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THE FIRST APOSTLE
A mysterious inscription found on a slab of stone points toward the darkest of secrets hidden for centuries by the Vatican. In order to protect this secret, countless innocent lives will be sacrificed. Chris Bronson is devastated when he learns his best friend's wife has died by tragically falling down the stairs in her own home. But when Bronson heads to Italy to console his friend, he finds evidence of foul play, and a stone from the past. To decipher the stone, Bronson turns to his ex-wife, an antiques expert. This in turn sends them on a treacherous path of clues across Europe that leads to a truth so dangerous it could destroy Christianity as we know it.
THE FIRST APOSTLE is a deep archeological suspense novel that takes you to the depths of the human race, proving just how far some groups will go to keep secrets from others. When Chris finds out about his best friend's wife, he is crushed. He has secretly loved her from the start. But he stands tall with his friend and throws himself into a private investigation that leads him from the depths of despair to the heights of questioning. What did she discover? What was on the stone and what did it mean? Who thinks it's significance is so important that they killed her and will kill again. Chris and his ex-wife, Angela, find themselves on a race not only against time, but for their lives. So far, anyone who has known about the stone has ended up silenced forever. Through the adventure, Chris and Angela discover some new things about each other that they never knew before. Will they have time to continue this rediscovering of each other? Or will what they had be the final end? Only the apostle knows the truth.
Reviewed by Kathy Fisher
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