The Rose Labyrinth

by Titania Hardie

An enthralling novel of mystery, adventure and romanceBefore his death in 1609, the brilliant Elizabethan spy, astrologer and mathematician John Dee hid many of his papers, believing that the world was not prepared for the ideas they held. In spring 2003, Dees many times great granddaughter and final holder of the secret was forced to pass the enigmatic legacy to one of her two sons. Diana chose her passionate, tempestuous younger boy, leaving a tiny silver key with a note: For Will, when he is something, or someone, that he is not now. "Summer 2003: While seriously ill Lucy King awaits heart surgery in London, Will travels Europe seeking to decipher the clues in the ancient document, and find a lock to fit the key. It is a search which will leave him and Lucy inextricably linked. But Will is not the only one trying to reach the truth at the heart of the Rose Labyrinth

• ISBN10: 0755344561
• ISBN13: 9780755344567
• Publish Date: 6 March 2008 (first published 7 September 2007)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 29 October 2008
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
• Imprint: Headline Review
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 400
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

This is firmly hogging the heels of the Da Vinci Code using some information about Dee and labyrinths and ancient mysteries and heart transplants.

Yeah, heart transplants and cellular memory feature, which is a different spin on the story.

I found it readable but nothing spectacular.

[Eve1972]

I didn't know what to expect from this book going into it since it has gotten such mixed reviews, but I really enjoyed it a lot! It was sort of The DaVinci Code meets a romance novel! Also kudos to whomever was in charge of marketing for this book, it came in a really nice box with the book and 17 cards with the puzzles the characters have to solve in the book, so you can try solving them before hand or along with the characters. A very cool hook! Overall a really fun and enjoyable read. I look forward to more from this author.