{"product_id":"ex-libris-john-oehler-9781689376655","title":"Ex Libris: The Forbidden Books","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER of 5 AWARDS! -- Prague. A long-hidden secret. Horrific consequences. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Could hardly put it down to eat!\" \"Amazing thriller... full of excitement, and an immensely intriguing plot.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan Lovel, an ex-Security Agent of Gypsy heritage, receives an extraordinary request from World Bank executive, Astrid Desmarais, whose life he once saved. Astrid wants Dan to steal four books from the locked collection of \"\u003ci\u003eforbidden books\u003c\/i\u003e\" in a monastery in Prague. The books are an inventory of artworks stolen by Napoleon and now housed in the Louvre. Her plan is to return those works to their rightful owners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan reluctantly agrees. Astrid then insists that Dan work with her daughter, Martine, an antiquities expert at the Louvre. Casually, she mentions \u003ci\u003ethere\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003emight also be a fifth book\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan and Martine succeed in breaking in and grabbing all five books but are spotted by the monastery's monks who, with their powerful allies, pursue them to the German border. Near the border, Dan manages to secure refuge in a small Gypsy community but soon discovers that he is in the sights of a professional assassin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDan and Martine escape, but only when they reach Paris do they realize it's \u003ci\u003ethe fifth book\u003c\/i\u003e everyone is after. And with good reason. It holds a centuries-old secret whose discovery unleashes the threat of global chaos and even nuclear war.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan and Martine are now in the eye of the storm, and they face choices that tear at their very souls.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e_____________________________________________________________\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I WAS SO THOROUGHLY ENGROSSED.\" \u003c\/b\u003e--AF\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"UTTERLY GRIPPING. \u003c\/b\u003eThe reader is plunged into \u003cb\u003ebreathtaking action.\u003c\/b\u003e One of the standout things ... The reader is led into the mysterious gypsy culture and I found this aspect intriguing.\u003cb\u003e\" \u003c\/b\u003e--M. Hernandez-Alvarez\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"SUPER FUN TO READ! \u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cb\u003e.. AND A LOT OF BADASSERY.\" -\u003c\/b\u003e-Myra \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"IMMENSELY ENJOYED GETTING TUGGED INTO DAN LOVEL'S WORLD.\" --\u003c\/b\u003eAmy Williams \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A PLETHORA OF AWARDS. \u003c\/b\u003e... Superior writing and engaging storyline, the novel's critical acclaim will be of no surprise to its readers\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe US Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEX LIBRIS SHINES \u003c\/b\u003ebecause of its stellar cast of characters and Oehler's many twist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003es. Readers will be unable to put the book down.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookLife Prize Critic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEX LIBRIS\u003c\/i\u003e Awards \u0026amp; Accolades\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e1ST PLACE \u003c\/b\u003e- Global Book Awards (previously NY City Book Awards)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGOLD MEDAL \u003c\/b\u003e- Global Book Awards (previously NY City Book Awards)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFINALIST - \u003c\/b\u003eEric Hoffer Book Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSEMI-FINALIST \u003c\/b\u003e- Kindle Book Reviews Award\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eB.R.A.G. MEDALLION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRECOMMENDED - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eUS Review of Books. \u003c\/i\u003eRECOMMENDED rating given for \u003ci\u003e\"Outstanding books\" that are \"compelling and lasting reads.\" Awarded \"less than 10 to 20% of the time.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOHN OEHLER\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling, award-winning author. His previous novels include \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPHRODESIA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAPYRUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTEPUI\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cb\u003eThe Last Expedition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Oehler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1689376651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781689376655\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"John Oehler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979221467391,"sku":"9781689376655","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8971083-ce5c-48e6-bc3e-f6de82e88875.jpg?v=1683244521","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ex-libris-john-oehler-9781689376655","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}