From the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author. June 1190. A Knight Templar, Johannes von Hartelius, rescues the Holy Lance from his drowning King during the Third Crusade. . April 1945. In one of his last acts in the bunker, Hitler seals secret documents inside a vacuum canister and attaches it to a case containing the Holy Lance. Both are sent away, guarded by a descendant of Johannes von Hartelius. . Present Day. British photojournalist John Hart finds his father crucified. The mark of a spear is in his side. Now, Hart learns the incredible story of his family's destiny - to be the Guardians of the Lance.. When Hart discovers a link from his father's death to a German occult right-wing organization called the Brotherhood of the Lance, he chooses to infiltrate the organization to find his father's murderer - but the secret of the Lance is more terrifying than Hart could ever have imagined...