The Jericho Manuscript
Published on 17. May 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
268 pages
978-1-0684369-3-2 (ISBN)
Description
At last, the incredible account of Sherlock Holmes' investigation into the brutal murder of Canon Alfred Lilly and the secrets of the Jericho Manuscript can finally be published. Although Holmes' faithful friend, Dr. John Watson, gave strict instructions that his account should not be released till a hundred years after his death, it has not made the astonishing discoveries any less explosive now as they were when written in 1901.
"Sherlock Holmes meets the Da Vinci Code in a gripping murder mystery." - Daily Express
"Is this the most extraordinary Holmes Adventure ever written? The answer is 'elementary'" - The Sun
It was 24th June, when the Rev. David Adams discovered his friend Canon Alfred Lilly dead at his desk in a pool of blood. The police considered it suicide, but the Rev. Adams refused to accept the verdict and employed the celebrated detective to locate the murderer and the missing Jericho Manuscript that Lilly had been translating.
The hunt for the killer takes Holmes and Watson to Paris where an encounter with mystic composer, Claude Debussy and his symbolist friends, not only leads to Holmes unravelling the secret history of Notre Dame Cathedral but forces the chase south to the birthplace of Nostradamus and the fortified town of Carcassonne. At the mysterious Magdalene church at Rennes-le-Châteaux, Holmes uses all his observational skills to decipher the heretical statues recently erected by the local priest, Abbé Saunière.
Clues lead the intrepid detective and his excitable friend to the Monastère de Prouilhe, the centre of the dreaded Dominican monks who supervised the horrifying tortures and burnings of thousands of innocent Christian Cathars in the area. Can Sherlock Holmes use his special talents to extract from these monks the final link to the Jericho Manuscript and the monumental secrets it contains? The game's afoot in an unmissable thriller that breaks through from fascinating fiction to extraordinary reality.
As he unravels the secrets of the Jericho Manuscript, never forget Holmes famous axiom,
"Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth"
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JULIAN DOYLE is one of the world's most versatile film-makers. He has written and directed his own films, and edited, photographed and created Fx on others. He is most famous for editing the Monty Python Films and shooting the Fxs for the Terry Gilliam films 'TimeBandits and 'Brazil', which he also edited. He has written and directed three feature films. 'Love Potion' about a drug rehabilitation center, described as Hitchcockian. 'Chemical Wedding' featuring Simon Callow about the outrageous British occultist, Aleister Crowley and described by one American reviewer as 'Thoroughly entertaining although at times you wonder if the film makers have not lost all there senses'. He has also directed award winning pop videos such as Kate Bush's 'Cloudbusting' featuring Donald Sutherland and Iron Maiden's 'Play with Madness'. He recently wrote and directed the play 'Twilight of the Gods' investigating the tumultuous relationship between Richard Wagner and Friedrich Nietzsche and described by 'Philosophy Today' as 'Masterful!' Python's, Terry Jones has described him as an original Polymath. Julian was born in London and started life in the slums of Paddington. His Irish father, Bob, was one of the youngest members of the International Brigade that went to fight against Franco's invasion of democratic Spain. His mother, Lola, was born in Spain of an Asturian miner who died early of silicosis. She was thereafter brought up in a Catholic orphanage in Oviedo. Julian started his education at St. Saviors, a church primary school. He went on to Haverstock secondary school, one of the first comprehensive schools in England. His first job was as a junior technician to Professor Peter Medawar's team, which won the Nobel Prize soon after Julian's arrival. Not that he claims any credit for that. At night school he passed his 'A' level exams and took a Zoology degree at London University. After a year at the Institute of Education, he taught biology before going to the London Film School. On leaving he started a film company with other students. Besides film making, Julian is well known for his Master-classes in Film Directing. While still at school, Julian had a daughter, Margarita who was brought up in the family. He then had two further children, Jud and Jessie. Clearly, Julian Doyle is a very naughty boy!