Formerly an elite British Army soldier in the Special Air Service (SAS) division, Ben Hope now devotes his life to rescuing kidnapped children. In the first book in the series, Ben embarks on a deadly quest to locate an ancient manuscript that could contain the secret to saving a child's life. But it soon becomes apparent that others are hunting this most precious of treasures—for far more evil ends. It seems that everyone—from the Nazis of the past to the shadowy modern organization known as Gladius Domini—wants to uncover the secrets of immortality. Teaming up with American scientist Dr. Roberta Ryder, Ben is led on a wild and dangerous trail from Paris to the ancient Cathar strongholds of the Languedoc, where an astonishing secret has lain hidden for centuries.
Even when Ben's on vacation, trouble seems to find him. What started as a relaxing trip to the Deep South spirals into a nightmare when he’s wrongly accused of a vicious murder and forced to go on the run. The only way Ben can prove his innocence is to unearth a long-forgotten secret and track down the killers who slaughtered an innocent woman in a vendetta dating back generations. His quest takes him into the wild heart of Louisiana’s swampland, where all hell’s about to break loose.
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