The Covenant of the Flame
Mystery & Suspense, Espionage, Fiction & Literature, Action Suspense, Thrillers
| Author: | David Morrell | ISBN: | 9781937760090 |
| Publisher: | Morrell Enterprises | Publication: | November 23, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Morrell |
| ISBN: | 9781937760090 |
| Publisher: | Morrell Enterprises |
| Publication: | November 23, 2011 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
In 1244, at the infamous fortress of Montségur, Christian Inquisitors massacred the last vestige of a heresy known as Mithraism. In todays New York City, reporter Tess Drake discovers a mysterious altar in the apartment of a friend whose charred body was discovered in a nearby park. The altar depicts a man astride a bull, plunging a knife into its neck while a dog, a scorpion, and a snake drink the blood. The meaning of that altar propels Tess on a furious hunt for the truth about what happened to her friend, a labyrinth of intrigue and danger that leads to the highest levels of power as well as to the depths of a secret cave in Spain.
In 1244, at the infamous fortress of Montségur, Christian Inquisitors massacred the last vestige of a heresy known as Mithraism. In todays New York City, reporter Tess Drake discovers a mysterious altar in the apartment of a friend whose charred body was discovered in a nearby park. The altar depicts a man astride a bull, plunging a knife into its neck while a dog, a scorpion, and a snake drink the blood. The meaning of that altar propels Tess on a furious hunt for the truth about what happened to her friend, a labyrinth of intrigue and danger that leads to the highest levels of power as well as to the depths of a secret cave in Spain.
