"While visiting the scenic country of Malta, Jonathon Payne and David Jones bump into an old friend, who has come to the islands to search for a long-lost treasure of the Knights Hospitallers, an organization that dates back to the First Crusade in 1099 AD. When Ivan Volkov -- the ruthless leader of a Russian crime syndicate -- is betrayed, he is willing to do anything to get retribution. Protected by a team of hackers and henchmen, he travels to...

Chronicles the seven-hundred-year history of the military religious order, from its attacks on Turkish infidels to current activities.