After a mass murder in Israel, a renowned investigator from the Ministry—Vince Ramsey—is called in. Some experts at the scene believe only something supernatural could be responsible for such an atrocity. Ramsey finds an artifact which leads him to the Antiquities Authority. There, he teams up with historical specialist April Fulton. Together they learn the artifact is linked to an ancient secret … to an ancient secret society founded by a famous Greek philosopher. Only it’s much more sinister than they could have ever imagined. Being hunted down at every turn of their journey by ruthless assassins, they race to discover the truth—and finally encounter the diabolical villain controlling a powerful force only spoken about in the Book of Revelation.
“A riveting thriller exploring the end of the world…”
—Midwest Book Review
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Summary
Vince Ramsey is a forensic archaeologist and ritual investigator for the Ministry of Jerusalem. He receives a call from Benjamin Hobbs, a reverend in town, informing him of a gruesome mass murder in the little town of Masada. Hobbs further tells him that the nature of these deaths is bizarre and that there seems to be a blasphemous religious underpinning to all these murders, something that requires Ramsey’s unique skills. Upon Ramsey’s investigation, he acquires an important piece of evidence – a stunning old necklace made of pure silver with unusual markings over its diamond-shaped emblem. After getting some very interesting facts about the necklace from April Fulton who works for Morgan Underhill, Director of the Collections Department and was also Israel’s Antiquities Authority, danger seems to follow them everywhere as they find themselves constantly in a brink of death because of the necklace.
Review
I love this book! Insert lots of heart emojis in here for this book, the author, and the people who worked in this book with him! Realm of the Unknown is an action adventure and fantasy thriller by James McPike. And to add more, it’s also a mystery and crime investigation novel with a little touch of romance. I can’t say enough how much charming and heart racing this book is!
I love Ramsey and April because they have such a great tandem. It felt like I was running with them every single time they were in danger; this book is so action-packed and entertaining! Right now, I am trying my best not to give out any spoilers, but I would like to say that I have practically suspected every character in this story as the killer!
I’m giving this book 5 out of 5 stars and a whopping two thumps up! The story is loaded with fascinating characters and amazing landmarks of ancient ruins in Israel and Italy. The characters, locations, and well-written narrative and dialogues gave life to the many genres of this book. I highly recommend this to ALL readers if you want to be entertained from beginning to end.
James McPike – Realm of the Unknown – Reviewed 2/5/20 – Read 2/2-4/20
Mass murder, sinister murderer, prophecies of the past, an ancient secret society, assassins at every turn!
@ddeegott Vince Ramsey a forensic archaeologist and Ritual Investigator for the Ministry of Isreal was informed of the mass murder of the people of the little town of Masada. After visiting the town and finding a very unique necklace, he turned to his good friend Morgan Underhill. When he arrived at his office, Director Underhill was not in, April Fulton was filling in for him. April seemed very knowledgeable and he liked her. She gave him a couple of suggestions, and he was on his way. Shortly after he left some thug looking men arrived and threatened her. She felt that she should warn Ramsey so she called and met up with him. Afterward, they decided to work together to find this sinister murderer. They experienced threats, assassins, and troubles at their every step, from Isreal to Paris and back. Finally, the pieces start falling into place and leads them to all the answers. They are both in for a shock, and you will be too!!
What did I like? I loved Dan Brown’s books, his Angels & Demons series and this book gave me that same feeling. It took on the thriller aspect then added in some historical fiction, lots of mystery, and some biblical references along the way. Throw in some romance and lots of incredible action and you have one heck of a storyline.
What will you like? If you like Phil Philips and Dan Brown, then you are going to love this book, which is a 3 book series. Impeccable historical fiction, incredible descriptions, realistic action that is really scary, fantastic details, and so much action you will have whiplash! The storyline is mindboggling and really chilling in all the descriptions and details leading from the murder site to the ending. A bloodcurdling ending that is terrifyingly realistic. An extraordinary book that you will love.
• File Size: 3270 KB
• Print Length: 329 Pages
• Release Date: December 22, 2019
• Genre: Alchemy, Action Thriller Fiction, Occult Horror