Synopsis :
In the year 70 AD, as the Romans sacked and destroyed the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, a young Jewish boy was hidden away and chosen as the guardian of a great secret. For seventy generations this secret remained safeguarded. But in present day Israel, a Jewish radical threatens to reveal this hidden truth and use it to rend apart the fragile Middle East—and only an unlikely duo of hardened detectives of very different origins and a young, enterprising Palestinian journalist can unite to ward off disaster.
A relentless and fast-paced thriller that moves from Egypt to Jerusalem to the Sinai Desert, that spans the millennia and involves Cathar heretics, Nazi prisoners, and modern-day suicide bombers, Paul Sussman’s The Last Secret of the Temple is a thrilling, roller-coaster adventure that brilliantly examines the participants on both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Timely, important, and completely absorbing, it marks Paul Sussman as one of today’s great thriller writers.
This is what I say
(with some help from Chatgpt) :
There’s a lot to take in with this title—perhaps too much. The sheer density of the plot made it difficult for me to stay engaged. At one point, I felt completely overwhelmed and unable to follow the story anymore.
That said, the book has great potential. The storyline is thrilling, reminiscent of a Dan Brown novel, full of historical intrigue and fast-paced mystery. However, the writing can be a bit confusing, and unless you're reading it consistently, it’s easy to lose track of the plot and characters. That’s exactly what happened to me, and eventually, I chose not to finish it.
So here’s my advice - if you're planning to read The Last Secret of the Temple, commit to reading it steadily from start to finish. Otherwise, like me, you might find yourself lost in its many layers and twists.
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