The Guardians of the Covenant
By (Author) Tom Egeland
John Murray Press
John Murray Publishers Ltd
1st July 2010
10th June 2010
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Fiction in translation
839.82374
Paperback
528
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 33mm
375g
In the year 1013, Viking warriors raided an Egyptian tomb and unknowingly stole the greatest secret of the Old Testament.
When a quirky archaeologist finds ancient Viking parchments containing runes and riddles, his mundane life is changed for good. These codes lead him on a quest for clues in mysterious places, from Egyptian tombs to antiquarian bookshops.Powerful forces are against him, but he manages to unveil a religious cover-up with potentially fatal consequences.A complex and fast-paced conspiracy thriller of Old Norse myth, Ancient Egyptian superstition and Christian secret societies. With codes, runes, hidden maps, archaic symbols, it's a treat for all fans of Steve Berry, Raymond Khoury and Dan Brown! - Kate Mosse, author of LABYRINTH
Tom Egeland has written six critically acclaimed thrillers, and has worked as a journalist and most recently as news director at one of the the largest Norwegian television stations, TV2. He lives in Oslo, where he now writes full-time.