Labyrinth

The book is set in the present and the past. Alice from the present is on an archaeological dig when she finds a cave with skeletons in and a ring with a labyrinth on it. This ring turns out to be very valuble and people try to take it from her. In the past, Alais lives in 13th century Carcassonne, France. Her father gives her a book from a set of three that is needed to summon the true grail. Throughout the book we swap back and forth between the two stories, which relate to one another, and come to a head towards the end. It was interesting, it was a bit slow to start with and I must admit it took two attempts to read it! But it is worth a read. Mosse clearly knows a great deal about Carcassonne and its history. It's quite Dan Brown-esque, these fast paced historical novels have become very popular in the past few years, and Labyrinth doesn't disappoint. Her second book Sepulchre runs along the same lines, but is set in the 1800s, so if you like Labyrinth, chances are you will probably like Sepulchre too.