Book description
In a snowbound village in the German mountains, a young woman
discovers an extraordinary secret. Before she can reveal it, she
disappears. All that survives is a picture of a mysterious medieval
playing card that has perplexed scholars for centuries.
Nick Ash does research for the FBI in New York. Six months ago his
girlfriend Gillian walked out and broke his heart. Now he's the only
person who can save her - if it's not too late. Within hours of
getting her message, Nick finds himself on the run, delving deep into
the past before it catches up with him.
Hunted across Europe, Nick follows Gillian's trail into the heart of
a five-hundred-year-old mystery. But across the centuries, powerful
forces are closing around him. There are men who have devoted their
lives to keeping the secret, and they will stop at nothing to protect it.
Tom Harper (real name Edwin Thomas) won the CWA debut award in 2001
for
The Blighted Cliffs
. He also wrote
The Mosaic of Shadows
,
Knights of the Cross
,
Siege of Heaven
and
Lost Temple
, all published by Random House.
