Dating back to the dawn of the twelfth century, the ancient Order of the Knights' Templar is one of the most powerful and mysterious international organizations in history. Its power lies within its ability to keep its secrets secret-and its assets even more clandestinely hidden from the public eye.

Kemp Hastings has been sent by outsiders to locate an ancient document known only as the "Templari Thesaurus"-the ultimate inventory of biblical deposits held by the Grand Masters of the Order over the centuries.

After a series of inexplicable deaths and even more inexplicable events, Hastings and his trusted companions, Darlene Gammay and Erica Vine, flee to Cairo, Malta, and Switzerland. They struggle to stay even one step ahead of a German splinter group desperate to locate 300 million dollars of gold and silver bullion from World War II. Hastings believes that the Order may have hidden the treasure on Scottish soil.

Once Hastings discovers the "Templari Thesaurus," he is shown the core workings of the Order. He has been indoctrinated as to how the Order manages its ancient business in this modern world. As the journey unfolds, Hastings discovers the darker sides and Teutonic elements of the Order. Now he engages the modern Scottish Order to assert their military power and authority to deal with unwelcome visitors. How far will the Order go to protect itself?

Biblical research investigator Kemp Hastings sits quietly in the back of a classroom and absorbs the lecture from Dr. Darlene Gammay, her first public session since walking out of the university two weeks ago in a cloud of mystery. As the biblical scholar wraps up her lecture and watches Hastings approach her, Dr. Gammay has no idea that he is about to change her life forever.

Hastings has been tasked to authenticate a holy parchment recently found in the tomb of a Cistercian monk, hidden away for nearly five hundred years. After he engages help from Dr. Gammay, she inadvertently touches the ancient manuscript with her bare fingers, setting off a chain of holy, unnatural events that leads to the eventual discovery of a strange tattoo emblazoned across her shoulders. Now embroiled in an ancient mystery, the couple travels to Cairo to consult with a madcap museum curator who, unbeknownst to them, has already devised his own twisted plan.

In this intriguing biblical tale, chosen guardians of some of the most treasured items in the universe embark on an intrepid journey from a university classroom to Egypt and finally to Northern Scotland, where they are forced to battle underworld forces determined to remove one of them from existence forever.

Biblical research investigator Kemp Hastings sits quietly in the back of a classroom and absorbs the lecture from Dr. Darlene Gammay, her first public session since walking out of the university two weeks ago in a cloud of mystery. As the biblical scholar wraps up her lecture and watches Hastings approach her, Dr. Gammay has no idea that he is about to change her life forever.

Hastings has been tasked to authenticate a holy parchment recently found in the tomb of a Cistercian monk, hidden away for nearly five hundred years. After he engages help from Dr. Gammay, she inadvertently touches the ancient manuscript with her bare fingers, setting off a chain of holy, unnatural events that leads to the eventual discovery of a strange tattoo emblazoned across her shoulders. Now embroiled in an ancient mystery, the couple travels to Cairo to consult with a madcap museum curator who, unbeknownst to them, has already devised his own twisted plan.

In this intriguing biblical tale, chosen guardians of some of the most treasured items in the universe embark on an intrepid journey from a university classroom to Egypt and finally to Northern Scotland, where they are forced to battle underworld forces determined to remove one of them from existence forever.

The title FLICKER was named mainly due to the flickering of the 'Pathe - Wartime Newsreel' footage and film presentations that were shown at almost every cinema on a daily basis across the United Kingdom as the great war unfolded. The technical term and explanation would be aimed towards the FLKR indirect acronym which is explained as: - Flicker, Frame or FFV, a method of modifying poor-quality video files into files that can, and do 'trick' the human eye into observing a clearer and better image.With 'trickery and deception being the main driver for this World War II counter intelligence spy novel, Lt Colonel Kemp Hastings R.A. Chief of Staff Bletchley Park, struggles to makes sense of the predicament he suddenly finds himself wrapped up in. In an attempt to ensure the safety and protection of the Prime Minister Mr Winston Churchill the Staff at Bletchley soon hatch a plan that required a great deal of internal resource to ensure success but finds to their surprise that a higher echelon was already at work.

The year is 1127 and the Knights Templar in the Holy Land have discovered the riches of King Solomon, King David & Christendom.

A single Templar Vessel named the 'Temple Unicorn' is despatched from Dundee in Scotland to the port of Acre in the Holy Land - with an armed guard of fifteen Cistercian Templars to procure the treasures and return many significant pieces to their new Knight custodians across middle Europe and central Asia.

The Temple Unicorn embarks on her journey under a blanket of the most ultimate secrecy as the Vessel's Captain Kyle Wishart draws on his sea skills and military tactical knowledge in order to evade potential sea pirates and unscrupulous Kings that are desperate to acquire the biblical booty.

The work comprises of a comprehensive overview of the Order which seamlessly blends into an intriguing storyline, leaving the reader to consider whether or not the journey actually took place.

Kemp Hastings a freelance troubleshooter for the Fisher Kings is tasked with authenticating an illuminated manuscript that has stronglinks to the crucufixion and may have been penned by Mary Magdalene herself. Hastings teams up with Dr Darlene Gammay a biblical studies teacher and embark on an adventure that results in an event that rocks the Papacy.In her efforts to research the parchment Darlene inadvertantly makes contact with the Sanctos Epistula (Letters of the Saints) and is burdened with a tattoo across her back and left shoulder that may reflect the true likeness of the Holiest of Mothers. The tattoo reflects the work of Gabriel Dante Rosetti's famous pre- raphaelite work from the late 18th century indicating that the artist may have had access to a more secret society.On discovering the tattoo Hastings finds that the manuscript that was hidden in his desk has returned to a simple blank parchment page of two thousand years agoIn the interim period - a known Hellfire Corss Sword has been mysteriously removed from the secure archives of the vatican and the Pope has concerns over the safety of his flock.

Kemp Hastings and his investigative colleague Doctor Darlene Gammay are pursued by the Grand Lodge of Cairo (GLOC) who are hellbent on murdering Darlene now that she has been given a glimpse into the afterlife having been gifted with the power of the ancient Egyptian ritual known as the 'Assignation'.

Darlene is transported into the afterlife and endures what she can only describe as a 'live' and very disturbing embalming event, is this an ancient curse that has been bestowed upon the disbeliever or is this a step in our time for the betterment of mankind.

Having had to flee from the Cairo museum to Malta the couple are accompanied by Professor Mohammed Elfecky who is working to a more deadly agenda. Has the Apostle's Apostle ' Mary Magdalene' really targeted Doctor Gammay by leaving a tattoed image spread across her back and shoulders, or is this an infliction delivered by an inexplicable series of circumstances that Kemp Hastings struggles to rationalise.

Dating back to the dawn of the twelfth century, the ancient Order of the Knights' Templar is one of the most powerful and mysterious international organizations in history. Its power lies within its ability to keep its secrets secret-and its assets even more clandestinely hidden from the public eye.

Kemp Hastings has been sent by outsiders to locate an ancient document known only as the "Templari Thesaurus"-the ultimate inventory of biblical deposits held by the Grand Masters of the Order over the centuries.

After a series of inexplicable deaths and even more inexplicable events, Hastings and his trusted companions, Darlene Gammay and Erica Vine, flee to Cairo, Malta, and Switzerland. They struggle to stay even one step ahead of a German splinter group desperate to locate 300 million dollars of gold and silver bullion from World War II. Hastings believes that the Order may have hidden the treasure on Scottish soil.

Once Hastings discovers the "Templari Thesaurus," he is shown the core workings of the Order. He has been indoctrinated as to how the Order manages its ancient business in this modern world. As the journey unfolds, Hastings discovers the darker sides and Teutonic elements of the Order. Now he engages the modern Scottish Order to assert their military power and authority to deal with unwelcome visitors. How far will the Order go to protect itself?