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Book SynopsisINQUISITION is the latest thrilling novel from Sunday Times bestselling author David Gibbins. Jack Howard will be tested to his limits on the trail of the fabled Holy Grail. ''[The] Da Vinci Code of the deep sea'' Daily Express
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As the blood of martyred Christians runs through Rome''s catacombs, Pope Sixtus entrusts their most sacred object to a devoted follower. Soon after, the Holy Grail disappears into the darkness of time.
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While overseeing the evacuation of the English colony of Tangier, Samuel Pepys attempts to retrieve a treasure which has resurfaced after more than a thousand years. Meanwhile, a Jewish merchant is tortured by the Altamanus, a secret group determined to locate the Grail.
PRESENT DAY
A wreck off the Cornish coast reveals clues to a mystery that marine archaeologist Jack Howard had thought beyond solving. He embarks on an epic quest that takes him to the sunken ruins of the pirate cit
Trade Review
Praise for David Gibbins - -
What do you get if you cross Indiana Jones with Dan Brown? Answer: David Gibbins - Mirror
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Da Vinci Code of the deep sea - Daily Express
The diving sequences are marvellous... there isn't another thriller hero like Jack Howard and I treasure him - For Winter Nights
A brilliantly written thriller that remains in the believable and yet rides the edge of the fantastical, the boundaries of exploration... and expectation - Parmenion Books
