First published 2010
FBI agent Sean Reilly has earned the Vatican's trust, but now he must break it. His love Tess Chaykin has been kidnapped, and her freedom depends on a document hidden deep in the Pope's Secret Archives. Only the Pope's most trusted officials can enter this underground vault, yet Reilly infiltrates anyway. He searches for the Fondo Templari, a secret history of the Knights Templar that holds the key to Tess's release. The story weaves between present day Vatican City and Constantinople in 1203, where Templar knights raided the imperial library during the Fourth Crusade. They escaped with three chests full of dangerous secrets, documents they died protecting from the Doge of Venice. These medieval mysteries now threaten everything Reilly holds dear. As he navigates the Vatican's hidden chambers, Reilly races against time to uncover truths that have remained buried for eight centuries.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, mystery, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, race-against-time
Setting: Constantinople, Vatican City
Period: 1203, Present Day
405 pages · Hardcover · Dutton