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Thriller · 2024 · PG-13

The Templar Legacy

by Steve Berry

The Templars' greatest secret — and the modern conspiracy that will kill to keep it.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Exciting . . . hard to put down without reading one more page.”—The Florida Times-Union The ancient order of the Knights Templar possessed untold wealth and absolute power over kings and popes . . . until the Inquisition, when they were wiped from the face of the earth, their hidden riches lost. But now two forces vying for the treasure have learned that it is not at all what they thought it was—and its true nature could change the modern world. Cotton Malone, one-time top operative for the U.S. Justice Department, is enjoying his quiet new life as an antiquarian b

For14+GenreThrillerLength460 pagesRead time~12 hours

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Violence

Some

Violence including deaths in thriller sequences

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

None

No sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of historical conspiracy and institutional deception

What this book is about

Former Justice Department operative Cotton Malone investigates the disappearance of a colleague in Copenhagen and finds himself pulled into a five-centuries-old conspiracy involving the real secrets of the Knights Templar. Berry's debut Cotton Malone thriller established the formula: meticulous historical research wrapped in breathless adventure.

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Religious conspiracy themes

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