The Lucifer Code
"Brokaw blends fact and fiction together to create a rollercoaster ride through historical fact and modern day menace."
Synopsis:
When an ancient manuscript is uncovered after being concealed for centuries, its pages are found to contain the most unholy secret ever known to mankind.
A sacred brotherhood has sworn through generations to protect this terrifying truth against those who would use it to destroy mankind. The unimaginable happens and the manuscript falls into the wrong hands, and Dr Thomas Lourds is called upon to decipher the cryptic document.
Lourds soon find himself embroiled in a race to uncover the secret of the document with good and evil both enlisting him in the sprint to find the key to cracking the ancient code.
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Review:
As with his previous novel (The Atlantis Code) Brokaw blends fact and fiction together to create a rollercoaster ride through historical fact and modern day menace. The pace is frantic throughout and readers, let alone the characters, never have time to gather their wits before being plunged into the next desperate situation. Lourds is once again the centre of attention against his wishes, yet he retains the innocence of those who are thrust into events, rather than the “lets have it” attitude of the seasoned warrior. His plight sees him question beliefs which are held by many of us and he confronts them with aplomb. His companions, Cleena and Olympia, are poles apart and the conflict between the two give the novel an extra edge. The mysterious Qayin and Joachim add to the drama of the moment and are vital to the story. The Lucifer Code is tightly written and few words are wasted as you are transported on a journey through time and beliefs. Nefarious characters abound, as do earth-shattering plot twists and when you finally put down this book you will sigh and be glad it's only fiction. Personally I can't wait for the next instalment of Lourds' adventures from Brokaw.