The Key: 2 (Sanctus Trilogy) - Hardcover

Toyne, Simon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062038338 ISBN 13: 9780062038333

Publisher: William Morrow & Company, 2012

Synopsis

Simon Toyne's breathtaking international bestseller, Sanctus, had critics everywhere cheering, calling the author the new Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code) or Steve Berry (The Jefferson Key), while praising Toyne's debut thriller as "remarkable," "thrilling," "provocative," "haunting," and "spectacular."

The adventure continues with The Key, returning readers to the dark world of a sinister religious order older than Christianity and their Vatican-like secret citadel high in the Turkish mountains--as one courageous woman must fulfill an enigmatic prophecy that could determine the ultimate fate of humankind. James Rollins, Raymond Khoury, and Chris Kuzneski fans will not want to miss this one.

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Review:

"When you read "Sanctus", you'll see just how frightening, ruthless and relentlessly entertaining an order of monks can be. Haunting in the best way."--Brad Meltzer, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Inner Circle"

"["Sanctus"] might turn out to be the next great cliffhanger conspiracy thriller."--Fort Worth Star-Telegram on "Sanctus"

"When you read "Sanctus," you'll see just how frightening, ruthless and relentlessly entertaining an order of monks can be. Haunting in the best way."--Brad Meltzer, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Inner Circle"

If you like your secrets deeply hidden and your action breakneck, then Toyne s sophomore thriller is just the ticket. . . . As in his debut, Toyne delivers a gripping, intricate story of religious and political intrigue that s sweeping yet somehow intimate and very personal. Wow. --Booklist (starred review) on "The Key""

["Sanctus"] might turn out to be the next great cliffhanger conspiracy thriller. --Fort Worth Star-Telegram on "Sanctus""

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. . . . --The Daily Mirror (UK) on "Sanctus""

When you read "Sanctus," you ll see just how frightening, ruthless and relentlessly entertaining an order of monks can be. Haunting in the best way. --Brad Meltzer, "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Inner Circle""

Remarkable . . . Its just one more page, one more chapter urgency keeps you reading into the night, and the final revelation of the Citadel s secret is haunting. --Library Journal (starred review) on "Sanctus""

In British author Toyne s stellar first in a projected trilogy, a thriller in the Dan Brown tradition . . . The truly mind-boggling revelation will leave astounded readers eager for the next installment. --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on "Sanctus""

Well-written, fast-paced and delivered with an admirable economy of words . . . an edge-of-the-seat story filled with action and adventure, as well as a puzzle that the main characters must somehow put together before the world simply disappears. . . . [A] taut thriller. --Kirkus Reviews on "The Key""

From the Back Cover:

Hunted. Hounded. Haunted.

She is the most important person in the world. She is The Key

Journalist Liv Adamsen has escaped from the highly secretive Citadel at the heart of the ancient city of Ruin and now lies in isolation, staring at hospital walls as blank as her memory. Despite her inability to recall her past, something strange is stirring within her. She feels possessed by a sen-sation she can't name and plagued by whispers only she can hear: "KuShiKaam," the key.

To others the meaning is clear. For a mercenary operating in the Syrian Desert, a man known only as "the Ghost," Liv may hold the key to one of history's most powerful secrets. For the brotherhood of monks in the Citadel--now cursed by a terrible plague--her return to Turkey may be the only way to ensure their survival. And for a powerful faction in Vatican City, her very existence threatens the success of a desperate plan to save the church from ruin.

At the center of events that defy explanation and hunted by someone she believes might be trying to kill her, Liv turns to the only person she can trust--a foundation worker named Gabriel Mann. Together they must elude capture and journey to the place where all life began. From New York to Rome to the deserts of the Middle East, worlds collide in a race to uncover a revelation dating from the creation of man in this electrifying follow-up to the international bestseller Sanctus.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062038338
• ISBN 13: 9780062038333
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448