{"product_id":"sanctus-a-novel-isbn-9780062038319","title":"Sanctus: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“If a thriller has to be one thing it’s thrilling, and Simon Toyne’s \u003cem\u003eSanctus\u003c\/em\u003e is thrilling with bells on….A roller coaster ride through a dark world of conspiracy and betrayal.”\u003cbr\u003e—Paul Christopher, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Templar Conspiracy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are a fan of top-notch conspiracy fiction that keeps you up late nights turning pages—if the bestselling novels of Steve Berry, James Rollins, Dan Brown, Raymond Khoury, and Chris Kuzneski make your heart race faster—then remember the name Simon Toyne! Already a smash instant bestseller in the United Kingdom (“Intriguing and engaging…[with a] relentless pace” \u003cem\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/em\u003e) Toyne’s \u003cem\u003eSanctus\u003c\/em\u003e is, quite simply, one of the most extraordinary conspiracy thriller debuts in many years. In this electrifying, nonstop adventure, a young newspaper reporter, driven by the memory of her lost brother, uncovers a dark secret nurtured for 3,000 years by blood and lies by adherents of an ancient, unknown religion in a Vatican-like citadel hidden away for millennia from unwelcomed prying eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn the oldest inhabited place on earth, atop a mountain known as the Citadel, a Vatican-like city-state towers above the city of Ruin in modern-day Turkey. Now, thanks to media coverage of a climber's assent, the eyes of the whole world are on a group that has prized its secrets above all things. For the Sancti—the monks living inside the Citadel—this could mean the end of everything they have built and protected for millennia . . . and they will stop at nothing to keep what is theirs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor American reporter Liv Adamsen, driven by the memory of a tragic loss, an earth-shaking discovery awaits that will change everything . . .\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“[A] cool, confident debut. A talented new writer who instinctively grasps the broad rules of superior action thrillers and adapts them with pace, grace, humour and a keen eye for cinematic effect.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A huge, bold thriller, \u003ci\u003eSanctus\u003c\/i\u003e is a bloody, twistedly perverse story about a battle against a secretive group of heretical, conspiring monks . . . . the most engaging writing I’ve read in months.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Jose Mercury News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hard to think of it as a debut, better to think of it as the beginning of a massive new adventure, and a so-long to Dan Brown. . . .” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Mirror (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a big, bold thriller, so big that it needs to create its own mythology . . . Elegantly written and imaginatively plotted, with a smart heroine and an appropriately evil villain, this is a must-read for fans of high-concept thrillers involving grand conspiracies.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In British author Toyne’s stellar first in a projected trilogy, a thriller in the Dan Brown tradition . . . The truly mind-boggling revelation will leave astounded readers eager for the next installment.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review) on Sanctus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Remarkable . . . Its ‘just one more page, one more chapter’ urgency keeps you reading into the night, and the final revelation of the Citadel’s secret is haunting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review) on Sanctus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“When you read \u003ci\u003eSanctus\u003c\/i\u003e, you’ll see just how frightening, ruthless and relentlessly entertaining an order of monks can be. Haunting in the best way.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrad Meltzer, New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eSanctus\u003c\/i\u003e] might turn out to be the next great cliffhanger conspiracy thriller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A wickedly clever call to adventure from beyond the grave. A bloody confrontation against a heretical Church in a fallen, alternate universe. A tale as theologically twisted and perverse as the snake in the Garden of Eden. Lies, lies and more lies. In other words, damn good fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Greanias, author of The 34th Degree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Remarkable . . . intrigue befitting an action thriller . . . . Toyne has written a well-developed, exciting debut, the first volume of a projected trilogy, that doesn’t tip off the ending midnovel like so many of its kind. Its ‘just one more page, one more chapter’ urgency keeps you reading into the night, and the final revelation of the Citadel’s secret is haunting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a big, bold thriller, so big that it needs to create its own mythology . . . But at the heart of the book is the story of a woman risking everything, including her own life, to find out what happened to a man who disappeared from her life eight years ago, and who now lies dead on a coroner’s table. Elegantly written and imaginatively plotted, with a smart heroine and an appropriately evil villain, this is a must-read for fans of high-concept thrillers involving grand conspiracies. Yes, it will appeal to \u003ci\u003eDa Vinci Code\u003c\/i\u003e fans, but the prose is much more textured.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review) on SANCTUS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In British author Toyne’s stellar first in a projected trilogy, a thriller in the Dan Brown tradition, an ancient sect of monks . . . have been protecting a secret, “the Sacrament,” since before the Christian era . . . . The truly mind-boggling revelation will leave astounded readers eager for the next installment.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888665227493,"sku":"NP9780062038319","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062038319.jpg?v=1730229568","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/sanctus-a-novel-isbn-9780062038319","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}