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An ancient secret. A dangerous hunt. A race against time. Archaeologist Dr. Laura Stevens leads an expedition beneath the Temple Mount, searching for traces of a forgotten past. What she uncovers could rewrite history: ancient documents from the Knights Templar that point the way to the Holy Grail—an artifact promising power, knowledge, and even immortality. But Laura’s discovery attracts powerful enemies. The NSA deploys cutting-edge surveillance to track her every move. The Vatican weaves its own shadowy web of intrigue. And a ruthless Army special unit closes in on her team.

Historian Dr. Nina Gould is visited by her stepbrother, whom she had not seen for ages. With him, he brings a man holding him hostage. Nina has to help them locate a man reputed to own the Holy Grail, or else her stepbrother would be implicated in a serial killing spree. Her research on the Grail reveals that a unit of Allied soldiers, called the Perceval Chapter, were entrusted with the Grail during the North African Campaign in 1944, tasked to keep it out of Nazi hands.

In England, a museum curator is murdered in his home. An old priest is found dead in his upper-room apartment in Morocco. In Florida, a renowned artist is found floating in his private pool, dead. Three deaths that, as the occurrences go, appear unconnected. Until Olivia Newton, former employee and journalist at Miami Daily, gets a call that her brother, Andrew Gilmore, has been abducted.