Unfortunately these authors set such a high standard from their previous books that it was inevitable that they should fall a little short with this delivery. Essential reading though it still remains, if you are interested in Masonic History, I found it a little dissappointing. A book that blends ALL this information, is the truly inspiring "THE Autobiography of Jesus of Nazareth and the Missing Years " by Richard G. Patton. Patton appears to have taken all the work that Baigent and Leigh have done and then set it around the real human being that was Jesus. Where Baigent and Leigh leave you thirsting for the prime motivator of all this information, Patton convincingly supplies the figure around whom all this controversy first started. This book is drier than their previous works, but essential reading if you want the full picture of that time.