Echoing her earlier novel, "Labyrinth ", Kate Moss once again pulls together the elements that made the earlier novel compelling.  In Sepulchre , she provides strong female heroines. She weaves dual narratives separated by a vast span of years  Placing the story in  the villages of southwestern France, she repeats  a search of historic artifacts  as a  motivating force. 

Unfortunately, the book bogs down early in the narrative.  Its plot is contrived and loaded with cliches.  It is also wordy. 

Based on the "Vernier Tarot", an imaginary deck, it dwells so heavily on descriptions, and creation of this deck that the reader is hard pressed to continue on through the 565 pages of this tome.   

There is suspense and a desire to find great excitement, but the climax of the book is disappointing.     This book is not for the casual reader.