Name of the Rose by Eco, Umberto

It is the year 1327. Franciscans in an Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, but Brother William of

Baskerville’s investigation is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths. ****

 

Loot by Elkins, Aaron

Retired curator Ben Revere dusts off his professional skills to investigate murders linked to a truckload

of stolen paintings. ***

 

Codex by Grossman, Lev

About to depart on his first vacation in years, Edward Wozny, a hot-shot young investment banker, is sent to help one of his firm's most important and mysterious clients. When asked to uncrate and organize a personal library of rare books, Edward's indignation turns to intrigue as he realizes that there may be a unique medieval codex hidden among the volumes, a treasure kept locked away for many years and for many reasons. As friends draw Edward into a peculiar and addictive computer game, his obsession deepens as he discovers surprising parallels between the game's virtual reality and the mystery of the codex. An accomplished and entertaining thriller, Codex explores the mysterious power of books in the medieval and modern ages. ****

 

Last Templar by Khoury, Raymond

When the opening gala of a Vatican exhibit attended by archaeologist Tess Chaykin is stormed by four

horsemen dressed as Templar Knights who steal an artifact, anti-terrorist specialist Sean Reilly and Tess

investigate. ***

 

A Letter of Mary by King, Laurie R.

Archaeologist Dorothy Ruskin brings Sherlock Holmes and his wife, Mary Russell, an ancient letter

apparently written [by] an apostle named Mary to her sister in Magdala. Shortly afterwards, Ruskin is killed

in a hit and run accident, and the Holmes' house is ransacked. **

 

Last Day by Kleier, Glenn

A woman who claims to be the Messiah sparks the fury of the media, the Catholic Church, and various world governments as they search for evidence as to what and who she really is. ***

 

Grand Complication by Kurzweil, Allen

A librarian comes to the aid of a wealthy bibliophile who is searching for information about an

18^th century cabinet...  He must determine what object once occupied a now-empty drawer. *

 

Grail Conspiracy by Moore, Joe and Lynn Sholes

Cotten Stone must unravel the mystery surrounding a claim that the holy grail has been discovered in Iraq. ***

 

Labyrinth by Mosse, Kate.

In this extraordinary thriller, rich in the atmospheres of medieval and contemporary France, the lives of two women born centuries apart are linked by a common destiny.
July 2005. In the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig stumbles                                        into a cave and makes a startling discovery-two crumbling skeletons, strange writings on                                        the walls, and the pattern of a labyrinth; between the skeletons, a stone ring, and a small

                          leather  bag.  Eight hundred years earlier, on the eve of a brutal crusade to stamp out heresy that                           will rip apart southern France, Alais is given a ring and a mysterious book for safekeeping by

                          her father as he leaves to fight the crusaders. The book, he says, contains the secret of the true

                          Grail, and the ring, inscribed with a labyrinth, will identify a guardian of the Grail. . . . ****