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Shortlisted for the British Book Awards, Author of the Year, 2007.
Winner of the British Book Awards, Richard and Judy Best Read of the Year, 2006.
In Carcassonne a young girl is given a mysterious book by her father which he claims contains the secret of the true Grail. Although Alais cannot understand the strange words and symbols hidden within, she knows that her destiny lies in protecting it.

When the daughter of a high-profile businessman disappears from an exclusive girls’ boarding school, Police Detective Cate Reilly is tapped for an undercover assignment. It doesn’t take her long to realize that beneath its veneer of polish and wealth, Ivy Hill Academy harbors dark - and deadly - secrets. But the biggest shock of all? The only man she ever loved is also working at the school.   

The Labyrinth of the World is about a fellow named Pilgrim who treks through the world in order to find the best way to live, aided by two guides: Mr. Ubiquitous and Mr. Delusion. Pilgrim finds much to be concerned about in the world. Ultimately, he finds something he had not planned upon in his journey: The Paradise of the Heart. This original pilgrim allegory was penned 55 years before Pilgrim's Progress. Find out how an educator and theologian, with real-life experience, penned a profound story that is still contemporary today.

George and Evelyn Freeman set out for a peaceful anniversary retreat at their cabin in Oregon. Overnight, a massive wildfire forces them and the people of a nearby city into a mysterious mountain shelter. But what lies beneath is far more dangerous than the fire above. Trapped in a vast underground labyrinth and separated by hundreds of miles from their daughter Sarah in Prescott Arizona, they must find a way out and a way home if they can survive.

Biographical historical fiction that takes the reader across India during the last decades of the British Raj. From a girlhood among Hindu shrines to widowhood and Christian conversion, Rama seeks her destiny. Is it only to educate Hindu widows? Or does God have a larger plan in mind? Rama's Labyrinth traces the life of Pandita Ramabai, a social reformer who rose above personal adversity to rescue and educate famine victims.

Zwischen alten Rätseln und in längst vergessenen Tunneln versteckt sich so manches Geheimnis... Archäologische Sensation und grausiger Fund zugleich: Durch einen Unfall bei einer feierlichen Ausgrabungszeremonie in Leiden wird ein unbekannter Tunnel freigelegt. Der Archäologe Peter de Haan wittert eine einmalige Entdeckung, schließlich blickt die Universitätsstadt auf eine jahrtausendealte Geschichte zurück. Doch als de Haan die Einsturzstelle als Erster in Augenschein nimmt, findet er den blutverschmierten Körper eines Mannes.