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The Last Essene
Morally complex, seething life and death fear, and rich in historical atmosphere and electrifying plot turns, The last Essene marks the beginning of the retired analyst at the government, Jane D. Red, as author. Readers of Dan Brown, David Baldacci, Steve Berry, or R.D. Brady will love this book and find themselves breathless at this unforgettable story.
Mark Foster, an experienced and well-known auditor for a non-profit organization, is asked to organize an auction for an antiquities’ lot of dubious origins found among the ruins of an old chapel.
The artifacts’ value is not high but he´s assured the proceeds will fund humanitarian causes. He accepts the job even at the risk of his own reputation. However, what at first appears to be an ordinary sale of illegal antiquities, matters suddenly turn complicated when, at the last minute, an ancient codex is added to the inventory and a mysterious bidder pays a million euros for it.
After the sale, and just as the codex´s falsehood is revealed, one of the auction’s “go-betweens” is murdered in unusual circumstances. In order to remain alive, Mark needs to find the original codex.
His desperate search takes him to Azul Benjelali, an old love and also an expert in ancient languages who disappears just as she is about to discover the location of a more than a thousand-years old relic that has been lost for centuries.
Finally, with Mars´ help, a mysterious and beautiful woman, Mark races against time and is taken from one clue to the other while tracking the historical events that connect the Romans with the Templars, the Almogavars, Napoleon’s troops and the Nazis.
This is a puzzle he desperately needs to solve before the secret falls into the hands of those who have been after it for centuries.
Mark Foster, an experienced and well-known auditor for a non-profit organization, is asked to organize an auction for an antiquities’ lot of dubious origins found among the ruins of an old chapel.
The artifacts’ value is not high but he´s assured the proceeds will fund humanitarian causes. He accepts the job even at the risk of his own reputation. However, what at first appears to be an ordinary sale of illegal antiquities, matters suddenly turn complicated when, at the last minute, an ancient codex is added to the inventory and a mysterious bidder pays a million euros for it.
After the sale, and just as the codex´s falsehood is revealed, one of the auction’s “go-betweens” is murdered in unusual circumstances. In order to remain alive, Mark needs to find the original codex.
His desperate search takes him to Azul Benjelali, an old love and also an expert in ancient languages who disappears just as she is about to discover the location of a more than a thousand-years old relic that has been lost for centuries.
Finally, with Mars´ help, a mysterious and beautiful woman, Mark races against time and is taken from one clue to the other while tracking the historical events that connect the Romans with the Templars, the Almogavars, Napoleon’s troops and the Nazis.
This is a puzzle he desperately needs to solve before the secret falls into the hands of those who have been after it for centuries.
500 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 28, 2015
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May 13, 2015
The Last Essene
Hard to follow at times. All in all a good story to read. Had a lot of twists and turns but as always I think it could have been a lot better without the nasty language.
Hard to follow at times. All in all a good story to read. Had a lot of twists and turns but as always I think it could have been a lot better without the nasty language.
May 21, 2015
Good story
Good story, plot, settings and characters. I enjoyed the chase for the "gift". Is there a second book by chance in the works?
Good story, plot, settings and characters. I enjoyed the chase for the "gift". Is there a second book by chance in the works?
July 16, 2015
Good quick read once you start you cannot stop. I loved the histories inside the plot.
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