Raymond Khoury was born in 1960 in Beirut, Lebanon.  He now lives in London and is a screenwriter and novelist, best known as the author of the 2006 New York Times Bestseller ‘The Last Templar’.   He wrote ‘The Last Templar’ from his own screenplay that predates ‘The Da Vinci Code’ by several years.  Khoury followed with the release of  ‘The Sanctuary’ in August 2007. His third novel, ‘The Sign’ is due in March 2009, and can be pre-ordered at www.vjbooks.com .