As many of the Amazon reviewers noted -- the book starts out well then goes into stock characters, juvenile logic, improbable dialogue, and clichéd action. Examples abound: FBI agent with issues, female "hero" with newly found James Bond agility and strength, "hero" who won't confide in police/FBI because of a daughter, villain turning to crime because of Catholic tenets, etc. Bought it thinking it would break new ground on the Templars, but it just became a rework of DaVinci Code.Two thoughts crossed my mind as I threw this book away. First, I now understand why Hollywood uses hackneyed scripts -- the screenwriters have very few fresh ideas. Second, I guess this "novel" received good reviews because the story aligns with the elite critics' worldview.One of only a few books I have quit reading, and thrown in the garbage can. This "novel" would make a great send-up parody in the Airplane-line of comedy. Stay clear of this "novel"!