Why read The Overseer?

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It has long been rumoured that a sixteenth-century monk called Eisenreich out-Machiavellied Machiavelli, writing a masterplan for the Church to achieve world domination. So dangerous was the text that the Pope had to kill Eisenreich to suppress it.

But when the bullet-riddled body of a young girl is found in…

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The Middle Ages

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1 author picked The Overseer as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Simon Wood

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This book is a big box thriller that I love, where the fate of the world rests on the shoulders of a simple man. In this case, he’s an academic professor decoding a medieval manuscript that will upset the world order. I was hooked by the out-of-their-depth hero in this story.

He is continually outgunned, outmanned, and outnumbered. However, an ordinary guy like Xander Jaspers discovers he's more resourceful and skilled than expected.

From Simon's list on The best books with out-of-their-depth heroes.