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Original Title:	The Last Templar
ISBN:	0451219953 (ISBN13: 9780451219954)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Templar #1
Characters:	Sean Reilly, Tess Chaykin, William Vance, Monsignor de Angelis
Setting:	United States of America New York State(United States) Turkey

The Last Templar (Templar #1) Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 523 pages

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Title	:	The Last Templar (Templar #1)
Author	:	Raymond Khoury
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 523 pages
Published	:	December 2006 by Signet (first published 2005)
Categories	:	Fiction. Thriller. Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery. Adventure

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"It has served us well, this myth of Christ."
Pope Leo X, 16th Century

In a hail of fire and flashing sword, as the burning city of Acre falls from the hands of the West in 1291, The Last Templar opens with a young Templar knight, his mentor, and a handful of others escaping to the sea carrying a mysterious chest entrusted to them by the Order's dying Grand Master. The ship vanishes without a trace.

In present day Manhattan, four masked horsemen dressed as Templar Knights emerge from Central Park and ride up the Fifth Avenue steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art during the blacktie opening of a Treasures of the Vatican exhibit. Storming through the crowds, the horsemen brutally attack anyone standing between them and their prize. Attending the gala, archaeologist Tess Chaykin watches in silent terror as the leader of the horsemen hones in on one piece in particular, a strange geared device. He utters a few cryptic Latin words as he takes hold of it with reverence before leading the horsemen out and disappearing into the night.

In the aftermath, an FBI investigation is led by anti-terrorist specialist Sean Reilly. Soon, he and Tess are drawn into the dark, hidden history of the crusading Knights, plunging them into a deadly game of cat and mouse with ruthless killers as they race across three continents to recover the lost secret of the Templars.

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Now, the last thing I want to do is insult someone elses work so I dont often do negative reviews but I also want to be honest. I didnt really like this book and Ill try to be fair as I explain why:The premise sounds good. Four horsemen dressed as knights Templar ride up to New Yorks metropolitan museum during the opening of a Vatican treasures exhibition and launch a raid, one of the stolen items is a medieval decoder. FBI agent Sean Reilly and archaeologist Tess Chaykin set out to discover who

Obviously, I have a thing for this topic. But I did not like the criticism of believers in the "Christian myth". The author spent too much time giving voice to the characters who felt they needed to tear down everyone who demonstrated faith. There were also too many gratuitous killings and too many "amazing" recoveries and reappearances.

It seems like most reviewers here picked up this book out of desperation at an airport. Havent we all done that? In my case, the book was left behind at the house by a friend (who didnt warn me). I was in the mood for a DaVinci Code cloneso why not? Ill tell you why not: its crap. I would give it to a thrift shop, but then Id be afraid someone might pick it up for a quarter and read it. I wouldnt wish that on anyone (well, maybe one person I have in mind), so I will use the pages for packaging

Ultimately, I didn't like this book, but I hate failing any work with just one star, and parts of the plot were exciting, so I'll be magnaminous and give this two stars. I do enjoy historical studies, and have long been interested in the Knights Templar. When the opening few pages of this book were described to me by someone who had just started it, I mistakenly thought the book would involve time travel, and that intriguing overlay led me to eventually check it out for myself.Those opening few

This is probably a 4.5 but rounding it up to 5 because I read it almost without putting it down in a day and a half - because I literally had to find out just what was happening. It is historical, modern, a detective story, a romance, a mystery for sure...all wrapped up into one intriguing story. The Prologue begins in the year 1291 and this is where we meet Martin of Carmaux in a battle to save the Holy Land from the Muslim onslaught. Martin is one of the Knights Templar and preparing to fight

Are you tired of reading books that you have to think too much about? Do you like obvious details being overtly and continuously pounded into your head? If you answered yes to these question then I recommend The Last Templar. Raymond Khoury thrusts the plot of this book upon the reader in much the same way the creepy guy on the crowded subway car thrusts his junk against your ass every time the car shakes. You're not positive that he's doing it on purpose but you still feel violated and used.

Perhaps the worst novel I have ever read. It makes Dan Brown look like an elegant stylist and a profound historian.