The Testament (Lustbader novel)

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The Testament
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First edition
Author Eric Van Lustbader
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Thriller, Crime
Publisher Forge Books (Tor)
Publication date
September 5, 2006
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback)
Pages480 pp (hardcover edition)
ISBN 0-7653-1463-0 (hardcover edition)
OCLC 63679951
813/.54 22
LC Class PS3562.U752 T47 2006

The Testament is a 2006 thriller novel by Eric Van Lustbader. [1]

Plot summary

The book is about Braverman Shaw, whose father, Dexter Shaw, is killed by an explosion. After his death, Braverman, or Bravo to his friends, finds out that his father was a member of the Gnostic Observant, a group who possess a very old secret of Jesus Christ. Bravo has to find the secret and keep it hidden from their sworn enemies, the Knights of Saint-Clemens. His father left behind a maze, which Bravo has to solve to find the secret. During his journey, he is attacked by the Knights multiple times, and they are closer than he thinks.

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