The Resurrection Maker
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2.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
From the acclaimed author of the international sensation Library of the Dead comes a nail-biting new thriller that spans the globe and reaches back through the centuries in a dangerous, breathless search for the answer to one of history’s most provocative and intriguing questions: Does the Holy Grail exist?
Fifteenth-century England. For centuries, rulers, clerics, scholars and adventurers have searched in vain for the sacred cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper. Locked up in a cold, damp cell, the knight Thomas Malory is despondent: he has failed in his quest to recover the Grail. He decides to write his famed work Le Morte D’Arthur, hiding within his tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table an enormous secret: the key to finding the Grail.
England, present day. Arthur Malory, a scientist and amateur archaeologist, has just seen his best friend die at the hands of a ruthless murderer. It all started with a phone call about a potential sensational discovery about their shared passion: the Holy Grail. And now the killers are after Arthur . . .
Thrust into a life-or-death quest to find the precious artifact, Arthur must follow a chain of clues left by his illustrious ancestor, Thomas Malory. His quest spans the centuries and takes him to King Arthur’s Cornwall, Renaissance England, the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, a modern physics lab in Modane, France, and ultimately, inevitably, to Jerusalem and the legendary tomb of Christ.
The Resurrection Maker effortlessly blends history, science, and explosive questions in a page-turning adventure that takes us to the heart of mysterious forces dating to the very origin of the universe. Readers will be treated to smarts, thrills, and nonstop entertainment in this irresistible treasure hunt of a story, the next blockbuster from the writer who has been called “the Indiana Jones of literature.”
PRAISE FOR GLENN COOPER'S LIBRARY OF THE DEAD:
“Both incandescent and explosive. A seamless blend of modern-day thriller and historical mystery with an ending that left me breathless. A debut not to be missed.” —JAMES ROLLINS
“Prepare to be enthralled by this epic thriller. Glenn Cooper’s debut novel is a masterpiece of suspense.” —PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Dan Brown fans will find the contours of this religious thriller familiar, but Cooper tosses in a few curves. British marketing manager Arthur Malory, a descendant of the author of the medieval Arthurian epic Le Morte D'Arthur, has gained a reputation as a successful treasure hunter. Arthur is obsessed with the possibility that he could actually locate Excalibur and the Holy Grail. To Malory's delight, a friend, Oxford professor Andrew Holmes, reveals that he has found a relevant document of "seismic" importance. But when Arthur, Andrew, and Andrew's wife, Anne, return to the Holmes residence after a failed outing, they're confronted by a gun-wielding burglar, who demands that the document be turned over. The ensuing violent confrontation convinces Arthur that the Grail is real, and that locating it is the only way to guarantee his safety. A striking French scientist, Claire Pontier, aids him in his search. The solid writing elevates this above some other Da Vinci Code like suspense novels. (BookLife)
Customer Reviews
Not for me
I couldn’t read past the 5th page. The dialogue just didn’t work for me.