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The Templar Secret: The new thrilling adventure from the No.1 Sunday Times Bestselling author: Book 30 (Ben Hope)

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A set of symbols scratched on the wall of a crypt in southern France.

A flag bearing a red cross on a castle fortress high on a stone ledge.

And deep in the heart of the Vatican, a team of agents charged with making sure no one discovers what connects them all.

Ben Hope is a magnet for trouble. Years since leaving the SAS, he can still feel when danger is stalking him. But stumbling across someone researching the Knights Templar seems like a problem for historians rather than his military skills.

It’s only when a terrible twist of fate puts not just Ben but the people he loves in the firing line that he realises the battles of the past will soon wreak carnage in the present.

Faced with uncovering a mystery that strikes at the heart of Western civilisation, Ben might finally have unearthed the one secret that could take him down.

Scott Mariani’s book ‘The Tudor Deception’ was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2023-11-06.

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The Templar Secret, Scott Mariani, Ben Hope, thriller, crime
The Templar Secret, Scott Mariani, Ben Hope, thriller, crime

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‘Compelling from the first page until the last, Mariani and his fabulous protagonist Ben Hope entertain in a gripping tale that will have you turning the pages well into the night’ Mark Dawson

‘Thrilling. Scott Mariani is at the top of his game’ Andy McDermott

‘A high level of realism … the action scenes come thick and fast. Like the father of the modern thriller, Frederick Forsyth, Mariani has a knack for embedding his plots in the fears and preoccupations of their time’ Shots Magazine

‘James Bond meets Jason Bourne meets The Da Vinci Code’ J. L. Carrell

‘History, action, devious scheming and eye-opening detail. Mariani delivers a twisting storyline’ David Leadbeater

‘Non-stop action – this book delivers’ Steve Berry

Book Description

The new thrilling adventure from the No.1 Sunday Times Bestselling author

About the Author

Scott Mariani is the author of the worldwide-acclaimed action / adventure series featuring maverick ex-SAS hero Ben Hope. Scott’s books have topped the bestseller charts in the UK and beyond.

Scott was born in Scotland, studied in Oxford and now lives and writes in rural west Wales.

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Dimensions 12.9 × 2.7 × 19.8 cm
Publisher ‏

‎ HarperNorth (7 Nov. 2024)
Language ‏

‎ English
Paperback ‏

‎ 432 pages
ISBN-10 ‏

‎ 0008601186
ISBN-13 ‏

‎ 978-0008601188
Dimensions ‏

‎ 12.9 x 2.7 x 19.8 cm

10 reviews for The Templar Secret: The new thrilling adventure from the No.1 Sunday Times Bestselling author: Book 30 (Ben Hope)

  1. Kenneth Stephen Kowalski –


    this is a superb novel – easy compelling reading – one of my top favourite series. I’ve read them all and this rates very highly,

  2. Anne Butterworth –


    Scott Marian books are full of action and a fantastic read I’ve read all of them and enjoyed every one can’t get enough of Ben hope

  3. Avid thriller reader –


    The last book as good as the first and every Ben Hope adventure in between. Sad that no more of Ben but here’s hoping the next character becomes a series just as thrilling from Scott Mariano.

  4. Sara –


    I really enjoyed this book, the storyline was interesting if not sad. I am devastated to read that this is the last of Ben hope stories and I’m not sure I agree with the author that he needed to end here. But I guess as I’m not the one writing my opinion is irrelevant. So I’m off to have a little cry and wonder who I will read from now on.

  5. lilian shirlaw –


    Great stoty,so til of interesting facts,and had me hooked from the start also. A Great hero,I can’t wait to read the next one I hope Ben has a great life

  6. Freya Fowles –


    A fitting finale – I’ll miss you Ben Hope – not giving anything away just that this book marks the end of Ben’s journey – and it feels sad, but right. Another excellent, rip-roaring race across Europe chasing bad guys and getting things done. Lovely.

  7. Christine Hawkes –


    I write this with a tear in my eye. Yes I’ve grown old with Ben hope for company! Loved each and every one of them. Never boring always held me reading into the night. Enjoy travelling with your lady Ben Me I’ve pre ordered Scott Marianis next and new adventure Hope it’s as good and I’m sure it will beThanks Scott xxx

  8. Amazon Customer –


    BrilliantI’m sorry to see him going. Always a chap to think about!!Enjoying the books in Pentrecwrt West Wales and now in the Languedoc, I can see the conspiracy everywhere 😄Also being a helicopter pilot in Pembrokeshire Wales UK for a long time, I always thought about him as a real person flying close to Sennybridge in the mountains on my way to the part 145 mechanics in East Midlands. Strange how fictional characters can give you a buzz in West Wales challenging flying weather.🙃 Thanks for the incredible journey and always welcome here in France!!

  9. Stanislav Gross –

    Bon thriller
    Un très bon livre

  10. Gary Gilligan –

    what a great finale
    I have read all of Ben hopes adventures and have really enjoyed them all,good luck on your next books and hope as exiting as these

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