The Ossuary

A cryptic code embedded in the pages of a Masonic encyclopedia ties back to an ancient mystery linked to the Knights Templar. When an elderly Freemason is found with his throat slashed, historian Cameron Thorne realizes more is at stake here than a mere encyclopedia entry. The clues lead him to Kabbalah—the ancient, mystical form of Judaism—and to 19th-century robber baron Henry Clayton Frick and his intriguing ties to the crypt of Mary Magdalene. Looming in the background, seemingly orchestrating everything, are the medieval Knights of Malta, age-old rivals of the Templars. Has Cam found himself in the middle of a 700-year-old monastic blood feud?Based on actual historical sources, and illustrated.Publishers Weekly says of the author, "BRODY DOES A TERRIFIC JOB OF WRAPPING HIS RESEARCH IN A FAST-PACED THRILL RIDE."This is a stand-alone novel with recurring characters. The books in this series can be read in any order.