SANTUARIO (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Khoury, Raymond

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8498723604 ISBN 13: 9788498723601

Publisher: B de Bolsillo (Ediciones B), 2010

Synopsis

El animal que aparecia en la imagen era mas que una serpiente: tenia escamas y colmillos exagerados, se asemejaba mas a un dragon Era una imagen siniestra que rememoraba un miedo primario, una copia amarillenta y desgastada que despedia maldad. La busqueda de un oscuro secreto, escondido entre las paginas de un libro del 1700, llevara a una genetista y un agente de la CIA a embarcarse en una aventura mortal que les obligara a viajar por Europa, America y Asia, en un frenetico periplo. Napoles, 1750. Tres hombres armados irrumpen en el palacio de un supuesto marques. El principe de San Severo lo acusa de ser un impostor y exige conocer un secreto que solo el tiene en su poder. En la lucha que sigue, el falso marques escapa dejando tras de si un palacio en llamas y un principe furioso y obsesionado con encontrar a su presa. Bagdad, 2003. En una mision de rutina, una unidad del ejercito realiza un descubrimiento horripilante: un modernisimo laboratorio secreto en el que han muerto decenas de personas, victimas de espantosos experimentos. El misterioso cientifico al que perseguian, un hombre que, segun se cree, esta trabajando en un arma biologica, huye llevandose consigo la sorprendente verdad de su trabajo. Pero deja una pista sorrpendente: el Ouroboros, un simbolo que representa una serpiente que se muerde la cola. Cuando el poder de dicho simbolo sale a la luz, desvelando los siglos de destruccion que ha ido dejando a su paso, surge una mujer inocente en el centro de una conspiracion que podria cambiar el mundo para siempre.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The animal in the image was more than a serpent, had scales and exaggerated fangs, it was more like a dragon ... It was a sinister image that recalls a primary fear, yellowed and worn copy that emanated evil. The search for a dark secret, hidden between the pages of a book from 1700, leading to a geneticist and a CIA agent embark on a fatal adventure that will require them to travel to Europe, America and Asia, in a frantic trip. Naples, 1750. Three gunmen burst into the palace of a supposed Marquis. The Prince of San Severo accuses him of being an imposter, and demands to know a secret that only he has in his possession. In the struggle that follows, the false marquis escapes leaving behind him a burning palace and an angry prince who is obsessed with finding his quarry. Baghdad, 2003. In a routine mission, a unit of the army makes a horrifying discovery: a very modern secret laboratory in which dozens of people have died, victims of gruesome experiments. The mysterious scientist who was chased, a man who is believed, is working on a biological weapon, flee, taking with him the startling truth of his work. But leaves a clue: the Ouroboros, a symbol representing a snake biting its tail. When the power of this symbol comes to light, revealing the centuries of destruction that has left in its way arises an innocent woman in the center of a conspiracy that could change the world forever.

About the Author:

Raymond Khoury is the "New York Times" and internationally bestselling author of four Reilly adventures, as well as two standalone thrillers. His debut novel, "The Last Templar", spent twenty weeks on the "New York Times" bestseller list and was adapted for television by NBC. His books have been translated into over forty languages and sold over ten million copies.

About this edition

• Publisher: B de Bolsillo (Ediciones B)
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 8498723604
• ISBN 13: 9788498723601
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 480