Quest toward eternity

The story is simple: chase in Beirut, kidnappings, CIA, Iraqi doctor crazy, monstrous scientific experiments, archaeologists, cult of the past, alchemy, and all around an old manuscript hit the sign of the Ouroboros that would Know holds a colossal revolving around the myth of immortality.
In the thriller genre-historical-mystical, Khouri is doing very well and it's hard to let go of the book; moreover, there is much to prefer his previous novel, The Last Templar, available from Pocket.