Ordo Lupus and the Temple Gate by Lazlo Ferran

Why is a notorious religious cult of assassins keeping him alive? His teenage daughter is viciously murdered in Lyon by a long-forgotten and blood-thirsty biblical monster. A former WWII MI6 agent, our hero is suspected of her murder by the police and his divorcing wife. With supernatural powers of foresight he goes on the run to clear his name. He has only one friend - a historian and member of the modern Knights Hospitaller but with his help he embarks on a white-knuckle ride to salvation. In Paris a witch servant of the mysterious Catholic assassin sect Concilium Putus Visum seduces him during his quest for the secret weapon of the Cathars. If he can solve a puzzling set of clues to find the weapon, he might kill the monster and save his marriage. But why do the assassins and the monster seem to be protecting him? Lovers of Dan Brown's evocative mix of mystery and history will love this Occult Thriller - a dark and powerful tale. From the author: With this book, I wanted deeper characterisation. I wanted to write something more than a mere fantasy. Some of my characters are world-weary but all have the tell-tale footprints of life all over them. Secondly, I wanted the gothic. The themes of blood, death, eroticism, sex and transcendence are all things that I desire in a good novel. My influences were Kate Bush, The Mission, Lord Byron, John Keats (The Eve of St. Agnes is a particularly favourite poem of mine) and, to some extent, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Sex and death are the themes that everyone seems attracted to. As a consequence, I couldn't resist a climax to my novel that took place in one of the world's greatest Gothic masterpieces. But you will have to read the novel to find out where ... Grab your copy today!