Salonika, Greece: December 1939. In the dead of night, a clandestine order of monks embarks on a desperate mission: to transport a mysterious vault to a hiding place high in the Italian Alps. The sinister cache, concealed for centuries, could rip apart the Christian world. Now, as the Nazi threat marches inexorably closer, men both good and evil will be drawn into a violent and deadly hunt, sparking a relentless struggle that could forever change the world as we know it.
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Praise for Robert Ludlum and The Gemini Contenders
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โ[Robert Ludlumโs] most ambitious novel . . . Its twist and turns carry the reader on a fast bobsled run. . . . A marvelously unflagging imagination.โโThe New York Times
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โA winner . . . one of those books you intend to put down after just one more chapter . . . suddenly itโs two in the morning and youโve read the whole thing.โโUnited Press International
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โA skyrocket of a book . . . The action never stops for a second.โโThe Plain Dealer
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โPacked full of excitement.โโThe Denver Post
BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Robert Ludlumโs The Bourne Identity.