The latest Jack Howard thriller from marine archaeologist and internationally bestselling mastermind David Gibbins. The Holy Grail is about to be unearthed. . .258 As the blood of martyred Christians runs through Rome's catacombs, Pope Sixtus entrusts their most sacred object to a devoted follower. Soon after, the Holy Grail disappears into the darkness of time.1684 While overseeing the evacuation of the English colony of Tangier, Samuel Pepys...
From the author of "Crusader's Gold" and "Atlantis", this is a thrilling novel which examines the origins of Christianity itself. For fans of Dan Brown and "Indiana Jones", it follows an archaeologist as he uncovers long lost secrets. It will be supported by an extensive outdoor advertising campaign.
258 d.C. Mentre il sangue dei martiri cristiani bagna le catacombe di Roma, Papa Sisto affida a un seguace devoto il suo oggetto più sacro. E così che il Santo Graal scompare nelle tenebre del tempo. 1684. Mentre supervisiona l'evacuazione della colonia inglese di Tangeri, Samuel Pepys tenta di recuperare un tesoro che è riemerso dopo più di mille anni. Nel frattempo, un mercante ebreo viene torturato dall'Altamanus, un gruppo segreto determin...
The latest Jack Howard thriller from marine archaeologist and internationally bestselling mastermind David Gibbins. The Holy Grail is about to be unearthed. . .258 As the blood of martyred Christians runs through Rome's catacombs, Pope Sixtus entrusts their most sacred object to a devoted follower. Soon after, the Holy Grail disappears into the darkness of time.1684 While overseeing the evacuation of the English colony of Tangier, Samuel Pepys...
586 a.C. I babilonesi hanno messo a ferro e a fuoco la Terrasanta e Gerusalemme sta cadendo. I sacerdoti del tempio, in preda alla disperazione, imbarcano i tesori più sacri per metterli in salvo. 1943. Un gruppo di crittografi delle forze Alleate, sotto il comando diretto di Churchill, sta lavorando per ostacolare le comunicazioni dell'Asse tra nazisti e giapponesi. Non hanno idea di quanto sia prezioso il carico della nave di cui hanno appen...
INQUISITION is the latest thrilling novel from Sunday Times bestselling author David Gibbins. Jack Howard will be tested to his limits on the trail of the fabled Holy Grail. '[The] Da Vinci Code of the deep sea' Daily Express258As the blood of martyred Christians runs through Rome's catacombs, Pope Sixtus entrusts their most sacred object to a devoted follower. Soon after, the Holy Grail disappears into the darkness of time. 1684 While oversee...
Tre indagini ad alto rischio per il professor Jack Howard, archeologo di fama internazionale. Il suo dovrebbe essere un mestiere tranquillo. Ma il pericolo può diventare un effetto collaterale se si insidiano i misteri del mondo. Ogni volta che Jack cerca di superare i confini della conoscenza, si trova a fronteggiare personaggi senza scrupoli. In un viaggio che parte dal Mar Nero e arriva fino a Costantinopoli, passando per Roma, le montagne ...
Back Cover Text256 BC As the blood of martyred Christians runs through Rome's catacombs, Pope Sixtus entrusts their most sacred object to a devoted follower. Soon after, the Holy Grail disappears into the darkness of time. 1684 While overseeing the evacuation of the English colony of Tangier, Samuel Pepys attempts to retrieve a treasure which has resurfaced after more than a thousand years. Meanwhile, a Jewish merchant is tortured by the Altam...
Fans of Dan Brown and Clive Cussler will be unable to resist this thrilling new Jack Howard action adventure from Sunday Times bestseller David Gibbins. Underwater archaeologist Jack Howard is back with a dangerous mission to uncover a shocking secret which could rewrite history... In 1890, a British soldier emerges from the depths of a Cairo sewer. He claims to have been trapped for years in an ancient underground complex, and swears that he ...
The fall of Rome was just the beginning. A new empire will rise . . .AD 439: the Roman Empire is on the brink of collapse. With shocking speed a Vandal army has swept through the Roman provinces of Spain and north Africa, conquering Carthage and threatening Roman control of the Mediterranean. But a far greater threat lies to the east, a barbarian force born in the harsh steppelands of Asia, warriors of unparalleled savagery who will sweep all ...