The Devil's Elixir
Published on 19. January 2012
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-4091-1405-5 (ISBN)
Description
FBI agent Sean Reilly and archaeologist Tess Chaykin, heroes of Raymond Khoury's bestselling Templar novels, return in another edge-of-your-seat thriller that reaches from present day back to 1700s Mexico - and possibly beyond.
What if there was a natural drug, previously lost to history in the jungles of Central America, capable of inducing an experience so momentous - and so unsettling - that it might shake the very foundations of Western civilization?
What if powerful forces on both sides of the law got wind of that drug and launched a vicious, uncompromising pursuit to possess it?
In Raymond Khoury's million-copy-selling Templar novels, Reilly and Tess traveled the globe to unravel ancient mysteries with present-day ramifications. In The Devil's Elixir, they find themselves dragged into a race - against the clock, against a brutal drug kingpin known as "El Brujo" - the sorcerer - and even against government authorities - to merge two divergent trails, one several hundred years old, the other as current as a heartbeat, that could drag humanity to the brink of self-destruction.
What if there was a natural drug, previously lost to history in the jungles of Central America, capable of inducing an experience so momentous - and so unsettling - that it might shake the very foundations of Western civilization?
What if powerful forces on both sides of the law got wind of that drug and launched a vicious, uncompromising pursuit to possess it?
In Raymond Khoury's million-copy-selling Templar novels, Reilly and Tess traveled the globe to unravel ancient mysteries with present-day ramifications. In The Devil's Elixir, they find themselves dragged into a race - against the clock, against a brutal drug kingpin known as "El Brujo" - the sorcerer - and even against government authorities - to merge two divergent trails, one several hundred years old, the other as current as a heartbeat, that could drag humanity to the brink of self-destruction.
Reviews / Votes
"A world-class writer of pure-bred thrillers... joining Connelly, Child, Crais & Co at the top table." -- Jeremy Jehu * DAILY TELEGRAPH * "Khoury writes big, fast-paced thrillers... he's a craftsman whose muscular prose carries conviction." -- Eric Brown * GUARDIAN * "Rip-roaring action man stuff." -- Peter Millar * TIMES * "The master of high octane adventure is back...written with the pace and flair that saw The Last Templar and The Templar Salvation turn him into an international bestseller." * PETERBOROUGH EVENING TELEGRAPH *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4091-1405-5 (9781409114055)
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Raymond Khoury is the internationally-bestselling author of the Sean Reilly novels: THE LAST TEMPLAR, THE TEMPLAR SALVATION, SECOND TIME AROUND (THE DEVIL'S ELIXIR), RASPUTIN'S SHADOW and THE END GAME, as well as two stand-alone thrillers, THE SIGN and THE SANCTUARY. Also an acclaimed screenwriter, his credits include the BBC Television series SPOOKS and WAKING THE DEAD.
Find out more at www.raymondkhoury.com or follow him on Twitter @RaymondKhoury
Find out more at www.raymondkhoury.com or follow him on Twitter @RaymondKhoury