Thursday, September 29, 2011

The Papal Decree (Contribution)

THIS is one thrilling read and offers an ­interesting and ­intriguing look at the very base of ­Christianity. 

It also ­unveils a conspiracy that threatens to uncover the Church’s best-kept secret.

In the night after his ­appointment, Benedict XVI learns about this secret, which has been passed on from Pope to Pope for centuries.

But the secret and hence the Church’s very existence as well as the lives of those who sustain it are at risk – and these people are willing to pay any price to protect themselves and their power.

The new thriller questions the very foundation of ­Christianity. 

Was Jesus Christ really born in Bethlehem and did he really die on the cross? 

Did it all happen as described in the Bible?

A mysterious Gospel kept by an Israeli millionaire in London might tell a different story. 

And there are rumours that the manuscripts found by a Bedouin in 1947 might in fact have been a staged event to cover up a ­conspiracy – ­something bigger, and more ­explosive and damaging to the Church.

The Vatican tries to ­suppress the revelation of the secret. 

So far, only five men know of its existence. 

But now, four of them have been found dead ...

Double agent Fiar Rafael Santini is sent to investigate. 

His ­investigation may implicate journalist Sarah Monteiro, who already knows too many of the Church’s secrets.

Finding themselves ­dangerously entangled in a life-threatening conspiracy that the Church will go to any length to protect, both Rafael and Sarah must uncover the truth before the killers do.

Luis Miguel Rocha manages to keep the suspense going with this gripping storyline.