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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

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.

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...

Raymond Khoury, the international bestselling author of The Last Templar, is back with another ingenious, fast-paced thriller that straddles present-day NYC and Russia in the early 1900s—the time of the infamous Rasputin and his mysterious rise to power. FBI special agent Sean Reilly is tasked with a delicate case. A Russian diplomat seems to have committed suicide by jumping out of a sixth-floor window in Queens, New York. The apartment’s owners are missing, while a faceless killer known only as Koschey—“the Deathless”—is roaming the city and leaving a trail of death in his wake. Joined by Russian FSB agent Larisa Tchoumitcheva, Reilly’s investigation soon uncovers a deadly, desperate search for a mysterious device whose origins reach back in time to the darkest days of the Cold War and to Imperial Russia. A device that, in the wrong hands, could have a devastating impact on our world. Packed with the twists and suspense, the impeccable historical research, and the present and past story lines that Khoury’s fans have come to expect, Rasputin’s Shadow will keep readers turning pages long into the night.

Sean Reilly and Tess Chaykin, the heroes of Raymond Khoury''s New York Times bestselling Templar novels, return in an edge-of-your-seat thriller that reaches from the present day back to 1700s Mexico—and beyond… What if there was a drug, previously lost to history in the jungles of Central America, capable of inducing an experience so momentous—and so shocking—that it might shake the very foundations of Western civilization? What if powerful forces on both sides of the law launched a ruthless, no-holds-barred pursuit to get their hands on it? What if FBI agent Sean Reilly and archaeologist Tess Chaykin were the only ones who could stop the unthinkable from happening? And what if they’re already too late?

Eminent scientist Dr Ralph Padley is dying - and he knows it''s time to finally reveal the truth. Padley has a dark secret, which, if it got out, would have deadly consequences. But there are powerful men who will stop at nothing to silence him. FBI Special Agent Reilly has an agenda of his own. For months he has sought the man who kidnapped and brainwashed his ten-year-old child. But that man is a ghost - a highly protected CIA official with no name and no identity. Reilly is going to have to break the law if he''s going to bring him to justice. As the stakes get higher, Reilly is framed for murder and now he has to work undercover to seek the truth and protect the family he loves. All the while, Reilly is being watched. He''s getting too close to a secret that will shake the country to its core and a conspiracy that reaches up to the highest echelons of power.

''The best what if thriller for a long, long time'' LEE CHILD PARIS, 2017. 300 YEARS AFTER ALL OF EUROPE FELL TO THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE . . . Kamal Agha is a special investigator for the state police, forced to uphold the feared sultan''s strict regime. When a mysteriously tattooed, naked man appears by the Seine and murders a passerby, it''s up to Kamal to track him down. But it''s a trail that leads him to an astonishing secret. A secret that exposes an empire of lies - and which the sultan''s men will do anything to keep hidden. Forced on the run, Kamal knows he will be killed for what he knows - unless he dares use it to save himself. But doing so could wipe out his whole world, and everyone he ever loved along with it . . . This fast-paced adventure packed with thrills and intrigue, will appeal to fans of The Man in the High Castle. ___________ ''A sweeping and cinematic dystopian thriller that wears its smartness on its sleeve'' Independent ''Alternate histories don''t get much better than this . . . A classic of the genre'' Publishers Weekly ''An alternative history tale that will blow your mind. Thoroughly engrossing'' DAVID BALDACCI ''A thrilling tour de force. Left me in awe'' JAMES ROLLINS ''A masterpiece on a grand scale. A stellar epic'' STEVE BERRY ''A world-class writer of pure-bred thrillers'' Daily Telegraph

Empire of Lies is a sweeping thriller in the tradition of The Man in the High Castle, Fatherland, and Underground Airlines from New York Times bestselling author Raymond Khoury. “The best what-if thriller for a long, long time—makes you think, makes you sweat, and makes you choose, between what is and what might have been.”—Lee Child Istanbul, 1683: Mehmed IV, sultan of the Ottoman Empire, is preparing to lay siege to Vienna, capital of the Holy Roman Empire, when a mysterious visitor arrives in his bedroom—naked, covered in strange tattoos—to deliver a dangerous, world-changing message. Paris, 2017: Ottoman flags have been flying over the great city for three hundred years, ever since its fall—along with all of Europe—to the empire’s all-conquering army. Notre Dame has been renamed the Fatih Mosque. Public spaces are segregated by gender. And Kamal Arslan Agha, a feted officer in the sultan’s secret police, is starting to question his orders. Rumors of an impending war with the Christian Republic of America, attacks by violent extremists, and economic collapse have heightened surveillance and arrests across the empire. Tasked with surveying potential threats, Kamal has a heavy caseload—and conscience. When a mysterious stranger—naked, covered in strange tattoos—appears on the banks of the Seine, Kamal is called in to investigate. But what he discovers is a secret buried in the empire’s past, a secret the Sultan will do anything to silence. With the mysterious Z Protectorate one step behind, Kamal, together with Nisreen—a fierce human rights lawyer—is caught up in a race across the empire and time itself—a race that could change their world, or destroy it. Empire of Lies is being published as "The Ottoman Secret" in the UK.

From New York Times bestselling author Raymond Khoury comes a “a full-throttle action-adventure thriller” (Library Journal) that''s even more shocking and explosive than The Last Templar… Constantinople, 1203: As the ravaging armies of the Fourth Crusade lay siege to the city, a secretive band of Templars infiltrate the imperial library. Their target: a cache of documents that must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the Doge of Venice. They escape with three heavy chests, filled with explosive secrets that these men will not live long enough to learn... Vatican City, present day: FBI agent Sean Reilly infiltrates the Pope''s massive Vatican Secret Archives of the Inquisition. No one but the Pope''s trusted secondi is allowed in--but Reilly has earned the Vatican''s trust, a trust he has no choice but to violate. A vicious, uncompromising terrorist bent on revenge has kidnapped Tess Chaykin, and the key to her freedom lies in this underground crypt, in the form of a document known as the Fondo Templari—the secret history of the infamous Templars...

The investigation onto the museum raid continues, but it’s a difficult one. One of the four ‘knights’ has already died in his – guarded – hospital room, and FBI Agent Reilly is unknowingly engaged in a race to find the other thieves before the mysterious assassins trying to eliminate them. Meanwhile, young archaeologist Tess Chaykin is following up the Templar lead – one that the FBI considers too far-fetched to be worth looking into...

Acre, 1291. The last Crusader city in the Holy Land is about to fall. Two Knights Templar, obeying the grandmaster’s orders, manage to escape the invading Muslim army on the order’s last ship. New York City, nowadays. During the unveiling of an exhibition of some of the Vatican’s treasures, four men disguised as Templars attack the Metropolitan Museum and steal several artefacts, including a centuries-old decoder – a loss that horrifies the Church.

In this unprecedented collaboration, twenty-three of the world''s favourite crime writers bring you original, co-written short stories featuring teir much loved series characters.

Ein unscheinbares Kästchen – das größte Geheimnis der Christenheit In New York wird eine Ausstellung eröffnet: die kostbarsten Schätze des Vatikans – aber die vier Reiter, die den Abend in einem Blutbad ertränken, haben es allein auf ein verwittertes Holzkästchen abgesehen. Die zufällig anwesende Tess Chaykin ist elektrisiert: Die Angreifer waren wie mittelalterliche Tempelritter gekleidet. FBI-Agent Sean Reilly merkt schnell, dass die junge Archäologin ihm mit ihrem Wissen von unschätzbarem Wert ist. Welches Geheimnis verbarg sich in dem uralten Verschlüsselungsapparat? Was treibt den unsichtbaren Drahtzieher des Anschlags an? Tess und Reilly folgen ihm um die halbe Welt – am Ende erkennen sie, dass sie selbst die Verfolgten sind. DER WELT-BESTSELLER: EINE MILLION VERKAUFTE EXEMPLARE IN DEUTSCHLAND

After being kidnapped by Vance and subsequently escaping, Tess is now officially part of the investigative team alongside Agent Reilly. But despite the constant danger of the lurking assassins who have already nearly killed her once, the young woman refuses to play a passive role. Her research will take her far from New York, under the protection of Sean Reilly – who is about to face a terrible crisis of faith.

This short story from the anthology FaceOff pairs Raymond Khoury and Linwood Barclay—and features characters from their bestselling novels—in a one-of-a-kind thriller matchup. FBI Agent Sean Reilly (hero of Khoury’s five-million-copy bestseller The Last Templar) is tracking a criminal who is in possession of a lethal biological agent and threatening to unleash it on innocent civilians. But now Reilly has a bigger problem: his quarry, known online as Faustus, has created an explosive diversion and stolen a truck from a restaurant parking lot—and inside that truck is a teenage girl. General contractor and single dad Glen Garber (of Barclay’s 2011 bestseller The Accident) had stopped to grab a snack for his daughter Kelly when they both got caught up in the chaos in the parking lot. Thinking she’d be safest in the truck, he ordered her inside, and that was the last time he saw her. Agent Reilly must navigate the chase with nerves of steel, attempting to free Kelly Garber from the madman’s clutches without endangering thousands of lives in the process—and all with her terror-stricken father right by his side. For more exciting pairs, check out all eleven short stories in FaceOff!

Tess has gone with Vance to look for the Falcon Temple and its precious cargo, convinced that truth must prevail. Meanwhile, the Church persuades Sean to help them keep that truth hidden – at any cost. On the dark waters of the Mediterranean, in a storm so fierce it could be the very wrath of God, a merciless battle will take place for the future of the Christian faith...

Reilly has tracked down the fake Professor Sharafi to Turkey. But the man is crafty, and not only does he manage to escape, he also recaptures Tess along the way. A chase begins across the hills of Cappadocia, with the FBI agent hunting down his enemy while Tess, in order to survive, does her best to follow the trail of Knight Templar Conrad and the mysterious treasure he was protecting – the one everyone thought was a threat to all of Christianity...

1203. Constantinople is besieged ... by the Christians of the 4th Crusade! Under cover of night, a small group of knights flees the doomed city. They’re taking three mysterious chests to Antioch – but never reach their destination. Nowadays, in Rome, Agent Reilly has come with a Professor Sharafi to request access to the Vatican’s archives. But once inside, he reveals that the document they’re here to consult is one that the Church doesn’t want anyone to see...

Tödliche Jagd nach dem Buch der Bücher Konstantinopel 1203: Kreuzritter belagern die Stadt. In der Nacht gelingt einer Gruppe Tempelritter der Ausbruch durch die feindlichen Linien. Doch sie kommen nicht weit. Istanbul 2010: Ein iranischer Archäologe macht eine ungeheuerliche Entdeckung. Und überlebt es nicht. Wenige Tage später wird eine Frau entführt. Nur einer kann sie retten. Er muss dafür brisante Akten stehlen – aus dem geheimsten Bestand der vatikanischen Archive. Und es beginnt eine tödliche Jagd: von einem Kontinent zum anderen, über Gebirge hinweg, bis tief ins Innere der Erde. Die Fortsetzung des Welt-Bestsellers «Scriptum» «Die ununterbrochene Spannung, der wachsende Berg an Toten und der faszinierende historische Hintergrund werden die Leser in ihrem Bann halten.» (Publishers Weekly) «Eine sehr gut konstruierte Mischung aus historischem Mystery und Actionthriller.» (Booklist)

Amundseninmeri, Antarktis: Amerikkalainen television kuvausryhmä on tekemässä raporttia mannerjään sulamisesta. Äkkiä taivaalle ilmestyy merkki. Valtava, hohtava pallo liikkuu ja muuttaa muotoaan suorassa lähetyksessä ja aiheuttaa pakokauhua ympäri maailman. Wadi Natrun, Egypti: Erakkoluolassaan autiomaassa muuan pappi paastoaa päästäkseen piinaavista mielikuvistaan. Hän on kerta toisensa jälkeen ikuistanut kammionsa seiniin omituisen merkin, valoilmiön, joka liikkuu kuin olisi elävä. Boston, USA: Kaidalle tielle selviytynyt pikkurikollinen huomaa olevansa keskellä omituisia tapahtumia ja hengenvaarassa. Miten taivaalla hehkuva merkki liittyy häneen ja hänen kuolleeksi luultuun tiedemiesveljeensä? Viehättävä uutisankkuri, vanha katolinen pappi ja monissa liemissä keitetty vankilakundi ovat kovan paikan edessä. Tässä pelissä on paljon. Kaikki.

What if there was a herb, previously lost to history in the jungles of Central America, capable of inducing an experience so momentous it might shake the very foundations of Western civilization? What if powerful forces on both sides of the law got wind of that herb, and launched a violent, uncompromising pursuit to be the first to exploit it? And what if FBI agent Sean Reilly and his girlfriend, Tess Chaykin, were, unknowingly, the only two people who could keep the lid on this existential Pandora''s box, one that''s capable of destabilizing the world?

Constantinople, 1203. Tandis que les croisés s''apprêtent à assiéger la ville, un groupe de Templiers s''infiltre dans la bibliothèque impériale afin d''y dérober des documents secrets qui ne doivent en aucun cas arriver entre les mains du Pape. Les hommes parviennent à voler trois coffres recelant de dangereux secrets. Mais ils ne vivront pas assez longtemps pour les découvrir. Le Vatican, de nos jours. Sean Reilly, agent du FBI, a le privilège de pouvoir consulter les archives secrètes de l''Inquisition conservées au Vatican, auxquelles seule la garde rapprochée du pape a accès. Mais il ne va pas tarder à violer la confiance du Saint-Siège. En effet, Tess Chaykin, la femme qu''il aime, a été enlevée par un terroriste, et la clé de sa liberté se trouve dans l''un des documents archivés : le Fondo Templari, une histoire secrète des Templiers... Alternant entre l''époque tumultueuse des croisades et notre monde actuel, ce thriller historique mené tambour battant plonge le lecteur au cœur de l''univers fascinant des Templiers.

Ein Lichtball über der Antarktis. Er glüht und pulsiert. Die Klimaforscher an Bord der RSS James Clark Ross in der Antarktis sind ratlos. Eine Halluzination? Eine Luftspiegelung? Die ehrgeizige TV-Journalistin Grace ist entschlossen, dem Rätsel auf den Grund zu gehen. Ein geheimnisvoller Anruf führt sie zu einem Kloster in die Wüste Sinai. Dort malt ein Mönch wie in Trance schon seit vielen Monaten genau dieses Zeichen an die Wände einer Höhle. Ein Zufall? Oder weiß er mehr? Als der Lichtball auch am Nordpol auftaucht, bricht Panik aus. Für Grace beginnt ein mörderischer Albtraum. Weit weg, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, sieht Vince Bellinger Bilder der Fernsehübertragung. Das Zeichen erinnert ihn an irgendetwas. An etwas, das ihm sein bester Freund Danny vor zwei Jahren unter dem Siegel der Verschwiegenheit anvertraut hatte. Das Projekt, an dem Danny arbeitete, war topsecret. Und es kostete ihn das Leben ...

Et si une plante miraculeuse avait le pouvoir de repousser les frontières entre la vie et la mort ? Mexique, 1741. Un missionnaire jésuite découvre l''existence d''une plante légendaire. D''après les croyances amérindiennes, quiconque s''en emparerait deviendrait l''égal d''un dieu. Entre de mauvaises mains, elle pourrait changer la face du monde. Etats-Unis, de nos jours. Sean Reilly, agent du FBI, reçoit un coup de téléphone d''une ex-petite amie, Michelle Martinez, rencontrée cinq ans auparavant lors d''une mission au Mexique. Attaquée chez elle par un gang, elle appelle Reilly à la rescousse. En Californie, le chemin de ce dernier ne tarde pas à croiser celui de Navarro, un baron de la drogue en quête d''une plante aux vertus mystiques. Surnommé " El Brujo " – le sorcier –, il est bien décidé à ne laisser rien ni personne lui barrer la route.

El autor de La orden del Temple vuelve a los templarios para desvelar el secreto mejor guardado de la Historia. Constantinopla, 1203. Mientras la armada de la Cuarta Cruzada sitia la ciudad, varios templarios logran infiltrarse en la librería imperial dispuestos a recuperar unos documentos que han caído en las manos equivocadas. Ciudad del Vaticano, época actual. El agente del FBI Sean Reilly accede a los archivos secretos sobre la Inquisición. Su amante ha sido secuestrada, y la clave para su libertad reside en una historia secreta de los templarios que podría desvelar el enigma mejor guardado de la Historia. Pero nadie estará a salvo...

Grande soirée de vernissage au Metropolitan Museum de New York, où sont présentés les fabuleux trésors du Vatican. Soudain, chevauchant de front, quatre cavaliers en costume de Templiers sèment l''apocalypse parmi les robes longues et les smokings. En quelques minutes, l''exposition vire au carnage. Réfugiée derrière une vitrine, Tess, une brillante archéologue, assiste au pillage. Très vite, elle a le sentiment que ces cavaliers, qui ont disparu dans les ténèbres de Central Park, loin d''être de simples criminels, ont un lien avec la véritable histoire des Templiers. Seul Sean Reilly, un agent du FBI, fait confiance à l''intuition de la jeune femme. Ensemble, ils vont enquêter sur le mystère des Templiers. Ces moines-soldats ne détenaient-ils pas un secret qui, dévoilé, aurait pu faire chuter le Vatican, l''Eglise et la chrétienté tout entière ? Tess et Reilly n''auront que quelques jours pour découvrir ce secret avant que d''autres ne s''en emparent..

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

Akkon, 1291. Zatímco poslední křesťanská bašta neodvratně padá do rukou muslimům, hrstce templářů se podaří prchnout se záhadnou truhlou, kterou jim svěřil umírající velmistr řádu. New York, současnost. V Metropolitním muzeu probíhá vernisáž výstavy Poklady Vatikánu. Uprostřed ceremoniálu do budovy vtrhnou čtyři muži v templářském odění a brutálně zlikvidují každého, kdo jim vstoupí do cesty. Archeoložka Tess Chaykinová z úkrytu zděšeně přihlíží, jak vůdce nájezdníků bere z vitríny jakýsi podivný předmět, utrousí několik latinských slov a vzápětí se svými druhy mizí v ulicích. Vyšetřováním je pověřen tým FBI v čele se Seanem Reillym. Mrtvých přibývá a je stále zřejmější, že ukradený předmět hraje v případu klíčovou roli. Sean a korunní svědkyně Tess jsou vtaženi do ponuré a tajemné historie templářského řádu. Na každém kroku jim jde o život, protože někdo se chce postarat, aby dávná tajemství zůstala navždy pohřbena. A není divu, protože tato tajemství by mohla otřást samotnými základy křesťanské víry a vést k odhalení faktů, které církev úzkostlivě tajila celé dva tisíce let

Bagdad – 2003: En amerikansk soldat træder ind i en bunkeragtig bygning og gør en forfærdende opdagelse: Rummene er indrettet som hospitalsstuer, men det har ikke været helbredelse, folk i huset beskæftigede sig med! Libanon – nutiden: ærkæologen Evelyn kontaktes af en af sine gamle kolleger fra Irak, der skræmt fra vid og sans søger hjælp til at få asyl i USA. ‘Adgangsbilletten’ vil være et gammelt kodeks, der på omslaget viser en slange, der æder sin egen hale. Evelyn ved straks, hvilken kostelig arkæologisk artefakt, kollegaen snakker om... og det er der flere, der gør! Dagen efter mødet kidnappes Evelyn, og løsesummen er det gamle kodeks. Problemet for Evelyns datter Mia er, at moderen aldrig nåede at få kodekset, og sælgeren er som sunket i jorden. Mia får hjælp af CIA-agenten Cooper og en mystisk mand ved navn Kirkwood til at finde Evelyn, før kidnapperne gør alvor af deres trussel og sender Evelyn tilbage i smådele.

Après le succès mondial du Dernier Templier, le nouveau best-seller de Raymond Khoury nous entraîne sur les traces d''un des plus vieux rêves de l''humanité. Bagdad, 2003. L''armée américaine fait une découverte macabre : un laboratoire souterrain dans lequel sont entassés les cadavres de dizaines d''individus ayant visiblement servi de cobayes pour de terribles expériences. L''auteur de ces supplices, surnommé le " Hakim " – le docteur, en arabe –, parvient à s''enfuir. Seul indice: sur le mur d''une des cellules de torture a été tracé un ouroboros, le serpent qui se mord la queue, symbole d''éternité. Beyrouth, 2006. Mia, généticienne en mission au Liban, assiste en pleine rue à l''enlèvement de sa mère, Evelyn. Cette dernière, archéologue passionnée, négociait l''achat d''un livre rare, un codex orné d''un ouroboros, qu''elle tenait absolument à se procurer. Prête à tout pour retrouver sa mère, Mia fait équipe avec Jim Corben, un agent de la CIA qui établit un lien entre le codex et les crimes perpétrés en Irak trois ans auparavant. Pour sauver Evelyn, Jim et Mia se lancent dans une véritable course contre la montre à travers tout le Moyen-Orient. De Beyrouth à Bagdad en passant par la Turquie, ils tentent de comprendre ce que recèle ce codex, que des alchimistes se transmettent depuis des siècles au péril de leur vie. Cartésienne, Mia refuse d''accorder du crédit aux pistes ésotériques. Mais de surprenantes révélations l''attendent, certaines intimement liées au mystère de ses propres origines...

From New York Times bestselling authors Raymond Khoury and Steve Berry comes a unique and wildly original short story, published exclusively as a Kindle ebook.It''s been ten years since FBI agent Sean Reilly and retired Justice Department operative Cotton Malone got dragged around the globe on their separate Templar adventures. They''d never worked on a case together-until now.Something bizarre is afoot in London, England. "American specialists" have gone missing, and intel chatter points to a major terrorist plot in the works. And a familiar keyword links to both Reilly and Malone.The two agents are sent to London where they discover a plot that''s more personal, unusual and surprising than they could have possibly imagined (and one that may involve a couple of writerly characters new to fiction whom you might recognise). Fast, furious and funny, Shadow Tag is NOT like the Reilly and Malone thrillers you''ve grown to love. Instead, it''s something different: a playful, lighthearted read that combines reality and fiction. And we hope it''s like nothing you''ve read before.