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The Last Templar (Paperback)

by Raymond Khoury (Author)
3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (117 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 448 pages
  • Publisher: Orion (6 Mar 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752880705
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752880709
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (117 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 18,970 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'All the makings of a blockbuster here, in the book charts and on the screen.' SUNDAY SPORT 'fascinating... vivid and poignant' REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE 'brilliant plotting... fast-paced fascinating... thought provoking, and the journey, both physical and emotional, undertaken by the main protagonists in discovering it is truly page-turning stuff. CRIMESQUAD 'a good fast read that will make an afternoon in front of the fire fly by' DEADLY PLEASURES

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'All the makings of a blockbuster here, in the book charts and on the screen.' (SUNDAY SPORT )

'fascinating... vivid and poignant' (REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE )

'brilliant plotting... fast-paced fascinating... thought provoking, and the journey, both physical and emotional, undertaken by the main protagonists in discovering it is truly page-turning stuff. (CRIMESQUAD )

'a good fast read that will make an afternoon in front of the fire fly by' (DEADLY PLEASURES )
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining, 9 Nov 2005
By S. Mazumder "s_maz" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Last Templar (Paperback)
In Raymond Khoury's 'The Last Templar' we begin with an exciting armed robbery of a Vatican exhibition at the Met in New York, by four horseman dressed as knights. An unusual start, but sets the tone for an entertaining book.

In the story we follow historian Tess Chayki and FBI agent Reilly as they are on a quest to find the thieves. But they become involved in something that is much more important than a mere robbery, but something that will shake the Vatican's foundations.

The story is a novel one, but nothing too surprising with conspiracy stories that are around these days. I did enjoy the mixture of the crime story set with a historical backdrop. And the flashbacks to olden times with the Knights Templar themselves in action was enjoyable. The story does lose pace a little towards the end and becomes more of a love story than an adventure chase.

But I enjoyed this, and would recommend it as a fun read.

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121 of 136 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A present day threat from medieval times, 18 Mar 2006
By normngrey "normngrey" (South, UK) - See all my reviews
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This book starts off with a robbery of a museum show as a cover to smoething else. At first the robbery is viewed as just that until a witness who is an archaeologist mentions her obersavtions in passing to the FBI agent in charge. The search for help uncovers the villain of the piece and sets in train a race to Turkey for something which threatens all religion via targetting of the Vatican and the catholic faith. There are fill-ins from notes of a Templar to help understand the race.
The end is quite good but a bit hollywood sweet and is in ways a neat tidying up. Saying anymore could ruin the plot.

There is a lot here a reader might recognise from the Da Vinci Code and similar books. It is a solid read which runs well. Pay attention and you won't be let down. A worthy read.

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49 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the Da Vinci Code, 9 Mar 2006
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How I wish I hadn't read The Da Vinci Code... Every story in this genre is now always going to suffer by comparison, and in many ways this is a better book. Raymond Khoury is an experienced scriptwriter and it really shows in the brilliant plotting of this book. It's fast-paced, and you can really imagine the story making a great movie! The characters are drawn with gusto, though sometimes the distinction between the "good guys" and the "bad guys" is just a little clichéd. The ultimate secret contained in the Templar manuscripts (yes, it is revealed...!) is both fascinating and thought provoking, and the journey, both physical and emotional, undertaken by the main protagonists in discovering it is truly page-turning stuff. My only real problem is with the ending of the book. It's literally a cliffhanger (no, I won't spoil it...), and personally I'd rather have seen things getting a bit less "wet". I do seriously urge you to read the book though - and you'll know what I mean!
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1.0 out of 5 stars Terribly Predictable yet unbelievably far fetched
I'm rather loathed to spend too much time on writing a review for Raymond Khoury's book, 'The Last Templar'. Read more
Published 27 days ago by S. Mohammed

2.0 out of 5 stars Painful
Getting through this book was a painful experience. Part of the reason for this was that I was listening to it as an MP3 recording I borrowed from my local library. Read more
Published 28 days ago by S. Arnott

3.0 out of 5 stars A pretty good, but not great, read.
Four horsemen dressed as knights templars, commit a spectacular robbery on opening night of an exhibition of Vatican treasures at the New York Metropolitan Museum. Read more
Published 2 months ago by NoWireHangers

5.0 out of 5 stars the last templar
bit of old templar history ,a bit of modern day crime of templar antiqueties, if you like dan brown templar series you will enjoy this.
Published 5 months ago by D. clark ramsey

5.0 out of 5 stars The Last Templar
A very well written, fast moving book. Chapters are not too long, and I found this "unputdownable"

I am interested in holy grail type reading, and want to read... Read more
Published 5 months ago by I. Christie

4.0 out of 5 stars "It has served us well, this myth of Christ"
(Pope Leo X, 19th century)

Since the Da Vinci Code was first printed six years ago, publishers have been in search of their own "Holy Grail" of books i.e. Read more
Published 8 months ago by tallpete33

2.0 out of 5 stars More of a screen play than a novel
An intriguing title captures attention and the opening scene is gripping, but the book then falls into the well-trodden path of tension between church and state. Read more
Published 10 months ago by John Holland

4.0 out of 5 stars The Last Templar
Well i did not have high hopes for this book, but was surprised how quickly i became involved with it. Read more
Published 12 months ago by K. Gibb

2.0 out of 5 stars Boring!!!
Maybe I read the intro wrong, but I was hoping for more 14th century than 21st century.
An interesting start, then the plot got very weak and predictable. Read more
Published 12 months ago by P. Le Marre

3.0 out of 5 stars strange book
This is a strange book. First, it is nowhere near as badly written as some reviewers say - it is ok on that front. Second, the plot is really gripping ... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Ramses

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