Sherlock Holmes had been a favourite of mine for years in particular I loved Basil Rathbone’s portrayal of him. My Spanish father was so excited that he bought me my first copy of Don Quixote by Miguel Cervantes, which I would have thoroughly enjoyed, had it not been printed in old Spanish making it a tad tedious to read! Even so, I was very excited to come to Don Quixote again through Otto Rahn, the main character in The Sixth Key, because, as it turns out, he was quite a fan.
On my twelfth birthday I was taken to see the film, Man of La Mancha, with Peter O’toole and Sophia Loren and I enjoyed it so much that for weeks I couldn’t stop singing, ‘To Dream the impossible Dream’. When I was a young girl, my birthdays were celebrated in my house by going to the movies. We have reached our destination and the final sixth key to writing The Sixth Key and I couldn’t end without speaking about Don Quixote, Sherlock Holmes and Edgar Allan Poe. 6 Churches, 6 Priests, 6 Clues one deadly pact. Clearly Himmler is not the only powerful figure in search of the book and the legendary Sixth Key that unlocks its terrifying power.
Following a trail from Paris down to Carcassonne in the South of France, Rahn discovers a web of deceit and murder. For Himmler wants Rahn to locate Les Serpent Rouge, a notorious book of black magic written by Pope Honorius in the 14th century. Waiting for him inside is Hitler's right-hand man, Heinrich Himmler, and Rahn's life is turned upside down. In 1936, a similarly cryptic invitation brings Grail historian Otto Rahn to an apartment in Berlin. Once there he is captivated by his host's tale, which spans the centuries, but seemingly begins and ends in the dark days of the 1930's. 'By the Power of these Keys, the Head of the Church will be made the Lord of Hell' It is 2012 and a cryptic invitation leads a crime novelist to Venice's Island of the Dead.
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