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The Sacred Sword
- Ben Hope, Book 7
- Narrated by: Jack Hawkins
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
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Summary
In the seventh best-selling Ben Hope conspiracy thriller, the action shoots back in time to the days of Jesus Christ, where a buried secret has staggering implications for the world as we know it….
Returning to the UK to try to sort out his stormy personal life, Ben runs into two old friends. Simeon and Michaela were once his fellow students at Oxford; now they are the Reverend and Mrs Arundel. Ben senses that Simeon is deeply troubled and frightened, but before the truth can emerge about his secretive research project concerning a mysterious, ancient "sacred sword", both he and Michaela are wiped out in a devastating road crash.
Convinced that his friends’ deaths were no accident, Ben is propelled on a global quest from the UK to France, the Holy Land, and America to unlock the enigma of the sacred sword. At every step, he is pursued by ruthless agents of the sinister organisation that will stop at nothing to acquire it. In the course of his investigations, Ben will discover an incredible secret, not just about the history of Christianity but about his own past.
Critic reviews
"Deadly conspiracies, bone-crunching action and a tormented hero with a heart...Scott Mariani packs a real punch." (Andy McDermott, best-selling author of Empire of Gold)
"James Bond meets Jason Bourne meets The Da Vinci Code." (J. L. Carrell, best-selling author of The Shakespeare Secret)
"Full of authentic detail and heart-stopping action - a real thrill ride." (Ed Macy, author of the best-selling Apache)
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- Kindle Customer
- 12-07-12
Great Story
I've liked Scott Mariani and have loved following the adventures of our hero Ben Hope since I found The Alchemist's Secret in a local bookshop in 2009 (I think)! A really good read. Cannot wait for more...
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- TW
- 02-09-19
Finding this narrator hard work ...
Action packed story with the enigmatic ex SAS Major Benedict Hope. Unfortunately I really struggled listening to this narrator... although he was perfect in portraying Jude ... I had to rewind a few times and also noticed either sentences finished oddly or the editing was off - not sure which. I did persevere until the end but I did find it a struggle compared to the previous narrators of SM’s audiobooks. Obviously it’s a personal thing.
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- Paul Rutter
- 11-09-22
Brilliant
love this series, move over Preacher and make room for Ben Hope. thank you
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- Mathew
- 18-08-19
go back to the old narrator.
story as always was very good but this new narrator is poor not the right man for the job at all
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- David. Matthew. Magee
- 22-09-18
Finding out he has a Son
Enjoyable as ever. I enjoy reading his books except they don't always match up listening & reading. Sometimes your on chapter 52 & it's reading chapter 51 this also in other books as well.
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- Mark
- 07-04-16
Another gripping tale of Ben Hope
Mariani yet again blends historical intrigue with an up to the minute action plot and well developed characters. Another great listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-08-21
Difficult to follow
Story was spoiled by the narrator. Need Colin Mace narrator this book. Narrator was dull, I'm sorry to say.
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- Amazon Customermaggie
- 10-01-22
slow for Scott
Not as good as a lot of his books, a bit slow. A lot more to listen to
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- LEA HUDSON
- 01-06-20
great Book
great book the read in this book wasn't right for this character. needs a more mature voice
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- Mrs Watson-Thomson
- 13-06-23
Didn’t like the narrator
Sorry, but I nearly stopped listening. But the book was good and that kept me going.
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