The Temple Mount Code

One of the world's holiest sites hides a secret worth killing for . . . Thomas Lourds, the world's foremost scholar of ancient languages, is contacted by an old friend, Dr Lev Strauss. A long lost ancient scripture has been discovered which holds the key to one of the world's greatest treasures, hidden under the legendary Temple Mount. Lourds rushes to Jerusalem to inspect Strauss's find. But on arrival, he learns his friend has been murdered. The book has vanished. Lourds knows he must uncover the murderer and track down the missing manuscript. Because this ancient artefact contains a hidden code. A code that will give its solver access to a formidable and frightening power. The fate of humankind rests in Lourds hands. But time is not on his side . . . [Thumbnails of backlist] Python function terminated unexpectedly [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor (Error Code: 1) "An old friend summons dashing linguistics professor Thomas Lourds to Jerusalem to examine an ancient text. But Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, also wants the same document. Khamenei and many others believe that the book contains a secret that will allow its owner to rule all of Islam and wage a Global Jihad the likes of which has never been seen before. Arriving in Jerusalem, Lourds discovers that his friend has been murdered and his apartment ransacked. With the help of Miriam Abata, a beautiful Iranian-American Jewish graduate student, he races against the clock to seek the dangerous document: Lourds seeks to save civilization while his enemies hope to destroy it. Continuing the New York Times bestselling series that includes The Atlantis Code and The Lucifer Code, The Temple Mount Code will appeal to readers interested in history and treasure hunting in the Holy Land and is perfect for fans of Dan Brown, Brad Meltzer, James Rollins, and Steve Berry. "-- From the author of The Atlantis Code comes a dramatic quest to locate an ancient scripture with a powerful secret . . . A long-lost ancient scripture which holds the key to one of the world's greatest treasures is discovered, hidden under the legendary Temple Mount. When Thomas Lourds, the world's foremost scholar of ancient languages, is contacted by his old friend, Dr Lev Strauss about this discovery, he immediately rushes to inspect his findings. But when he arrives, he finds his friend has been murdered. And the book has vanished. Lourds must uncover the murderer and track down the missing manuscript, fast, because this ancient artefact contains a hidden code. A code that will give its solver access to a formidable and frightening power. The fate of humankind rests in Lourds's hands. But time is not on his side . . .