Transit of Mercury (Paperback)

Think you know who you are? Think again! Within 48 hours Tom Talbot goes from high-flyer to no-hoper, city banker to jobless fraudster, pinstripe commuter to terror suspect. His dog is killed and his home is ransacked, a ghostly Tibetan monk and an enigmatic Oxford professor give him tantalising glimpses of a forgotten destiny. As well as an identity crisis of Jungian proportions, visions of the past link him to a girl murdered on the Silk Road, the gifts of the Magi and the house of Medici. Concurrently, in New York, young hotshot lawyer Miranda Maddingley learns that her wealthy uncle has died suddenly, leaving his fortune to a cousin she's never heard of, and leaving her with just an old ring. Smelling a rat, she tries to contact her cousin but learns he works deep inside the Vatican. Meanwhile, she unearths a mysterious family connection to Amerigo Vespucci, his voyages to America and a tragic Medici love triangle. Miranda meets Tom in Florence where she has fallen under the sinister Count Scala's spell. In a race against time, following cryptic clues and supernatural phenomena around iconic buildings and works of art, with gangsters and fanatics in hot pursuit, they finally reach an astounding apocalyptic climax.

General

Imprint:	Matador
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2019
Authors:	Simon Jones
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 36mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-1-78901-627-7
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Fantasy
LSN:	1-78901-627-4
Barcode:	9781789016277

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Tue, 13 Aug 2019 | Review by: Breakaway R.

Supernatural phenomena in at the home of the Medici family The city banker, Tom Talbot, was summoned to see his manager one morning and was accused of committing fraud by withdrawing cash from Banca de’ Bianchi’s local branch in London. Talbot told him that it was not him doing that, but his boss sacked him after receiving the order from the big boss in Italy. This scapegoat was later accused of being the train terrorist after he left London for his home near Bristol. His dog was found dead, and his house was ransacked by the so-called burglar. His PC went missing. He found a clue linking to the count in Florence. He met the 'ghost' of the Tibetan monk who gave him the visions of the past link to the House of Medici. A young professional lawyer from New York learned that her uncle died suddenly leaving his estate to an unknown cousin in Italy. Miranda Maddingley had no idea who Frankie was, and learned that he worked in the Vatican State. Miranda met Tom in Florence where they unencrypted the clues, and discovered supernatural phenomena were surrounding the medieval buildings. Meanwhile, the Vatican and gangs chased them in hot pursuit. I was kept at the edge of my seat as I read through the thrilling novel. Columbpoirot Breakaway Reviewers received a copy of the book to review

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