuspecting woman stands at the center of a conspiracy that could change the world forever in this thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Templar. Portugal, 1705. In the dungeons of a Templar castle, a dying old man bequeaths an ancient, half-burnt book to his young inquisitor. Keeping one step ahead of those who would kill to wrench the book''s secret from his hands, the inquisitor turns his back on his calling and sets off on an impossible journey to complete the old man''s quest. Baghdad, 2003. Hunting for a mysterious bioweapon scientist, an army unit discovers a concealed state-of-the-art lab where gruesome experiments have been carried out on men, women, and children. The scientist escapes, but a puzzling clue is left behind: a circular symbol of a snake feeding on its own tail. As the power of the symbol comes to light, revealing centuries of destruction left in its wake, a woman desperate for answers holds the fate of the world in her hands...

«El animal que aparecía en la imagen era más que una serpiente: tenía escamas y colmillos exagerados, se asemejaba más a un dragón. Sus ojos eran fríos e inexpresivos y miraban de frente, como si el acto de devorarse a sí misma fuera el más natural e indoloro de los actos. Era una imagen siniestra que rememoraba un miedo primario, una copia amarillenta y desgastada que despedía maldad.» La búsqueda de un oscuro secreto escondido entre las páginas de un libro que data del año 1700, llevará a una genetista y un agente de la CISA a embarcarse en una aventura mortal que les obligará a viajar por Europa, América y Asia, en un frenético periplo. Nápoles, 1750. Tres hombres armados con espadas irrumpen en plena noche en el palacio de un supuesto marqués. El príncipe de San Severo lo acusa de ser un impostor y exige conocer un secreto que sólo él tiene en su poder. En la lucha que sigue, el falso marqués escapa por los tejados dejando tras de sí un palacio en llamas y un príncipe furioso y obsesionado con encontrar a su presa a toda costa. Bagdad, 2003. En una misión de rutina, una unidad del ejército realiza un descubrimiento horripilante: un modernísimo laboratorio secreto en el que han muerto docenas de personas víctimas de espantosos experimentos. El misterioso científico al que perseguían, un hombre que, según se cree, está trabajando en un arma biológica, huye llevándose consigo la sorprendente verdad de su trabajo. Pero deja una pista desconcertante: el Ouroboros, un símbolo que representa una serpiente que se muerde la cola. Cuando el poder de dicho símbolo sale a la luz, desvelando los siglos de destrucción que ha ido dejando a su paso, surge una mujer inocente en el centro de una conspiración que podría cambiar el mundo para siempre. «Antiguas y misteriosas señales se mezclan con los últimos avances científicos en este thriller cinemático. El ritmo es trepidante; los diálogos, agudos; los personajes, muy bien perfilados. Khoury conoce su oficio a la perfección.» Glasgow Evening Times

When the opening gala of a Vatican exhibit attended by archaeologist Tess Chaykin is stormed by four horsemen dressed as Templar Knights who steal an artifact, FBI anti-terrorist specialist Sean Reilly and Tess team up for an investigation. Reprint.

En plena exposición de los tesoros del Vaticano en el Metropolitan Museum de NY, un grupo de hombres a caballo, vestidos como caballeros templarios, irrumpen y se apoderan de varias reliquias y Tess una joven arqueóloga se embarca en una carrera contra el

When a Vatican exhibit attended by archaeologist Tess Chaykin is stormed by four masked horsemen dressed as Templar Knights who steal a particular artifact, FBI anti-terrorist specialist Sean Reilly teams up with Tess for an investigation.

Als vier ruiters verkleed als Tempelridders te paard een New Yorks museum binnenstormen, mensen vermoorden en schatten roven die met de kruistochten in verband staan, gaat de verdenking uit naar de Orde van de Tempel.

There are no up-to-date studies of the quality of coarse aggregates in Lebanon. Recent studies were limited to the environmental aspect of the Lebanese quarries. Coarse aggregates are being used in the construction industry with no technical background whatsoever. The absence of Lebanese laws regulating the quality of aggregates aggravates the problem. Therefore, it was essential to conduct a research program to study the properties of the Lebanese coarse aggregates, and their suitability for use in concrete.--A survey of major operating coarse aggregate quarries was conducted. Aggregate samples were taken and tested for their different properties. Based on the results, the general quality of the coarse aggregates sources was evaluated, and specific recommendations were drawn aiming at producing better quality concrete.--Test results indicated that Lebanese coarse aggregates are in general of good quality. Existence of chert in some of the samples, and the presence of dolomite in others, necessitate further studies to measure the reactivity of the aggregates with the alkalies in the concrete. Some samples were poorly graded, and others had a very wide range of variation in their gradation. Therefore, standard gradation sizes must be imposed by the government.--The results of this study are of great significance to engineers, researchers, consulting offices, contractors, ready-mix plants, and government departments.

Cavalerii templieri mister fascinant al istoriei sunt protagonistii unui thriller fara egal care a incantat milioane de cititori din lumea intreaga fiind tradus in peste 30 de limbi. Un arheolog din Manhattan face o incursiune palpitanta in secretele unei epoci indepartate. Povestea incepe in 1291 in Regatul Latin al Ierusalimului si ajunge in America secolului XXI. Ultimul templier este in actiune: trebuie sa salveze leganda Ordinului cu orice pret. Iar omul modern trebuie sa dezlege una dintre marile enigme neelucidate ale universului. Bestseller New York Times pentru aproape doi ani romanul lui Raymond Khoury impleteste magistral fictiunea cu istoria. Ultimul templier o carte ce se citeste cu sufletul la gura a fost ecranizat de NBC intr-o serie de succes. "

Continuarea bestsellerului international Ultimul templier Anul 1203. Constantinopolul este asediat de un grup secret de cavaleri templieri care se infiltreaza in biblioteca imperiala. Vor sa puna mana pe documente periculoase care nu trebuie sa ajunga la dogele Venetiei. Secrete ascunse in codexuri declanseaza o aventura pe viata si pe moarte. Mileniul al III-lea d. Hr. Sean Reilly agent FBI se strecoara in Arhivele Vaticanului acolo unde sunt depozitate documentele despre Inchizitie. Tess Chaykin iubita lui a fost rapita si-si poate recastiga libertatea numai cu ajutorul unui document ascuns intr-un mormant – Fondo Templari o istorie secreta a vestitilor templieri. Reilly sustrage documentul pretios si astfel incepe lupta. Vandut in milioane de exemplare in SUA si Marea Britanie romanul Salvarea templierilor isi asteapta cititorii cu povesti intamplari si personaje care infierbanta imaginatia. "