Sanctuary - Raymond Khoury

Welcome to Lebanon. We're between major conflicts at the moment, but for safety reasons please keep your arms and legs inside the narrative. Thank you, and please prepare for take off. Evelyn Bishop is an archaeologist, working and living in the Middle East for decades, leaving her daughter to grow up with an aunt back in America, so intent is she on her work. Once upon a time she found a cavern with a mysterious yet familiar symbol carved into the wall: a snake eating its own tail, the Ouroboros. It was part of exciting research, aided by an equally mysterious stranger, but the trail went cold. And now, many years later, an old acquaintance has appeared ...  Read the complete review

Raymond Khoury clearly thinks he has discovered a magic formula. His first book - The Last Templar - was a quest to uncover an ancient secret known only to a few. His new one - The Sanctuary - is, well, a quest to uncover an ancient secret known only to a few. You know what though? Khoury might be right - maybe he HAS got a magic formula. In a little more depth, the plot takes in a woman's quest of to free her mother, kidnapped whilst in pursuit of a mysterious book. Needless to say, her quest is not straightforward and involves lots of clues, chasing around and visits to exotic locations! Slightly formulaic it might be, but Khoury proves very adept ...  Read the complete review