Book description
With a bespoke soundtrack and unique custom gestures feature, this
enhanced edition seamlessly accentuates Toyne's blisteringly original novel.
REVELATION OR DEVASTATION?
The certainties of the modern world are about to be blown apart by a
three thousand year-old conspiracy nurtured by blood and lies …
A man throws himself to his death from the oldest inhabited place on the
face of the earth, a mountainous citadel in the historic Turkish city of
Ruin. This is no ordinary suicide but a symbolic act. And thanks to the
media, it is witnessed by the entire world.
But few understand it. For charity worker Kathryn Mann and a handful of
others in the know, it is what they have been waiting for. The cowled
and secretive fanatics that live in the Citadel suspect it could mean
the end of everything they have built - and they will kill, torture and
break every law to stop that. For Liv Adamsen, New York crime reporter,
it begins the next stage of a journey into the heart of her own identity.
And at that journey's end lies a discovery that will change EVERYTHING …
SANCTUS is an apocalyptic conspiracy thriller like no other - it re-sets
the bar for excitement and fascination, and marks the debut of a major
talent in Simon Toyne. 'A fast moving, thoroughly enjoyable, adventure
- plenty of action, plenty of intrigue and a wonderfully imaginative
reinterpretation of a slice of religious history. The sort of novel to
devour in one sitting' KATE MOSSE
'A cool, confident debut … A talented new writer who instinctively
grasps the broad rules of superior action thrillers and adapts them with
pace, grace, humour and a keen eye for cinematic effect' DAILY TELEGRAPH
'In this thriller Toyne creates an intriguing and engaging centrepiece
in The Citadel … Relentless pace … An exciting and interesting read. I
look forward to returning to Ruin, where there are plenty of stories
waiting to be told' THE SUN
'High concept, debut conspiracy thrillers don't come with higher
expectations than this. Hard to think of it as a debut, better to think
of it as the beginning of a massive new adventure, and a so-long to Dan
Brown' MIRROR Simon Toyne graduated from Goldsmiths College in London
with a degree in English and Drama then worked in television for almost
twenty years before becoming a novelist. SANCTUS is his first book and
also the first volume of the Ruin trilogy. You can find out more at www.
simontoyne. net
