Quest (DeMille)

Book Reviews
Nelson DeMille is at the absolute peak of his powers in The Quest, an epic tale that's broad in both scope and vision...as it brings the action in Africa of the mid-1970s. That's where an old priest named Father Armando emerges from a bombed-out prison after decades in captivity with the location of nothing less than the Holy Grail tucked in his mind.... From there, staged against the backdrop of the endless Ethiopian civil war, the quest of the title begins in search of it, undertaken by a trio of intrepid journalists....This is adventure on the grandest of scales and richest of tapestries.... A masterpiece fashioned by a storyteller who simply has no rival.
Providence Sunday Journal


DeMille dispatches three knights errant in search of the Holy Grail in this major revamping of his first novel.... DeMille's adept enough with this age-old theme, but he stumbles with a long Rome-based middle section where the three retreat to plan anew. ..  DeMille also poses threats that never materialize, like the fierce Galla tribe roaming about. Despite some rollicking good action...DeMille's quest's conclusion may leave readers thinking, "Is that all there is?"
Kirkus Reviews