Book description
SPECIAL PRICE FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY. Conspiracy thrillers don't come
any bigger or better than THE KEY - from the author of the bestselling
thriller debut of 2011, SANCTUS: 'Plenty of action, plenty of intrigue
and wonderfully imaginative. The sort of novel to devour in one sitting'
Kate Mosse.
Hounded. Haunted. Hunted. She is the most important person in the
world. She is The Key.
In the ancient Turkish city of Ruin, American journalist Liv Adamsen
lies in an isolation ward staring at walls as blank as her memory.
She knows she entered the monumental Citadel at the heart of Ruin but
can remember only darkness. Something strange is stirring within her,
whispering that she is 'the key'. But the key to what?
For the Ghost, a mercenary operating in the Syrian Desert, Liv could
unlock one of mankind's most potent secrets. For the brotherhood in the
Citadel - now cursed by a terrible plague - her return is the only way
to ensure their survival. And for a powerful faction in Rome, she
threatens the very future of the Catholic Church.
Hunted across continents and caught up in events that defy explanation,
Liv turns to the only person she trusts - a charity worker named Gabriel
Mann. Together their paths lead to a shocking discovery - one that will
tear them apart and change the world forever… Praise for SANCTUS:
'A cool, confident debut … with pace, grace and a keen eye for
cinematic effect'
DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Intriguing and engaging … 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
'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
'The stellar first in a trilogy … The truly mind-boggling revelation
will leave astounded readers eager for the next instalment'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY In 2007 Simon Toyne quit his job and moved to France
to fulfil a long-held desire to write a thriller. After a sleepless
night crossing the channel, he and his family abandoned a planned
eight-hour drive to their new home and limped instead to the city of
Rouen. It was the sight of the sharp spire of Rouen Cathedral piercing
the pre-dawn sky that gave birth to the fiction Citadel of SANCTUS.
SANCTUS, his first novel, became an immediate bestseller. To date it
has been translated into 23 languages and published in 40 countries.
