Third installment in the Adept series by Kurtz & Harris, this one is decidely much better than the previous two. Maybe it's because I have a great interest in the Knights Templar, in occult fiction and I'm a sucker for stories of arcane knowledge, but I really enjoyed this book.Our Huntsment friends Adam, Noel, and Peregrine (why can't they at least call him Perry?) are back in their game once more. As the story opens, a very dear friend of Adam's, Nathan Fiennes, has been seriously wounded in the course of a robbery at his home. But this is no ordinary home robbery; the thieves are looking for what is purported to be Solomon's Seal, given into the care of the Templar Knights in the past. Even before his wife can call an ambulance, Fiennes begs her to call Adam Sinclair. Once Adam is brought in, he will stop at nothing once he realizes the power of the Seal.There is a LOT of history regarding the Knights Templar in Scotland; very well done. However, I would be sure to read the first two before this one in the series so you have some clue as to Adam Sinclair's history.read 04/08/2006
This is the third book of this series, and I like it better than the preceding books. That is because I found the lead character, Sir Adam Sinclair, to be just a little too perfect in the first two books.Not here.This book steps away from the establishing a confrontation with the rival Lodge of the Lynx and sets Sir Adam and his companions directly into a murder mystery that soon spirals out into a much more important quest. From the start, they and particularly Sir Adam are continually off-balance and one step behind the murderer up until the final confrontation, which is a much more serious encounter than just confronting a murderer. However, by being less than as perfect as he was, his eventual victory is much more satisfying.
What do You think about The Templar Treasure (1993)?
Wow, long time, lots read, but no update.Anyway, the third book in Katherine Kurtz and Deborah Turner Harris's The Adept series is possibly the best one yet. Well-paced for the sort of adventure story is aspires to be (the first two felt sluggish and uneven in places), it's a well-told tale of Adam, McLeod, and Peregrine's search to uncover the truth behind a stolen seal purported to be Solomon's Seal. The authoresses return to the topic of reincarnation and gender, which they barely touched on
—Mercurybard
