The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Like The Last Templar, it pairs a cryptologist and a symbologist with a chase through historic sites while secret societies and hidden codes drive every chapter, all moving at a relentless pace.
11 books to read next
Books Like The Last Templar
If you loved The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury
Readers who loved The Last Templar usually come for the fast-moving blend of ancient secrets and modern danger. The story hops between a 1291 sea voyage and present-day Manhattan, with a museum raid, a cat-and-mouse chase and a hunt across three continents. The tone is brisk and cinematic, with clear stakes, short chapters and a steady build toward revealing the Templars' hidden history. Readers enjoy the mix of archaeology, puzzles and action.
Same globe-trotting conspiracy hunts
The Rule of Four
Ian Caldwell, Dustin Thomason
Two friends decode a centuries-old manuscript at Princeton, uncovering a hidden history much as Tess and Reilly chase the Templar secret, with a clever puzzle structure and a steady sense of danger.
The Templar Legacy
Steve Berry
A standalone thriller about a lost Templar treasure and a race against ruthless rivals, offering the same mix of historical mystery, global travel and villains hunting the same prize.
Secret histories and buried archives
Labyrinth
Kate Mosse
Alternating between medieval Languedoc and modern Carcassonne, it follows a hunt for a sacred relic tied to the Cathars, matching the book's pairing of a past mystery with a present-day investigation.
The Historian
Elizabeth Kostova
A scholar's search for a vanished mentor through archives and old documents across Europe appeals to readers who enjoyed the archaeological detective work and the sense of a dark history surfacing.
The Name of the Rose
Umberto Eco
Set in a medieval monastery where a series of deaths hinges on a forbidden book, it rewards readers who like historical detail, learned puzzles and a secret history guarded by religious orders.
Crusades and medieval history
The Templars
Dan Jones
A clear, engaging history of the Knights Templar, it gives real background to the order's rise, wealth and fall, for readers curious about what the novel's fiction is built on.
The Pillars of the Earth
Ken Follett
A sweeping medieval story of ambition, faith and power in twelfth-century England, it suits readers who enjoyed the Templar setting and the era's religious and political intrigue.
Ivanhoe
Sir Walter Scott
A classic set during the Third Crusade, with a Templar knight among its memorable characters, it offers the romance, chivalry and clashing loyalties that make the Templar world so appealing.
Quests and atmospheric mysteries
Conclave
Robert Harris
A tense, tightly plotted story of secrets and power inside the Vatican, it appeals to readers who liked the church-linked intrigue and the sense of an institution hiding its past.
The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho
A shepherd's journey across deserts in search of treasure and meaning, it suits readers who enjoyed the quest structure and the idea that an ancient secret is waiting to be found.
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