International bestselling author Nelson DeMille presents a complete reinvention of his classic thriller of 1975 about the hunt for the Holy Grail, published for the first time in the UK.
International bestselling author Nelson DeMille presents a complete reinvention of his classic thriller of 1975 about the hunt for the Holy Grail, published for the first time in the UK.
Mankind's greatest mystery lies in wait...
Civil war rages in Ethiopia. A priest waits to die in a parched prison cell; he has not seen daylight for four decades. But then a mortar shell hits the compound, and the prisoner and his secret are free.Two reporters and a beautiful photographer save this wounded man, who tells them something too incredible to believe: the location of the Holy Grail. Thus begins an impossible quest that will pit them against murderous tribes, deadly assassins, fanatical monks, and ultimately, themselves. THE QUEST is a breakneck search for an ancient legend amid a dangerous jungle war - and no one's coming out unscathed.“Full-on and fast-paced...no one could fault the heart-stopper of an ending. - Daily Mail on The PantherBig, compelling and furiously paced, it screams to a terrific climax. - Daily Mail on The Panther”
Full-on and fast-paced...no one could fault the heart-stopper of an ending. - Daily Mail on The Panther
Big, compelling and furiously paced, it screams to a terrific climax. - Daily Mail on The PantherNelson DeMille is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one novels, including his most recent #1 New York Times bestseller, The Cuban Affair. Two of his novels, Mayday and Word of Honour, were made into TV movies, and The General's Daughter was made into a major motion picture starring John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe. He has written short stories, book reviews, and articles for magazines and newspapers.
Nelson DeMille is a combat-decorated US Army veteran, a member of Mensa, Poets & Writers, and the Authors Guild, and a member and past president of the Mystery Writers of America. He is also a member of the International Thriller Writers, who honored him as 2015 Thriller Master of the Year. He lives on Long Island with his family.Mankind's greatest mystery lies in wait...Civil war rages in Ethiopia. A priest waits to die in a parched prison cell; he has not seen daylight for four decades. But then a mortar shell hits the compound, and the prisoner and his secret are free.Two reporters and a beautiful photographer save this wounded man, who tells them something too incredible to believe: the location of the Holy Grail. Thus begins an impossible quest that will pit them against murderous tribes, deadly assassins, fanatical monks, and ultimately, themselves. THE QUEST is a breakneck search for an ancient legend amid a dangerous jungle war - and no one's coming out unscathed.
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