Relic

Amasterful concoction of history and intrigue, referred toby critics as "the Norwegian "Da Vinci Code""A golden relic, containing an ancient manuscript that could change the course of history, has been hidden in a monastery, but nobody knows where. One determined man sets out to find this sensational artifact and to trace its origins. His quest takes him to a scientific intelligence organization in London, a Middle Eastern outpost, and a Crusaders castle in a French village, as layer by layer he reveals the religious mysteries inside the Shrine of Sacred Secrets."