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The coauthor of the Destroyer series brings an age-old quest to modern-day New York in this "brilliant [and] imaginative" thriller (TheNew York Times Book Review). When a jewel-encrusted, gold saltcellar appears for sale in New York, speculation around the piece soars. The gems alone make the vessel incredibly valuable, but some are convinced something even more priceless hides within: nothing less than the legendary Holy Grail. After the owner of the piece is brutally murdered and the cellar taken, speculation turns to conviction--and a deadly hunt for the missing artifact is on. Claire Andrews knows nothing of riches, glory, or mythical relics; she only wishes to avenge the death of her father, who was killed after putting his gold saltcellar on the market. She enlists the help of NYPD detective Artie Modelstein to hunt down the men responsible. But their search for truth lands them unwittingly in the middle of a mystery that has spanned centuries--a lethal quest for power from which no one escapes unscathed . . . Filled with sharp allusions, breathtaking suspense, and clever twists, this is a "surprisingly gripping" fast-paced thriller perfect for fans of The DaVinci Code and The Rule of Four (Kirkus Reviews). … (altro)
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For Richard Lynn Fogel, who meant so much to so many, especially Mimi, Dan, and Fred
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TILBURY, ENGLAND, 1588
She was gold, fifty pounds of it used mostly for bulking.
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But as in other times of crisis, courage, dressed as cold reason, prevailed among Englishmen at Plymouth Harbor.
It was not lost on the British lords that the duke himself owned more lands than their own queen, or that English castles, while grand in size and adornments, were looked upon as barbarities by the more refined Spaniards familiar with the graceful and more civilized architecture of the Muslim East.
What looked strange for His Grace was that he carried a gray cloth bundle in hands that normally touched nothing other than gold utensils or swords.
"Your Majesty," he said, "name me a drinking cup of such worth as I would wager a life that Spain having lost it would lose a war and you having gained it would win one?"
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And later that day she burned the fragments of the letter in the compost pile behind the house where Jed had collected winter refuse to decompose in the flower beds of the big white Victorian house on Maple Hill.
The coauthor of the Destroyer series brings an age-old quest to modern-day New York in this "brilliant [and] imaginative" thriller (TheNew York Times Book Review). When a jewel-encrusted, gold saltcellar appears for sale in New York, speculation around the piece soars. The gems alone make the vessel incredibly valuable, but some are convinced something even more priceless hides within: nothing less than the legendary Holy Grail. After the owner of the piece is brutally murdered and the cellar taken, speculation turns to conviction--and a deadly hunt for the missing artifact is on. Claire Andrews knows nothing of riches, glory, or mythical relics; she only wishes to avenge the death of her father, who was killed after putting his gold saltcellar on the market. She enlists the help of NYPD detective Artie Modelstein to hunt down the men responsible. But their search for truth lands them unwittingly in the middle of a mystery that has spanned centuries--a lethal quest for power from which no one escapes unscathed . . . Filled with sharp allusions, breathtaking suspense, and clever twists, this is a "surprisingly gripping" fast-paced thriller perfect for fans of The DaVinci Code and The Rule of Four (Kirkus Reviews).
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