La Clave de Salomón

by R. Douglas Weber

An amazing story, including the Knights Templar, the Italian Secret Service, the Vatican, the Holy Grail, the Holy Bloodline, cryptography, Mossad agents, the FBI's DNA database, all weaved together in a fast-paced, believable storyline. Weber's research into religious history and artifacts provides the detail that makes the story believable. His characters, and there are a lot of them, are well-developed, especially the two female protagonists. Solomon's Key is the best to date of the religious conspiracy genre.

Genres: Fiction, Suspense

560 pages, Paperback

First published March 14, 2007

Reviews

[Amyf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not for the faint of heart but a book that made me think and ask questions.

[Caroline · Rating 2 out of 5]

Got part way through the book and lost the will to carry on. I felt there were quite a few details that weren't strictly necessary. The story was an archaeological treasure hunt, but for me, there were too many pieces of the story and too many details, so I got confused. When I read a book, I like a well written story, with a good narrative and a complex enough plot to keep me reading to the end. Unfortunately, this book fell way short of the mark.

[Verce Hristovska · Rating 5 out of 5]

exiting ploting interesting modern

[Cvetannka · Rating 4 out of 5]

I simply love action/adventure spy thrillers!
I liked that the chapters ended cliffhangers.

[David]

i have tryed to include the relevant facts from each book listed on the site.yet they all seam to tell the same tale ...power or sex,... although denied.. is really all that they seek

either these books are cryptic crosswords clues, or (the old adage)...
if you want to keep something secret, put it in plain view , & Deny it Evan if its
truth eternal.... so what have these books contributed to the scheme of things.!!!
"enlighten" or "beguiled"... i have try ed to category them in order to what they have given
to the reader.. secrets of Freemasonry ..book. the widows son....p..47
unfortunately some are ,,,bogus- written by incompetent historians, people that have a grudge, even,.... a spacial-category of (writing-masons)... who don't know what they are talking about.. well meaning fellows who are not skeptical enough..

SOLOMON'S -KEY..( the codis project)
found that it was like a short story mild, at that

MORMON MISSIONARY & THE GOD HEAD ( can Angel's be trusted)
don't know have only ever dealt with humans.., but on page ..52 they state
"when therefore any man no matter who or how high his standing may be he utters
or publishes any thing that afterwords proves to be untrue (he is a false prophet)

maybe they were referring to the
SINISTER FORCES OF AMERICAN POLITICAL WITCHCRAFT.. which no doubt the CLINTON'S have read
look them up on YOU-TUBE....

SECRET SOCIETIES OF AMERICANS ELITE, also founding fathers secret societies, and the blueprint of Americans vi son
secret societies & psychological warfare, intellectual discourse IE.. flattery is the first principle to mind control. check.. out p....5....
there are the old wives tales that talk about a curious force on this planet that foils progress
a force that cannot be controlled, that is profoundly wild, intractable, rural, and mischievous.
THOSE THAT SELL THEIR IMMORTAL SOUL TO THE INSUBSTANTIAL PAGEANT FOR KNOWLEDGE ,THAT TURNS TO SORROW ... (ECCLESIASTES 1-18 )

a brief history of secret societies tells the truth and let you figure it out right or wronger...

TRUTH-TWISTERS explains ... because the masons do not recognize the sinfulness of
humanity they see no need for salvation in the biblical sense..












I have never read a book laid out this way....inserts of facts throughout that made it a definite unique and intriguing read. I honestly found it almost impossible to decipher the difference between fact and fiction, and found myself having to read several passages over a couple times to try to understand it better. The book can get very complicated in many areas, but the chapters are nice and short and your attention is always held. I am now fascinated with the history of the Church as we know it, and found this book to be extremely educational and thought provoking...I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is especially interested in Religious Conspiracy Thrillers.

[Melanie · Rating 2 out of 5]

If the DaVinci code ratio is 1 part action/military to 2 parts symbolism, spiritualism, and religion, then Solomon's Key is the opposite. There was a plethora of characters, most are important but certainly not all (why do I care if the guy watching the radar is sweaty or has asthma?), however keeping track of them was difficult at times since they involved adoptions, kidnapping, brainwashing, and schizophrenic breaks from reality. I got bogged down by all the military acronyms such as, "They provided Terrain-Following Radar (TFR), Forward-Looking Infra-Red (FLIR)..." (p. 351) not to mention the "scientific/psychological" details that didn't move the story along but rather, slows the reader down. In my opinion, Douglas Weber was trying to show up Dan Brown with his military, historical, and religious knowledge. The problem with that plan is this: the readers who love The Da Vinci Code (DVC) - haha - love it because of the idea of the "Sacred Feminine," the development of the love relationship, and the spiritual symbolism. If you have a military background and want Arnold Schwarzenegger to star instead of Tom Hanks, then read it but if you're looking for another Da Vinci Code then pass. (BTW, I had to renew this book FIVE times to get through it.)

[Jessica · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was horrible. I couldn't even finish it. The author tried to make a thriller a la "Davinci Code" and failed miserably. Too many characters and a way too convoluted a story line, and not even remotely believable. Three siblings who are separated at birth, one who is now an English secret agent, one a Mossad agent and one an Al-Quaeda agent but actually secretly working for a religious cult organization who wants to destroy the Catholic Church. One of the siblings has an affair with a special agent who is American but stationed in Rome as a special counterterrorist agent. This guy has an uncle in the Vatican. One of the siblings has another uncle in the Vatican and those two Vatican priests are friends and both intellectual types (sort of like the main character in Davinci Code but ordained priests). Then there is a guy who can brainwash people into committing suicide with just a couple of words spoken...Come ON!!! AND to boot...the story line is so f'in confusing that you have to keep going back to figure out who the new person in this new chapter is and how he/she might be connected with things you read previously...UGH!!! Stay away from this one!

[Joe White · Rating 1 out of 5]

The first one-third of this book generated an experience similar to attempting to stitch together a loosely collated twitter feed. There were multiple important characters introduced in the middle of an action sequence that had no introductory precedent from the prior action sequence. It was very similar to reading instead of watching a series of video game shooting action sequences that might later be related, but had no overall contextual ties that made the current action blend well with an overall context and story line.

My second issue, was the Templar theme and all the sad Masonic voodoo symbols and rituals. This topic has become its own literary kingdom, with its own language, ritual, and landmark references. One author, Dan Brown, struck gold with the Templar - Catholic mystique; consequently every other author wanting to write a mindless action sequence which infuses some amount of techno-gadgetry, just adopts and expands the same tired background story line.

[Michaelsean · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not often do I read a book that I think isn't worth the paper it is written on. This however would be one of those books. When I purchased it a few months ago I thought it sounded mildly interesting. I am a sucker for the Dan Brown genre of books and this seemed to be right up my ally. Boy was I wrong.

The book had all the usual tools. Conspiracy, the Vatican, foreign secret service organizations, a secret brotherhood, the sacred feminine. It just all fell apart. The dialogue was awful. The sequencing of the story was just plain confusing. Rarely have I had this difficult of a time in finishing a book. This however was just plain awful.

[Mike]

It's ok. Not all I hoped for.

[Natasha]

a weird mash of events-confusing

[Fred · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bad. Stay away. It seemed to be closer to the outline of a story rather than a complete story in itself.

[Farah (Zahra) · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was just awful!! There was just so much going!! Too many stories and flash - backs and what not. Way too complicated!! Readers out there be sure to never pick this one!!

[Ron Holmes · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the first book I have ready by Weber. There appeared to be a lot of characters to keep straight, not too easy. But, it was a fast read and exciting.

[Pablo · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's Ok.

[Carolyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was ok. It got to be a bit drawn out. I didn't like the way it ended. I doubt I will ever read it again.

[Kimberly]

have no idea what it was about after 50 pages

[Steve Patenaude · Rating 2 out of 5]

An OK read but certainly not the best of the genre.