Brody David S.: The Ossuary: Kabbalah and the Templar Legacy

Description

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.

David S. Brody is a bestselling fiction writer for the Boston Globe and has been recognized as Boston’s “Best Local Author” by the Boston Phoenix newspaper. He is a graduate of Tufts University and Georgetown Law School. Additionally, he served as the Director of the New England Antiquities Research Association (NEARA) and is a passionate researcher of pre-Columbian exploration of the Americas. Brody has also appeared as a guest expert indocumentaries aired on the History Channel, Travel Channel, PBS, and Discovery Channel.