The Doomsday Testament, James Douglas
The Doomsday Testament, James Douglas
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The Doomsday Testament

Author: James Douglas

Series: Jamie Saintclaire #1

Narrator: John Telfer

Unabridged: 12 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2025


Synopsis

1937: Hitler sent an expedition to Tibet in search of the lost land of Thule. 1941: Himmler spent a huge fortune, and sacrificed the lives of hundreds to turn Wewelsburg Castle in Germany into a shrine to the SS. 2008: Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair is astonished to discover that the gentle grandfather he thought he knew was a decorated war hero, serving in the Special Air Service in World War Two. And his grandfather has one more surprise. Sewn into the endpaper of his journal is a strange piece of Nazi symbolism. With this discovery, Jamie is launched on a breathless chase across Europe and deep into Germany's dark past. . .

Reviews

Goodreads review by S.J.A. on January 02, 2013

Indiana Jones? Perhaps, to a degree. If you combined it with elements from Kelly's Heroes, Lovejoy, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List and many other things. In essence, I read few thrillers these days. Once upon a time I read a lot of them, along with whodunnits, but I reached a point where I fou......more

Goodreads review by Eugenea on October 16, 2015

After reading the sample of this book, I had high expectations. Sorting through the contents of his grandfather's house after the old man dies in a fall down the stairs, Jamie finds his WWII journal in a box of medals. This sends Jamie on a search for the hero he never knew, or even suspected, throu......more

Goodreads review by Peter on August 28, 2012

First book in the 'Jamie Saintclaire' Indiana Jones-type series. OK-ish thriller, but a tad predictable. James Douglas is a pseudonym used by historical fiction author Douglas Jackson, so the book is well-written. Jackson's Rome books are far superior, but I'll give the second book in the series, 'T......more

Goodreads review by Mieczyslaw on March 13, 2012

An expedition into the Himalayas as part of the Nazi search for their Aryan roots leads to the discovery of a tremendous secret. The wartime journal of an old man, found dead by his grandson, opens doors to a dangerous hunt. Lost artworks, underground bunkers, the mummified corpses of slave workers,......more

Goodreads review by Arsenovic on January 16, 2017

Jedva sam zavrsio ovu knjigu. Jedina dobra stvar u tome je da cu vise ceniti dobru knjigu posle ovog iskustva. U ovoj prici sve je crno belo a tako nesto odavno me ne privlaci u zivotu je puno nijansi i nikad nista nije tako jednostavno......more