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The Last Knight of St. Mark
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerRomanceHistorical Fiction
Publisher: Zeljko Kalinic
Published: Aug 4 2026
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.45 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Europe believed the war was over.
In 1698, after sixteen years of bloodshed, the Great Turkish War is finally ending. Across the continent, church bells ring for peace, diplomats celebrate a new era, and exhausted nations dream of prosperity.
But peace is dangerous.
For generations, powerful men have grown rich from conflict. Noble families, merchant princes, senators, and war profiteers understand a truth few others do:
'War is their greatest business.'
And they will do anything to ensure it never truly ends.
Far from the courts of Venice and Vienna, beneath the towering peaks of the Velebit Mountains in Northern Dalmatia, an ancient secret lies buried among forgotten monasteries, hidden archives, and ruined fortresses. Scattered clues-a faded map, a cryptic manuscript, a weathered seal-point toward a revelation capable of reshaping Europe itself.
At the heart of the mystery stands the legendary 'Brotherhood of St. Mark', a secret order founded in the dark aftermath of Constantinople's fall. For centuries, its knights have protected a sacred relic known as the 'Covenant Cross'-an ancient crucifix concealing a forgotten charter signed by kings, princes, church leaders, and military commanders during Christendom's darkest hour.
If revealed, the Covenant could force empires to honor long-buried promises, expose generations of deception, and unite rival powers against those who thrive on division.
Some fortunes would vanish. Some dynasties would fall. Some wars might never happen. That is why powerful enemies have spent decades hunting the Brotherhood from the shadows. Its guardians have disappeared. Its archives have burned. Its history has been erased. Now only one protector remains.
'One knight. One relic. One final chance to reveal the truth.'
As assassins close in and a vast conspiracy stretches from Venice to the Adriatic frontier, the last guardian of the Covenant Cross must race against time to uncover a centuries-old plot before Europe is plunged into a new age of chaos.
Historical epics filled with mystery, adventure, romance, secret societies, and hidden history, 'The Last Knight of St. Mark' is a sweeping tale of courage, betrayal, forbidden truths, and the extraordinary price of preserving them.
'The final hunt has begun.'
'And the fate of Europe rests upon the shoulders of the last knight.'
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