The Last Secret Of The Temple

‘The intelligent reader’s answer to The Da Vinci Code: a big, fat satisfying archaeological puzzle’ * INDEPENDENT *
Not just a tightly-plotted, richly-observed, thought-provoking thriller, but one with a soul…The compelling mix of tough, page-turning suspense, archaeology, history and characters caught up in the brutal politics of the Middle East, make this a timely and authentic novel. Paul Sussman builds his story with the meticulous strokes of a craftsman…His storytelling comfortably blends historical mystery with unflinching contemporary suspense, all of it told through utterly convincing depictions of setting and character. Inspectors Khalifa and Ben-Roi are heroes of our age: conflicted, harassed, noble and, most crucially, very human. I hope we see more of them very soon. – RAYMOND KHOURY, bestselling author of The Last Templar
Another sure fire winner from a gifted storyteller. – STEVE BERRY, bestselling author of The Templar Legacy
Sussman’s brilliant novel…shines a light into a bloody part of the world, where it is hard to tell enemy from friend, and where ancient debts of pain and murder echo to the present. Here is a thriller on a par with the best literature out there. Challenging, shocking, evocative…it should be required reading during these harsh times – JAMES ROLLINS, bestselling author of The Judas Strain
‘Ambitious, large-scale adventure…Sussman’s fastidious research into the novel’s setting grants everything a plausibility…his millennia spanning plot functions as a colourful backdrop’ * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
‘A rollicking, feel-good adventure set among the murky and convulsive politics of the present-day Middle East’ * JEWISH CHRONICLE *
‘An exciting page-turner…unusual and intriguing’ * WESTERN DAILY PRESS *

Journalist and novelist Paul Sussman read history at Cambridge, where he won a Joseph Larmor Award and was a Boxing Blue. From an early age his abiding passion was archaeology and he worked in the field, in particular in Egypt (where he was part of the first team to excavate new ground in the Valley of the Kings since the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922). He brought this interest and enthusiasm to his novels - The Lost Army of Cambyses, The Last Secret of the Temple, The Hidden Oasis and The Labyrinth of Osiris - which have been translated into over 30 languages and have sold over three million copies. Paul’s journalism appeared across the media, including in the Big Issue, Independent, Guardian, Evening Standard and on CNN.com. Paul died suddenly in May 2012, aged 45. He is survived by his wife, a television producer, and their two sons. In 2014, the posthumous publication of what was in fact his first novel - The Final Testimony of Raphael Ignatius Phoenix - fulfilled a long-held wish.

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