Established author: Gregg Loomis has written eight popular novels, with over half a million books in print. Series: The Cathar Secret is Loomis’s sixth Lang Reilly Thriller, following the very likable ex-FBI agent in his adventures. All the Lang Reilly Thrillers involve an ancient riddle (curse, document, poison antidote) that unleashes itself into today’s geo-political world, calling upon the superior special-agent skills of Lang Reilly to set things right. Followup title: Turner is also publishing the next Lang Reilly Thriller, The Poison Secret, in January 2015. Audience: Fans of Dan Brown have praised Loomis’s books and will also find The Cathar Secret appealing. Like Brown, Loomis creates action-packed, fascinating narratives of historical events within a contemporary framework.