Tom Knox

High-concept adventure thriller set in Egypt and Cornwall. What connects a lost hoard of ancient religious texts with a revival in satanic rituals? In the sands of Egypt, scattered fragments of an ancient treasure blow on the desert winds...The Sokar Hoard, supposedly the most valuable religious artefact since the Gnostic Gospels or the Dead Sea Scrolls, has been lost for millennia. Written in an obscure Coptic dialect, rumoured to contain earth-shattering revelations about the nature of religion, it has been obsessively hidden from the sight of man. Holy men who have read the contents have gone mad and tried to destroy it, or themselves. Meanwhile, in Cornwall''s remote western moorlands, where abandoned mine shafts crumble into the sea, evidence of horrible rituals have come to light, rituals that bizarrely appear to have Coptic connections. DI Karen Trevithick, returning to her native Cornwall after the death of her mother, finds herself caught up in this unsettling mystery. Amid political turmoil in Egypt, scholar Ryan Harpur, adventurer Helen Fassbinder, and antiquarian Albert Hanna must piece together the puzzle of the Hoard. The future of the Middle East - maybe even the entire world - could rest on what the Sokar Hoard contains.

A gripping high-concept thriller for fans of Dan Brown and Sam Bourne. In the sunburnt deserts of eastern Turkey, archaeologists are unearthing a stone temple, the world's most ancient building. When Journalist Rob Luttrell is sent to report on the dig, he is intrigued to learn that someone deliberately buried the site 10,000 years ago. Why? Meanwhile, in London, a bizarre attack is baffling the police. When a weird killing takes place on the Isle of Man, followed by another in rural Dorset, DC Mark Forrester begins to discern a curious pattern in these apparently random murders. What weaves together these two stories is the Genesis Secret: a revelation so shocking it may threaten the social structure of the world. Only one man knows the secret, and he is intent on destroying the evidence before it can be uncovered. Spanning the globe from the ruined castles of Ireland to the desolate wastes of Kurdistan, Tom Knox's intense and compelling thriller weaves together genuine historical evidence, scientific insights and Biblical mysteries into an electrifying tale that grips the reader mercilessly from beginning to end.

A gripping high-concept thriller for fans of Dan Brown and Sam Bourne from the author of The Genesis Secret and The Marks of Cain. In the silent caves of deepest France, young archaeologist Julia Kerrigan unearths an ancient skull, with a hole bored through the forehead. After she reveals her discovery, her colleague is killed in suspicious circumstances. Meanwhile, in the jungles of south-east Asia photographer Jake Thurby is offered a curious assignment by a beautiful and determined Cambodian lawyer who is investigating finds at the mysterious 2000-year-old Plain of Jars. Finds which the authorities have gone to great lengths to keep secret. No one knows why. Back in England, an aged professor has been brutally and elaborately murdered. The murder remains unsolved. As the archaeologist, lawyer and photographer pursue their separate quests to discover the truth, an underlying pattern begins to emerge, which connects these far-flung events in the most terrifying and unimaginable way. And it soon becomes clear that those who seek to unlock the compelling puzzle will be risking very much more than their lives

A gripping high-concept thriller for fans of Dan Brown and Sam Bourne from the author of The Genesis Secret and The Marks of Cain. In the silent caves of deepest France, young archaeologist Julia Kerrigan unearths an ancient skull, with a hole bored through the forehead. After she reveals her discovery, her colleague is killed in suspicious circumstances. Meanwhile, in the jungles of south-east Asia photographer Jake Thurby is offered a curious assignment by a beautiful and determined Cambodian lawyer who is investigating finds at the mysterious 2000-year-old Plain of Jars. Finds which the authorities have gone to great lengths to keep secret. No one knows why. Back in England, an aged professor has been brutally and elaborately murdered. The murder remains unsolved. As the archaeologist, lawyer and photographer pursue their separate quests to discover the truth, an underlying pattern begins to emerge, which connects these far-flung events in the most terrifying and unimaginable way. And it soon becomes clear that those who seek to unlock the compelling puzzle will be risking very much more than their lives.

Dans les montagnes du Pérou, lanthropologue Jessica Silverton découvre la plus fascinante et la plus terrifiante des anciennes civilisations. Dans des tombes, des dessins cauchemardesques représentent des personnes mutilees et sacrifiees lors de rituels. Au meme moment, a Londres, plusieurs personnes se suicident dans des circonstances particulierement macabres evoquant ces memes rituels sanguinaires precolombiens. Coincidence ? Pas pour le journaliste Adam Blackwood qui a recueilli les confessions dun historien specialiste des Templiers quelques minutes avant son assassinat. Lanthropologue et le journaliste vont decouvrir un effrayant secret. Un secret qui, litteralement, conduit a la mort... Envoutant, palpitant, effrayant : le nouveau best-seller international de TOM KNOX.

A gripping high-concept thriller from the author of The Genesis Secret, perfect for fans of Dan Brown and Sam Bourne.In America a young man inherits a million dollars, from a grandfather he thought was poor. Meanwhile, across Europe old men and women are being killed, in the most barbaric and elaborate of ways. And a brilliant scientist has disappeared from his laboratory in London, taking his extraordinary experiments with him.Tying these strange events together is an ancient Biblical curse, a medieval French tribe of pariahs, and a momentous and terrible revelation: something that will alter the world forever. One couple is intent on discovering this darkest of secrets, others will kill, and kill again, to stop them.Shifting from the forgotten churches of the Pyrenees, to the mysterious castles of the SS, to the arid and frightening wastes of Namibia, Tom Knox weaves together astonishing truths from ancient scripture and contemporary science to create an unputdownable thriller.

The new high-concept thriller from Tom Knox, which weaves together past and present terrors in an intense page-turner If you dig up hell, you uncover evil Edinburgh: a famous Templar historian dies mysteriously at the Rosslyn chapel, setting journalist Adam Blackwood on a quest for the truth to the Templar sites of Europe. Meanwhile, in London, several young people from the international party set commit suicide in very bizarre circumstances. Peru: Ten thousand miles away, anthropologist Jess Silverton is digging up the worlds most terrifying ancient civilization: the Moche, a people mired in blood ritual and human sacrifice. But it seems that their ancient practices may not be entirely buried and forgotten The Amazon: Adam and Jess will both be thrown into mortal danger as it emerges that the suicides, the Templars and the sinister rituals of the Moche are all linked by a chilling secret the secret that, quite literally, kills.

High-concept adventure thriller set in Egypt and Cornwall. What connects a lost hoard of ancient religious texts with a revival in satanic rituals? Perfect for fans of Wilbur Smith. AN ANCIENT SECRET When a renowned historian is found dead in a cave in the Sahara, his former student Ryan Harper vows to find out what happened. Rumour suggests hed uncovered a priceless religious text, obsessively hidden for centuries by a network of holy men. BROUGHT TO LIGHT Meanwhile, on Cornwalls remote western moorlands disturbing rituals are taking place rituals that appear to have Egyptian connections. Working the case, DI Karen Trevithick is caught up in a dangerous mystery that will threaten the person she loves most. WILL SHAKE THE WORLD With the help of filmmaker Helen Fassbinder, Ryan finds himself in a race against time to decipher the ancient text. Pursued across Egypt by those who would use its secrets to devastating effect, Ryan draws ever closer to an unspeakable truth. A truth that will expose the most shocking deceit the world has ever known

A gripping high-concept thriller for fans of Dan Brown and Sam Bourne. Now including a sample of The Babylon Rite, the new thriller from Tom Knox. In the sunburnt deserts of eastern Turkey, archaeologists are unearthing a stone temple, the worlds most ancient building. When Journalist Rob Luttrell is sent to report on the dig, he is intrigued to learn that someone deliberately buried the site 10,000 years ago. Why? Meanwhile, in London, a bizarre attack is baffling the police. When a weird killing takes place on the Isle of Man, followed by another in rural Dorset, DC Mark Forrester begins to discern a curious pattern in these apparently random murders. What weaves together these two stories is the Genesis Secret: a revelation so shocking it may threaten the social structure of the world. Only one man knows the secret, and he is intent on destroying the evidence before it can be uncovered. Spanning the globe from the ruined castles of Ireland to the desolate wastes of Kurdistan, Tom Knoxs intense and compelling thriller weaves together genuine historical evidence, scientific insights and Biblical mysteries into an electrifying tale that grips the reader mercilessly from beginning to end.

On May 27, 1999, Tom Knoxs world shattered. His daughter, Heather, a devoted wife, mother, nurse, and beloved friend, was killed in a sudden accident. Though her infant son survived, the loss of Heather left her family reelingparalyzed by grief, searching for meaning, and struggling to hold on to one another through the storm.In this candid and deeply personal memoir, Tom shares not only his own journey through the aftermath of tragedy but also the voices of those closest to Heatherher mother, brother, husband, cousin, and friends. Together, their stories weave a portrait of love, resilience, and the unrelenting power of grief to shape a family.In the Grip of Grief is not a step-by-step guide to getting over loss. Instead, it is a familys honest account of living with itof wrestling with anger and faith, of finding unexpected comfort in memories and Heather His, and of discovering that while grief may never fully release its hold, it can coexist with acceptance, hope, and even joy.For anyone who has lost someone they loveor walked alongside those who havethis book offers a reminder: you are not alone.

Un thriller trepidante que parte de uno de los descubrimientos arqueológicos más impactantes de los últimos años: Gobleki Tepe, el templo más antiguo del mundo, erigido en el corazón de Turquía, que, construido hace mas de doce mil años, fue vuelto a sepultar dos mil años despues. Mientras el periodista Rob Luttrell realiza un reportaje sobre el yacimiento y sus misterios se produce una oleada de violentisimos asesinatos en distintos puntos de Inglaterra. El templo y los crimenes tienen una conexion que se remonta al origen mismo de la civilizacion. Inmejorable combinacion de historia, hallazgos arqueologicos y enigmas biblicos en una trama electrizante que mantendra al lector expectante en todo momento.

En Estados Unidos, un joven hereda un millón de dólares de su abuelo y, para recibirlos, tendrá que emprender un arriesgado viaje al pasado de su familia. Mientras tanto, en Europa se sucede una cadena de bárbaros asesinatos. En Londres desaparece un brillante científico y, con él, las notas de sus extraordinarios experimentos. Todos estos acontecimientos están unidos por una maldición bíblica, los secretos de los agotes, una de las «razas malditas» de la península Ibérica y una terrible amenaza destinada a cambiar el futuro del mundo. Desde los remotos valles pirenaicos y sus misteriosas iglesias y los tenebrosos castillos de las élites de las SS, hasta los desiertos de Namibia, escenario de las últimas investigaciones sobre el origen del hombre, Tom Knox desgrana una trama que no elude la polémica y vuelve a demostrar que es un maestro a la hora de combinar la acción con la investigación.