SOLOMON'S KEY THE CODIS PROJECT: A CONSPIRACY THRILLER (Solomon's Key) | R, DOUGLAS WEBER

SOLOMON'S KEY THE CODIS PROJECT: A CONSPIRACY THRILLER (Solomon's Key) | R, DOUGLAS WEBER | 4 Stars 'cause it's a great spy thriller

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	SOLOMON'S KEY THE CODIS PROJECT: A CONSPIRACY THRILLER (Solomon's Key) R, DOUGLAS WEBER ERISTA-HUTTON-HAUSER, 2007 - 380 pages average customer review:based on 31 reviews view larger image
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An ancient secret society. The Vatican. The lost tomb of Jesus--the King of Kings And an ancient scroll that unlocks the secret of the Goddess . CODIS-the FBI's Combined DNA Index System-has found a match. A link between the past and present. Between a royal bloodline and the world's foremost terrorist. On the anniversary of their downfall at the hands of the papacy, the Knights Templar vow revenge. The ultimate spies and the ultimate threat: Reunited lovers brought together by fate, Italian-born OSI agent Nick Rossi and beautiful Mossad agent, Josie Schulman, battle an al-Qaeda orchestrated wave of terrorist attacks directed against Rome, the Vatican, and the newly elected Pope. But the investigation means plunging into Rossi's own past and into the arms of Bast, the alluring stranger, who may be his downfall. The ultimate secret: Beneath the Dome of the Rock, in Solomon's Temple, an ancient scroll is found. It unlocks the Holy See's brutally suppressed truth concerning the divine feminine, Mary Magdalene's true identify and role-and the location of history's most important tomb. The ultimate deception: As world leaders converge on Rome for the Pope's funeral, Rossi and Josie race against time and follow a cryptic trail of symbols hidden within German Renaissance paintings: the keys to a mystery that points to a secret Masonic nexus of power, the secrets of the Widow's Son. What would you do for love? What would you do for honor and country? Two strong-willed women find themselves at opposing sides of a struggle for power. Josie a Mossad agent, who is battle weary and disillusioned, and the other-Bast a notorious al-Qaeda operative. But they share three things in common: they seek revenge for the murder of family members, and they both seek love and meaning in their lonesome existence. The third thing they share is the affection of the same man. The man is Nick Rossi intelligence operative stationed in Rome. Rossi seeks the advice of his uncle Professor Giovanni, a man versed in history and the schemes of secret societies. Together they must solve a riddle, clues left by a Masonic Nexus that has infiltrated the Vatican. Rossi knows that his uncle's and even the Pope's life depends upon his actions. And time is running out. Behind the veil of enigma lies the Eschatology Institute, a New Age pop culture Church, complete with Hollywood celebrity spokespersons, secret oaths, and dark agendas. Its leader is on a mad power trip and will kill anyone who stands in his way. And his sights are set on the Vatican.

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Found this Video Book Trailer for Solomon's Key

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3SOFNR9A2LZ4O I found this video book trailer on Youtube and reposted it here, because it gives a nice visual summary of the plot. Spies galore: a Mossad agent against goes up against an al-Qaeda agent. But the kicker is the terrorist attacks have been secretly orchestrated by a Masonic conspiracy and a Scientology-like New Age cult.

Filled with lots of controversial Church and religious history, it raises some interesting questions, but it's mainly an action spy thriller. Fast read. SOLOMON'S KEY THE CODIS PROJECT: A CONSPIRACY THRILLER (Solomon's Key)

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4 Stars 'cause it's a great spy thriller

I'm giving this book four stars based upon what's important-the story and plot, the pacing and the characters. I love action/adventure spy thrillers. Especially when they have realistic details about inner government agency workings, military and weapons and tactics. This novel has all of the above. And for a plot-driven thriller I thought the characters were fleshed out enough for this type of pot-boiler. Since the plot's the thing, I only want to know enough to care when the heroes are in jeopardy. The action scenes were as well written as any, and the chapters short and end on cliffhangers without overdoing it.

You've got Mossad, the NSA, al-Qaeda, the OSI, and a covert ops unit known as SHADO named after the main character, Nick Rossi, whose code name is the Shadow.

I also liked the secret codes hidden the text, which were simple at first and then progressed to complicated ambigrams that required you to go Online to Ambigramgenius.com to decipher. The secret Masonic symbols in Dürer's Death, Knight, Devil engraving were also very interesting.

Yeah, there are some typos, so what? It's a story. I just read a review of Steve Alten's latest thriller The Shell Game and some anal retentive reviewer ignored the complicated killer details, the writing and plot of this 500 page thriller and listed 19 typos as his reason for bashing the novel. Get real people!
Another favorite novelist of mine Douglas Preston listed this response to his latest reviewers on Amazon (probably) by saying:

"This review brings to mind the immortal words of the Irish writer Brendan Behan: `Critics are like eunuchs in a harem: they know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves.'"
-- Douglas Preston
So take heart Mr. Weber.
The Shell Game
The Monster of Florence

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Great plot here's a video about it

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R1BVQMBA12CAU6 Here's a video trailer tht sums up the plot very well.
Four stars because this book delivered what it promised, insight into the secret workings of Freemasonry's rituals and some astonishing facts about Masonry's relationship to Scientology.
I'd never heard of the OTO, Ordo Templi Orientis, before. I'd heard that L. Ron Hubbard was into some strange things, but not this. Sex Magic! The book doesn't mention him by name, but instead has a cult called the Eschatology Institute, which closely resembles Hubbard's cult.

The characters' interactions and the espionage plot zip the story along, but I liked the hidden details about Durer's engravings. Yes, a lot of artists in this time period used so-called magic and Hermetic symbolism in their works, and some hard-nosed art historians fail to acknowledge the importance of this belief system in their work; but that doesn't negate how the symbolism is there for everyone to see once they open their eyes.

Professor Giovanni was my favorite character, eccentric and a good mentor for the hero, agent Rossi.
I agree that there's a lot of violence and some of the scenes are pretty racy, but I got the overall message that the Goddess lies within all women, waiting to be realized.

My best friend who read it with me didn't like the portrayal of some of the women as so sexy, but she did admit that they were portrayed as real people with real motivations. I reminded her of the sexually demented Assassin that Dan Brown had abduct the heroine in Angels and Demons with the hint of sexual assault. All spy thrillers since Ian Fleming's James Bond books have these sexy femme fatale stereotypes.

These religious conspiracy thrillers have to have those elements of violence, sadistic cruelty, and sexual innuendo in order to satisfy thriller fans.
The irony is that my best friend's favorite pastime is watching all those women in jeopardy thrillers on the Lifetime cable channel, plus she loves the Vampire Romance novels. Although I'm still having a hard time wrapping my mind around why so many women love this fantasy world of women being chased by maniacal killers or sexy vampires. Anyway, the point is it's fiction, and I'm not afraid to admit I like the tingle of danger mixed with adventure and peril for women.

Another fictional conspiracy thriller
The Shell Game

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