Sanctuary

Sanctuary

by RaymondKhoury (Author)

Synopsis

Naples, 1750. In the dead of the night, three men with swords burst into the palazzo of a marquis. The intruders' leader, the Prince of San Severo, accuses the marquis of being an imposter, and demands to know a secret that he believes the man harbours. In the fight that ensues, the false marquis escapes over the rooftops, leaving behind a burning palazzo and a raging prince who is now obsessed with finding his quarry at any cost. Baghdad, 2003. An American army unit hunting down Saddam's inner circle makes a horrifying discovery: a state-of-the-art, concealed lab where dozens - men, woman, children - have died after enduring gruesome experiments. The mysterious scientist they were after, a man believed to be working on a bioweapons program and known only as the hakeem - the doctor - escapes, taking with him the startling truth about his work. A puzzling clue is left behind, crudely carved into the wall of one of the underground prison's cells: a circular symbol of a snake feeding on its own tail. So begins Raymond Khoury's explosive new novel, placing two bold women at the centre of the action as they get caught up in a murderous trail of ancient clues. Ripped from the history books and coupled with cutting-edge science, THE SANCTUARY delivers even more of the brilliant mystery and rapid-fire suspense that made Khoury's debut novel, THE LAST TEMPLAR, a Sunday Times, New York Times and #1 international bestseller.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Edition: Export ed
Publisher: Orion
Published: 23 Aug 2007

ISBN 10: 0752875892
ISBN 13: 9780752875897
Book Overview: THE LAST TEMPLAR was THE sleeper hit of 2005 - selling over 30,000 copies in trade paperback, almost entirely by word of mouth. Raymond is a highly promotable author and one of the main writers of SPOOKS - a show that has already provided two previous bestselling authors, David Wolstencroft and Ben Richards Raymond unites gripping action-packed narratives with fascinating historical research and emotive issues In his new novel he brings past and present together around a highly topical subject - the question of human longevity The issue of how we age and when we die is both a mythic age-old obsession and a question of cutting-edge science

Author Bio
Raymond Khoury is an acclaimed screenwriter and producer for both television and film. Educated in France and the United States, Khoury now lives in London with his wife and two children.