The Isis Covenant

An exciting thriller that blends ancient legend and modern history into an explosive adventure with dark twists and turns which will leave the reader breathless. I loved the premise which is on par with Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, but the writing is more lucid and has an excellent flow to the narrati......more

After reading James Douglas' excellent debut thriller The Doomsday Code I couldn't wait to read its follow up The Isis Covenant. Jamie Saintclair, the art dealer who seems to attract trouble like bees to honey, is a very likeable hero while, as with the Doomsday Code, the baddies are horrifying. The......more

Despite occupying some of the same historical space as my last outing in this genre - The Charlemagne Pursuit - The Isis Covenant is a much more nuanced, well-written and therefore much more convincing and satisfying read. It reads like a proper book, by a proper author who can write properly and do......more

Enjoyable This is my second time to read this story and l still found myself caught up in each part of the journey to locate the crown and eye of lsis. Jamie Saintclair an Art expert and Danny Fisher a New York Detective are a strange pairing but works. I find it nice to come back to a book. Why rea......more

Second book in the Saintclair series is superior. But the author's Rome novels are still better.......more