{"product_id":"the-temple-keep-michael-s-holtzman-9798996339105","title":"The Temple Keep","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Temple Keep\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Most Terrifying Secret in Human History Has been Hiding in Plain Sight for More Than Three Centuries. Until Now.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fall of 2000, Noah Greaves arrives at the \u003cstrong\u003eCollege of William \u0026amp; Mary\u003c\/strong\u003e in Virginia on a scholarship, carrying little more than a gift for mathematics, and a determination to escape the limits of small-town life. The mysterious Christopher Wren Building, the oldest college building in America, with its Georgian brick chambers and its deep roots in the founding of the nation, seems like the perfect pace to quietly reinvent himself. But when a Shakespeare professor notices Noah's uncanny ability to detect hidden patterns within centuries-old texts, his carefully ordinary semester unravels into something far stranger..\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn into a secret world of cryptographers, historians, intelligence operatives, and occult seekers, Noah discovers that \u003cstrong\u003eWilliamsburg's\u003c\/strong\u003e famous colonial streetscape conceals more than history books admit. Beneath the restored facades of the Historic Area, beneath the taverns and the churchyards that once sheltered the founding of a republic, lie forgotten tunnels, sealed chambers, and a trail of encoded clues pointing towards a legendary vault -- one said to contain the greatest secret in human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs rival factions close in, Noah and his enigmatic classmate Amanda find themselves in a deadly struggle connecting \u003cstrong\u003eSir Francis Bacon\u003c\/strong\u003e, coded messages hidden within \u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare's\u003c\/strong\u003e works, \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Jefferson\u003c\/strong\u003e, and a conspiracy that runs from Williamsburg's cobblestone streets to the deepest corridors of the \u003cstrong\u003eCentral Intelligence Agency\u003c\/strong\u003e. Each discovery raises questions about the history we thought we knew-- and the destiny we all must someday face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending historical mystery, espionage, horror, and speculative science fiction, \u003cem\u003eThe Temple Keep\u003c\/em\u003e takes readers from candlelit college archives and the brick towers of \u003cstrong\u003eBruton Parish Church\u003c\/strong\u003e to a shocking revelation that challenges the nature of reality itself. Readers who loved \u003cem\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History, National Treasure\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDark Matter\u003c\/em\u003e will find a relentless adventure where cryptography, hidden history, and cutting-edge science converge on one small American city where past, present, and future collide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome secrets can change the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne secret can end it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael S. Holtzman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798996339105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Duke of Gloucester Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Michael S. Holtzman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48997868863743,"sku":"9798996339105","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-temple-keep-michael-s-holtzman-9798996339105","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}