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The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of the international sensation The Rule of Four combines a lost gospel, a contentious relic, and a dying pope’s final wish into a “deliciously labyrinthine” (Providence Journal) intellectual thriller that “kicks off at ninety mph and doesn’t slow down” (Associated Press).…
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Never before has a murder mystery led me to consult the Bible. I'm agnostic but nevertheless fascinated by the wide differences in interpretation of the Christian faith.
This book ticked all the boxes for me—an intriguing whodunnit cleverly interwoven with description of life behind the closed doors of the Vatican, verifiable references to the differences between the four gospels in the Bible, and the Turin shroud as a key feature.
I had expected something similar to Dan Brown's Angels and Demons, but I found the plot in this book much more credible. I would expect that the mounting of an…
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