Arklight: Templar Underworld is the story of a covert struggle over Rembrandt’s The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, a stolen masterpiece that conceals components of the Arma Christi in its frame. In 1990, John Bell removes the painting from a fortified mountain site where Alfred O’Keefe intends to use the relic in a subterranean collider and entrusts it to Conan Nilsson for protection. Decades later in Rome, intelligence officer John Steadman monitors Elsa Nilsson as rival Templar factions resurface. Maximillion O’Keefe seeks the artifact for the Order of the Black Sun, while Jackson Oliver of the Order of the Payens emerges as its current holder. As surveillance increases and armed operatives close in, Elsa uncovers financial records that connect past transfers to present power, directing the conflict to the point of no return.

J.M. Myrick’s Arklight: Templar Underworld propels us into an exciting, fast-paced, and clandestine war between rival Templar orders. I am not too proud to admit that I didn't even know there was such a thing as more than one Templar order, and while this is fiction at its finest, the use of sectarian orders is brilliant. This military thriller absolutely drips with suspense, and while Steadman is the book's solid anvil, with a modern intelligence that collides with inherited fanaticism, Elsa is actually my favorite character. I love a smart and savvy female lead, and she connects most of the dots. Myrick has a talent for descriptive settings, from Rome's rain-slicked streets to a mountain bunker beneath steel hatches and concrete corridors. Readers who are aficionados of excellent geopolitical thrillers leaning into secret societies and intelligence tradecraft will find that and more right here. Absolutely fantastic.

Arklight: Templar Underworld by J.M. Myrick is a thriller that explores an art heist, secret societies, and a modern-day race to locate some extremely powerful relics. It starts with the 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum robbery, where Alfred O'Keefe and his team stole a Rembrandt painting said to hold ancient relics. In the present day, Elsa Nilsson, an art broker, is caught between neo-Nazis, Templars, and secret agents who all want the relics. There's betrayal, secret rituals, and tense moments along the way. The narrative alternates between the past and present, revealing how long these conflicts have been in motion. The question now is whether Elsa and the other key players can stop the dangerous factions and uncover the truth before it’s too late.

Arklight: Templar Underworld by J.M. Myrick is a fast, action-packed story that had me turning the pages and wanting to see what happened next. I was intrigued by how skillfully the author blends the museum heist with modern-day chases, so it never drags. I also liked seeing different characters’ points of view—it helped me understand why each group acted the way it did. For me, the mix of history, secret societies, and a bit of science made it come across as believable, even when the storyline became more intense. The book is thrilling while also exploring complex themes like loyalty, power, and family ties. If you’re a fan of historical thrillers that merge heists, secret orders, timeline jumps, and fast chases, you’ll enjoy this one too, since it hits a lot of the same exciting notes.