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The Templar Legacy

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Overview

The ancient order of the Knights Templar possessed untold wealth and absolute power over kings and popes . . . until the Inquisition, when they were wiped from the face of the earth, their hidden riches lost. But now two forces vying for the treasure have learned that it is not at all what they thought it was-and its true nature could change the modern world. Cotton Malone, one-time top operative for the U.S. Justice Department, is enjoying his quiet new life as an antiquarian book dealer in Copenhagen when an unexpected call to action reawakens his hair-trigger instincts-and plunges him back into the cloak-and-dagger world he thought he'd left behind. It begins with a violent robbery attempt on Cotton's former supervisor, Stephanie Nelle, who's far from home on a mission that has nothing to do with national security. Armed with vital clues to a series of centuries-old puzzles scattered across Europe, she means to crack a mystery that has tantalized scholars and fortune-hunters through the ages by finding the legendary cache of wealth and forbidden knowledge thought to have been lost forever when the order of the Knights Templar was exterminated in the fourteenth century.

Editorial Reviews

There are times when Corrigan attempts the French accent of this book's arch-villain, Raymond de Roquefort, that he sounds like nothing so much as Peter Sellers's Inspector Clouseau with a bad head cold. Corrigan gamely tackles what so many other readers tiptoe around, imitating each of the voices in Berry's international array of shadowy operators. While the results are occasionally, unintentionally comic, Corrigan is to be commended: his multivoiced, one-man-band reading makes for a wildly enjoyable listen. Berry's novel follows in the tradition of The Da Vinci Code, mingling medieval Christian secrecy and contemporary intelligence-agency intrigue. Corrigan contains multitudes, and his able array of voices show a man who greatly enjoys the opportunity to have the stage of Berry's book all to himself. Having fun with his reading, Corrigan masterfully conveys the entertainment value of Berry's convoluted story. Simultaneous release with the Ballantine hardcover (Reviews, Dec. 19, 2005). (Feb.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information. -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.

Author Information

Bio of Steve Berry

Steve Berry is a lawyer with more than twenty years of courtroom experience. He has traveled extensively throughout the Caribbean, Mexico, Europe, and Russia. He lives with his wife and daughter in Camden County, Georgia, and is currently working on his next novel. The Amber Room is his first novel.

Customer Reviews

  • 5 stars out of 5Great story!

    Posted January 14, 2009 by Missy, New York City

    An incredible read! Lots of plot twist and turns, cliff hangers, and a bang-up ending. Do read the Writer's Note after you've finished the book.

  • 4 stars out of 5I stayed up all night reading this book.

    Posted November 05, 2009 by Rodrick Cholez, Jamestown, Ca.

    I was caught by the second page, downloaded it to my girlfriend, and the race was on.Neither of us could put it down. An excellent read, and be sure to read the editors note at the end

  • 5 stars out of 5Great book!

    Posted November 08, 2009 by Rick, Hinckley

    I was taken into this story so much it's all I thought about. Every chapter was exciting and puzzling. And to the end I was really amazed at the conclusion. It wasn't what I thought would happen but it ended great as well. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in fiction and non fiction history

  • 5 stars out of 5Interesting

    Posted November 18, 2009 by A Reader, Las Vegas

    It was slow at the beginning for me but once grabbed it was a great read. Very thought provoking but an easy to read style. Liked the characters and was not disappointed by the plot or ending. If you like the genre you will like this book.

Additional Info

Imprint

Random House

Filesize

2.48 MB

Number of Pages

528

eBook ISBN

9780345493774

Excerpt from: The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry

ONE

Copenhagen, Denmark
Thursday, June 22, The Present
2:50 pm

Cotton Malone spotted the knife at the same time he saw Stephanie Nelle. He was sitting at a table outside the Cafe Nikolaj, comfortable in a white lattice chair. The sunny afternoon was pleasant and Hojbro Plads, the popular Danish square that spanned out before him, bristled with people. The cafe was doing its usual brisk business--the mood feverish--and for the past half hour he-d been waiting for Stephanie.

She was a petite woman, in her sixties, though she never confirmed her age and the Justice Department personnel records that Malone once saw contained only a winking n/a in the space reserved for date of birth. Her dark hair was streaked with waves of silver, and her brown eyes offered both the compassionate look of a liberal and the fiery glint of a prosecutor. Two presidents had tried to make her attorney general, but she'd turned both offers down. One attorney general had lobbied hard to fire her--especially after she was enlisted by the FBI to investigate him--but the White House nixed the idea since, among other things, Stephanie Nelle was scrupulously honest.

In contrast, the man with the knife was short and stout, with narrow features and brush-cut hair. Something haunted loomed on his East European face--a forlornness that worried Malone more than the glistening blade--and he was dressed casually in denim pants and a blood-red jacket.