The Grail Conspiracy

This is not Da Vinci. It's not any less than Da Vinci either in it's plot and scope . I have become addicted to these historical/religious thrillers that have a central premise built around the Bible, Christ, the Holy Grail, Knights Templar, Virgin Mary, the possible bloodline of Jesus etc. In this particular novel, the central premise is that the Book of Revelation may be true and that the world could possibly see the second coming of Christ (another novel that also uses the Book of Revelation to great effect is The Rozabal Line). The book starts off in the Iraqi desert where a dying man hands over a box to a news reporter who then manages to smuggle it out of Iraq, authenticate it and then have the "holy grail" delivered to the Vatican only to see it stolen from there. This leads to a raging battle between the good and bad forces, while the dead bodies pile up around the central characters. Given the tremendous fan following of the Da Vinci Code, it is but obvious that several "clones" will flourish. This is not a clone. A great book that keeps you wanting to turn the pages.

This book was GREAT! Kept you entertained and left you wanting to read the sequel...The Last Secret

What I want to know is when is this going to come out as a movie? It has to be one of the most exciting thrillers I have ever read. I was hooked from the first page on when Cotten Stone (the main character) stumbles onto the dig site with the the Crusader's tomb. The plot (and sub-plots) is tightly woven and the characters fully developed. There are twists and turns and the story roars forward with every word. I could picture every scene and can just imagine what it would be like on the big screen. If this book doesn't get picked up by a motion picture studio, somebody is missing something! And I sure hope there is a sequel.

This novel was absolutely amazing. It follows in the lines of Dan Brown's novel, but has a different twist so it makes the two novels different. Shoeles is an amazing storyteller with a flair for twists that will keep the reader guessing until the very end of the novel! I highly recommend this novel for anyone who loved the Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons!

What is the record time for reading a book practically straight through? From the beginning to the end, I was there. The characters were "real" people. The action spellbinding. I love a good mystery, a love story, a twist at the end. This was all that and more!!!