Inquisition Av David Gibbins

<p><b>INQUISITION is the latest thrilling novel from <i>Sunday Times </i>bestselling author David Gibbins. Jack Howard will be tested to his limits on the trail of the fabled Holy Grail. ''[The] <i>Da Vinci Code </i>of the deep sea'' <i>Daily Express</i></b><br><br>258<br>As the blood of martyred Christians runs through Rome''s catacombs, Pope Sixtus entrusts their most sacred object to a devoted follower. Soon after, the Holy Grail disappears into the darkness of time. <br><br>1684 <br>While overseeing the evacuation of the English colony of Tangier, Samuel Pepys attempts to retrieve a treasure which has resurfaced after more than a thousand years. Meanwhile, a Jewish merchant is tortured by the <i>Altamanus</i>, a secret group determined to locate the Grail. <br><br>PRESENT DAY<br>A wreck off the Cornish coast reveals clues to a mystery that marine archaeologist Jack Howard had thought beyond solving. He embarks on an epic quest that takes him to the sunken ruins of the pirate city o