As an antique map dealer in a small English town, Harry Blake appreciates the quiet life. But when a local landowner asks him to value a 400 year old journal and twelve hours later he is brutally murdered, Harry's peace of mind is shattered. What does the dusty journal contain that is a matter of life or death? Why is someone prepared to pay Harry a fortune to steal it? He turns to marine historian Zola Khan to uncover the mysteries. And when they meet at the old Greenwich Observatory, Harry is convinced there is more to Zola than meets the eye. The trail of the journal leads him into a world of deadly Elizabethan conspiracies, and the thread of history takes him through a thousand years of religious intrigue back to the blood-soaked Crusades. And he finally learns that at stake are millions of dollars and a plan to trigger nothing less than war...
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Review:
'A fascinating primer on code-breaking and the importance of calendars in human history' Irish Independent
Book Description:
The fourth, electrifying thriller from Britain's answer to Michael Crichton
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- PublisherHeadline
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0747269254
- ISBN 13 9780747269250
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages288
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