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Cabal of the Westford Knight, Templars at the Newport Tower David S. Brody Martin and Lawrence Press, $14.95, 448 pages, ISBN: 9780977389872 reviewed by Barry Hunter Everyone can cease their dialogues about THE DAVINCI CODE and start talking about the conspiracies and implications of this marvelous, extremely literate novel about the first Scottish explorers of the New World in the 1300s. This is the story of Henry Sinclair and his band of Scottish adventurers as they seek to find a new land in order to follow their religion. Cameron Thorne, an attorney, is drawn into real estate transaction dispute that will cause his life to change in many ways. The Gendron’s do not want to sell their land to McLovick who turns out to be a notorious treasure hunter. When Cameron’s brother moves a small bobcat onto their land, to make McLovick think they are looking for the treasure. The bobcat is blown up and Cam’s brother goes to the hospital and loses his leg. Cam then meets Amanda Spencer, who works for the Westford Knight Research Consortium, who tells him the story of the Westford Knight who may have been a Templar who was on a mission to explore the New World and hide the treasure discovered in the Temple of Solomon. Cam and Amanda go traveling all over New England looking for other Templar clues and seeking the truth behind the treasure. There are attempts on their lives and others die as the clues mount and their friendship grows. There are healthy doses of Templar lore, the Jesus bloodline, and New England legend to make a very readable, action packed adventure. Crosses and double crosses abound as they are trailed in their quest by an assassin who decides to go after the treasure as well. Brody has written a novel with enough factual knowledge to entice the adventure as well as the history reader. Pick this one up and be one of the first to read it. I would like to see Cam and Amanda in another adventure because they are wonderful characters and I think if done properly, it would be a terrific motion picture. The year is early, but this book will be hard to beat; it’s already on my "Best of 2009" list.
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Cabal of the Westford Knight, Templars at the Newport Tower
David S. Brody
Martin and Lawrence Press, $14.95, 448 pages, ISBN: 9780977389872
reviewed by Barry Hunter

Everyone can cease their dialogues about THE DAVINCI CODE and start talking about the conspiracies and implications of this marvelous, extremely literate novel about the first Scottish explorers of the New World in the 1300s. This is the story of Henry Sinclair and his band of Scottish adventurers as they seek to find a new land in order to follow their religion.

Cameron Thorne, an attorney, is drawn into real estate transaction dispute that will cause his life to change in many ways. The Gendron’s do not want to sell their land to McLovick who turns out to be a notorious treasure hunter. When Cameron’s brother moves a small bobcat onto their land, to make McLovick think they are looking for the treasure. The bobcat is blown up and Cam’s brother goes to the hospital and loses his leg.

Cam then meets Amanda Spencer, who works for the Westford Knight Research Consortium, who tells him the story of the Westford Knight who may have been a Templar who was on a mission to explore the New World and hide the treasure discovered in the Temple of Solomon.

Cam and Amanda go traveling all over New England looking for other Templar clues and seeking the truth behind the treasure. There are attempts on their lives and others die as the clues mount and their friendship grows.

There are healthy doses of Templar lore, the Jesus bloodline, and New England legend to make a very readable, action packed adventure. Crosses and double crosses abound as they are trailed in their quest by an assassin who decides to go after the treasure as well.

Brody has written a novel with enough factual knowledge to entice the adventure as well as the history reader. Pick this one up and be one of the first to read it. I would like to see Cam and Amanda in another adventure because they are wonderful characters and I think if done properly, it would be a terrific motion picture. The year is early, but this book will be hard to beat; it’s already on my "Best of 2009" list.

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