18th
#3 of a series
Fictional saga / thriller
13th century
Egypt
Forced from his home in France and on his
way to Palestine, Talon de Giles senses something is amiss after fourteen days
at sea. The tempest overhead pounds the vessel and excess water on board does
not bode well. He wakes his fellow Templars, but they can do little. The vessel
strikes razor-sharp rocks and the four men are tossed into the turbulent froth.
Only Talon, Max, and Montague wash ashore with their lives and the clothes on
their backs. With no idea where they are or which direction to go, they make do
as best they can until opportunity presents itself.
Months
later a caravan on its way to Al Iskandrîyah stops for the night near where the
Templars camp. Talon’s training as a kidnapped child of the Assassini serves him well and he steals
camels, weapons, food, and silver without anyone being the wiser. He also
discovers that Alexandria is not far, so the three unkempt, bearded,
scarecrow-like men head to the Egyptian city to arrange passage to the Holy
Land. But the Templars are betrayed, Montague is slain, and Talon and Max are
imprisoned on accusations of being Christian spies. Rather than reveal his true
identity, Talon adopts the name of Suleiman and spins a tale that keeps them
alive. For now. Emir Abbas Abdur Rahman ibn Athir Faysal, the man in charge of
the prison, distrusts Suleiman and his story, so until he discovers the truth,
Talon and Max will remain prisoners.
To remain in their cell means certain
death, so the two friends watch, wait, and plan until the day arrives when they
can escape…
This
third Book of Talon is a spine-tingling, edge-of-your seat thriller that
centers around a man who covets another man’s wife and property and will do
whatever he must to rid himself of his enemy. Interwoven into this tale are exotic
locales, palace intrigue, assassination, betrayal, and a fascinating look into
the underground world of Al Qahira (Cairo). Throughout the story there are
scenes where the tension runs high and you forget to breathe. They culminate in
a heart-thumping final battle on the Nile. As always Boschert drops readers
into the midst of the action, spinning an intricate tale that snatches your
imagination and doesn’t let go until the book ends. Even then, he leaves us
with a tantalizing twist of what is to come in Talon’s next adventure.
© Cindy Vallar
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