Books like The mystic rose by Stephen R. Lawhead

*The Mystic Rose* follows Caitriona, a young Scotswoman, on a perilous pilgrimage across the Holy Land in search of the Holy Cup used by Jesus at the Last Passover. With her father's memory guiding her, she travels from Constantinople—where she witnesses his murder at the hands of Grand Commander Renaud de Bracineaux of the Knights Templar—to Damascus and on to Aragon. Along the way the White Priest aids her in uncovering the Templars’ plot to seize the Blessed Cup for the Moors. As she secures the relic and negotiates ransom with Norse knights, Caitriona faces numerous trials and rival ambitions, all while pursuing justice for her father’s death. Set against the backdrop of the Crusades and Middle‑Eastern politics, the narrative interweaves historical elements, religious symbolism, and the complex interplay of knightly orders, making *The Mystic Rose* a vivid epic of faith, vengeance, and the timeless quest for the Grail.

First publish date: 2001