The Excalibur Codex: An explosive historical thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat

James Douglas

Aug 2013 · Random House

About this ebook

Jamie Saintclair embarks on another action-packed historical adventure, guaranteed to have you gripped from page one! A must read for fans of Dan Brown, Chris Kuzneski and Scott Mariani.

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A LEGEND TO SOME. A SYMBOL TO OTHERS. FOR A DANGEROUS FEW, THE MEANS TO A TERRIFYING END...

For countless generations the sword had been kept hidden, ready for a time of need. But not hidden well enough, because in 1937 it vanished...

1941 - twelve SS generals gather to re-enact an ancient rite and call on the spirits of Europe's mightiest warriors to aid them in the coming battle in the East. At the heart of the ritual is Excalibur, the mythical weapon pulled from a stone by King Arthur.
2010 - Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair laughs when he reads the codex to a German war veteran's will, the strange ritual it describes and the mention of a sword named Excalibur. But collector Adam Steele is convinced - and if Jamie can find the legendary sword, he will pay a small fortune for it.

With a team of international assassins on his trail, the hunt for Excalibur takes Jamie from Germany to eastern Poland and a deadly encounter in Hitler's Wolf's Lair...

Jamie Saintclair's adventures continue in The Samurai Inheritance. Have you read The Doomsday Testament and The Isis Covenant, his previous two adventures?

Ratings and reviews

This has some promise as an idea for a book, but I have struggled to finish it. None of the arty/ literary/ conspiracy theory strands really work as well as they should. The plot is telegraphed, but my main problem is with the lack of a single sympathetic character. The hero is shallow and dull, and the notion of him loving to desperation point the girlfriend he loses at the beginning, then pretending he's doing all this for her is comical. History, Literature and Geography are used in a ham- fisted way.

Excellent fast paced story.

About the author

James Douglas is the pseudonym of a writer of popular historical adventure novels. This is the third novel to feature art recovery expert, Jamie Saintclair - the first two being The Doomsday Testament and The Isis Covenant. James Douglas lives in Scotland.