Archaeologist Conrad Yeats discovers a deadly weapon in the wreckage of a sunken Nazi submarine. Before he can study the weapon, it is stolen by one of the wealthiest men on the planet, Midas. However, Midas fails to kill Conrad and leaves behind a clue that will ultimately lead to a secret order reaching all the major governments of the world.Conrad goes on a quest to find out what Midas has in mind with the weapon and stop him. He has to face a previous love interest, Mercedes, who is now one of Midas's girls. The only person who can help him is Serena Serghetti, a Vatican linguist who Conrad loved and lost once. Conrad's quest will lead them both to Jerusalem to uncover secrets beneath the Temple Mount.
This book is a mix of religious and spy thriller. It is the third book in Greanias's Atlantis series. The story does stand alone, however, having not read either of the previous two books, I do feel like I was missing something. The first part of the book was very hard for me to get into. That could be because of having not read the previous books. The rest of the book was an intriguing thrill ride and I enjoyed it very much.
The characters in this book are basically one dimensional, but that is to be expected in this type of fiction. It is always fun for me to read about two alpha males competing against one another. Serena did have a few surprises for me, I will not give anything away, but she plays an interesting role in the conspiracy.
One thing that I did find annoying in the book was the author's constant name dropping near the beginning. This is something I do not care for, others I know have no problems with it. Several famous people are mentioned in the beginning portions of the book. It is conflicting that I find mention of notable people a positive thing in historical fiction, but do not care for it when the notable people are from current culture.
Overall I did enjoy this book and I will add the first two novels to my wish list to read down the road.
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