![]() ![]() ![]() The two stories occur in a shared geography and occasionally intertwine, usually through dreams or visions. With an enemy army moving against Carcassonne and her devious older sister Oriane determined to get her hands on the books, it’s up to Alaïs to smuggle the trilogy to safety. With that discovery, her father reveals to her his long-held secret: that he is one of the guardians of three books that contain the secrets of the Holy Grail. In 1209, seventeen year old Alaïs goes to fetch herbs and discovers a dead body in the river, its thumb removed and throat cut. Struck by a strong sense of déjà vu, Alice soon realizes that there are plenty of other people who have a strong interest in what she found within the cave, and no qualms about using violence to get to it. ![]() There she finds two skeletons, one grasping a mysterious book and a ring with a labyrinth design. ![]() In 2005, Doctor Alice Tanner is working on an archaeology site in the south of France when she is drawn to a hidden cave in the hills. There are two main storylines at work, with the chapters alternating regularly between each one. Not to be confused with the film Labyrinth starring David Bowie. A novel by Kate Mosse first published in 2005, which is best described as an historical mystery/conspiracy thriller with supernatural elements, set in both the Middle Ages and present day France. ![]()
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