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Loading... The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroudby Julia Navarro
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I didn't care for this book. I barely skimmed the last 80 pages. The basic premise of the book is that these art crime detectives believe someone is trying to steal and/or destroy the Shroud of Turin after a string of strange happenings at the Cathedral where it is occasionally displayed. There's 3 groups of people here -- a group that are trying to protect the Shroud, a group trying to "reclaim" it, and the art crime detectives. It was very slow, and really not very interesting. She tries to generate some interest in the history of the Shroud with flashbacks to the time of Jesus and then of the Templar Knights, but it still isn't a particularly interesting history. And the time changes were very abrupt. This book is touted as an "international best-seller", but if that's the case it was for solely one reason: The Da Vinci Code. The only good thing about this book is that I can now return it to the library. (  )miyurose | Dec 12, 2008 |   A story of the Shroud of Turin.... (  )xavierroy | Mar 13, 2008 | Gatopinto | Nov 21, 2007 | Very interesting history lesson. The plot was more than a little contrived in places yet quite engaging. Presented a lot of the current arguments on all sides and was a pretty painless way to get caught up on the debate. (  )FredBivins | Aug 10, 2007 | Mystery set in modern day Turin, with frequent change to various periods in the past, from the time of Christ to the Middle Ages, to give the history of the Shroud of Turin. There is a secretive and mysterious organization that wants to steal the Shroud. One such attempt causing a fire in the Cathedral in Turin and starting the plot of the story. There is also another mysterious organization, with links to the Church, that wants to keep them from having it. Italy's Art Crimes Unit and a renegade reporter all work to solve the mystery behind the break-ins and fires at the Cathedral, before these organizations manage to go into hiding again. The story is moderately, but consistently paced. The mystery is intriguing, but the reader is aware of more than the characters. The history of the Shroud, The Crusades and the Knights Templars is interesting. There is a good balance between plot than characterization - the modern day characters are well drawn. The movement between time periods is handled well and easy to follow. (  )Infowench | Jun 20, 2007 | 0.106 seconds to build listing
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0440243025, Mass Market Paperback)The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud is the explosive international bestseller that mixes fact and fiction to tell the riveting story of one of the world’s most controversial relics—the Holy Shroud of Turin—and the desperate race to save it from those who will stop at nothing to possess its legendary power....A fire at the Turin cathedral and the discovery of a mutilated corpse are the latest in a disturbing series of events surrounding the mysterious cloth millions believe to be the authentic burial shroud of Jesus Christ. Those who dare to investigate will be caught in the cross fire of an ancient conflict forged by mortal sacrifice, assassination, and secret societies tied to the shadowy Knights Templar. Spanning centuries and continents, from the storm-rent skies over Calvary, through the intrigue and treachery of Byzantium and the Crusades, to the modern-day citadels of Istanbul, New York, London, Paris, and Rome, The Brotherhood of the Holy Shroud races to a chilling climax in the labyrinths beneath Turin, where astounding truths will be exposed: about the history of a faith, the passions of man, and proof of the most powerful miracle of all…. From the Hardcover edition. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:01 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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