false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg 212333 12 The new international thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bourne LegacyBraverman Shaw-"Bravo" to his friends-always knew his father had secrets. But not until Dexter Shaw dies in a mysterious explosion does Bravo discover the enormity of his father's hidden life as a high-ranking member of the Order of Gnostic Observatines, a sect founded by followers of St. Francis of Assisi and believed to have been wiped out centuries ago. For more than eight hundred years, the Order has preserved an ancient cache of documents, including a long-lost Testament attributed to Christ that could shake Christianity to its foundations. Dexter Shaw was the latest Keeper of the Testament-and Bravo is his chosen successor.Before Dexter died, he hid the cache where only Bravo could find it. Now Bravo, an accomplished medieval scholar and cryptanalyst, must follow the esoteric clues his father left behind. His companion in this quest is Jenny Logan, a driven young woman with secrets of her own. Jenny is a Guardian, assigned by the Order to protect Bravo, or so she claims. Bravo soon learns that he can trust no one where the Testament is concerned, perhaps not even Jenny . . .Another secret society, the Knights of St. Clement, originally founded and sponsored by the Papacy, has been after the Order's precious cache since the time of the Crusades. The Knights, agents and assassins, will stop at nothing to obtain the treasure. Bravo has become both a target and a pawn in an ongoing war far larger and more deadly than any he could have imagined. 205542 book 5 9 2006 The Testament total:144|5:12|4:51|3:55|2:20|1:6| 144 475 217 26 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 1 2 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 17:43:34 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 01:14:32 -0800 2009
When will I learn? I'm a sucker for this type of book, and, in keeping with the metaphor, this type of book usually end up sucking. Big time. I hoped that someone with the bibliographic chops of Eric Van Lustbader might actually...more...]]> 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 3 0 false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 08:36:41 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 08:35:12 -0800 2009 I really enjoyed the historical information about Venice, Mont St. Michel and Trabzon, Turkey. I love learning about unknown historical facts and places. This book made me research, or at least look at a bunch of wikipedia articles, about the different places mentioned, the geographic ...more...]]> 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 3 0 false Mon Oct 26 05:57:24 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 06:00:34 -0700 2009
I enjoyed the characters. And while I was not completely sure who the goods guys and who the bad guys were - there somehow were not any real surprises or great plot twists.

And if you think Dan Brown puts in a lot of extraneou...more...]]> 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 2 0 false Wed May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Feb 12 09:35:29 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 09:35:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 5 0 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 14:22:03 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 14:26:16 -0700 2007 more...]]> 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 3 0 false Fri Jan 16 18:40:25 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 18:41:36 -0800 2009 1640958 0765353431 9780765353436 21 5 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186224372m/1640958.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1640958.The_Testament 2 0 false Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 18:53:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 18:58:45 -0700 2008 more...]]> 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 4 0 false Thu Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 17:13:35 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 17:16:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1640958 0765353431 9780765353436 21 5 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186224372m/1640958.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1640958.The_Testament 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Aug 10 14:17:38 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 10 14:17:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 2 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 29 16:03:50 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 29 16:07:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 5 0 false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 08:19:16 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 16:28:36 -0700 2009 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 1 0 false Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 17:54:15 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 04 14:59:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1640958 0765353431 9780765353436 21 5 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186224372m/1640958.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1640958.The_Testament 2 0 false Mon Feb 18 11:27:41 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 11:27:41 -0800 2008 3163298 1593979665 9781593979669 2 1 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256091587m/3163298.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3163298.The_Testament 2 0 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 20:19:35 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 20:49:26 -0700 2008 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 4 0 false Thu Jan 31 07:28:14 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 07:32:43 -0800 2008 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 2 0 false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 16:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 17:20:18 -0700 2009
...I have about 70 pages left and I'm still waiting for it to pick up.]]> 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 3 0 false Mon Sep 17 20:00:34 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 20:02:30 -0700 2007
Obviously not on the same level, but still a book worth picking.]]> 1640958 0765353431 9780765353436 21 5 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186224372m/1640958.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1640958.The_Testament 1 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 12 17:49:19 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 01 14:00:17 -0800 2007 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 2 0 false Tue Jun 24 23:30:43 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 24 23:32:53 -0700 2008 212333 0765314630 9780765314635 118 20 3.30 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172744922m/212333.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212333.The_Testament 0 0 false Thu May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 14:30:51 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 14:34:50 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=212333