Craig Smith (3) (1950–)

En marzo de 1939, aparece en una remota aldea austriaca el cadáver de Otto Rahn, el conocido oficial de las SS al que Himmler encargó la búsqueda del Grial, y cuya investigación sobre la lanza sagrada de los cátaros provocará una trágica sucesión de acontecimientos que perdurarán en el tiempo.
Casi sesenta años después, lady Catherine Kenyon se halla de viaje de novios en las peligrosas laderas del monte Eiger con su marido, lord Robert Kenyon, un financiero que pertenece a la organización filantrópica de los Caballeros de la Lanza Sagrada. Después de sufrir un ataque de unos desconocidos que la dan por muerta, Kate quedará viuda y buscará venganza.
En la Alemania de 2008, un estafador multimillonario se da a la fuga y a T.K. Malloy, antiguo agente de la CIA, le confían la misión de encontrarlo. Su rastro lo lleva hasta los misteriosos Caballeros de la Lanza Sagrada.… (mais)

In 1935 Otto Rahn publishes a book about the Holy Grail that catches the eye of Himmler. Rahn agrees to become the SS’s official historian and to search for the Blood Lance of Antioch which legends claim will make its owner’s army unconquerable. In 1997 on their honeymoon, Robert and Kate Kenyon are attacked while climbing the Eiger Mountain. The assassins kill Robert and leave Kate for dead. In 2008, a board member of the philanthropic organization, the Order of the Knights of the Holy Lance steals millions of dollars of corporate funds and goes into hiding with Europe’s most famous assassin. CIA agent T.K. Malloy enlists the help of Kate and Ethan Brand on this international manhunt, which may also lead them to the murderer of Kate’s first husband.
Switching between stories and decades, Smith takes readers on a fast-paced ride of love and revenge, innocence and guilt, with glimpses of the subtle areas that fall in between. Seamlessly mixing history, legend and fiction, Smith’s writing is both intelligent and exhilarating. His characters are alive, and the twists and turns of the several plots will keep readers breathless.
The Blood Lance is Smith’s second book to chronicle the exploits of CIA agent T.K.Malloy, who was also featured in The Painted Messiah (Myrmidon 2007).… (mais)