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Labyrinth
20th Anniversary Edition
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A long-buried secret. A life-changing quest. JULY 1209. In Carcassonne, seventeen-year-old Alais Pelletier is given a mysterious book by her father, which he claims contains the secret of the true Grail. Although Alais cannot understand the strange words and symbols hidden within, she knows that her...
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Description
A long-buried secret. A life-changing quest.
JULY 1209. In Carcassonne, seventeen-year-old Alais Pelletier is given a mysterious book by her father, which he claims contains the secret of the true Grail. Although Alais cannot understand the strange words and symbols hidden within, she knows that her destiny lies in keeping the secret of the labyrinth safe.
JULY 2005. In a forgotten cave in the French Pyrenees, archaeologist Alice Tanner discovers two skeletons. Puzzled by the labyrinth symbol carved into the rock, she realises she has disturbed something that was meant to remain buried. Soon, a link to a shocking secret - and her own past - is revealed...
Labyrinth is a reader's Holy Grail... a heart-wrenching, thrilling tale
Val McDermid
An action-packed adventure of modern conspiracy and medieval passion
Independent
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399627153
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 20 February 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 48.0mm
Width: 160.0mm
Height: 238.0mm
Weight: 1090g
Pages: 752
About the Author
Kate Mosse is an international bestselling novelist, non-fiction writer, essayist and playwright. With sales of more than 8 million copies worldwide, her books have been translated into 37 languages and published in 40 countries. Her fiction includes the Languedoc trilogy (Labyrinth, Sepulchre and Citadel), the gothic novels The Winter Ghosts and The Taxidermist's Daughter, a short story collection (The Mistletoe Bride) and more recently a historical adventure series, The Burning Chambers and The City of Tears. Her non-fiction includes the highly-acclaimed memoir An Extra Pair of Hands and she is working on a book and television series based on her global 'Woman in History' campaign. The Founder Director of the Women's Prize for Fiction, Kate is a Visiting Professor of Creative Writing and Contemporary Fiction at the University of Chichester and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. An interviewer and presenter, she hosts the pre-show series at Chichester Festival Theatre, chairs Platform events for the National Theatre and is an Ambassador for Parkinson's UK. She was awarded an OBE in 2013 and a CBE in 2024 for services to literature, women and charity.
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