© James Pyles
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I just finished reading The Last Templar (2005) by Raymond Khoury. It’s not the usual sort of thing I consume, but every once in a while, I’m attracted to these conspiracy theories, Catholic church conspiracies, historical and archeological mysteries.
It started out great. Strange goings on in Jerusalem in the late 13th century with the city under siege and the Christians about to be overrun. An escape to sea with a mysterious package that contains all the wealth and hopes of the Templars.
In present day, the Metropolitan Museum in New York City is displaying rare artifacts from the Vatican including one little-known encoding device. Four men dressed like knights (later identified as Templar) raid the Met, kill a security guard by beheading, and steal a bunch of wealth as well as the encoder.
Archeologist Tess Chaykin is attending with her mother and her nine-year-old daughter. She’s close enough to the fourth horseman to hear him say a phrase in Latin which translates “The truth will set you free.”
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