On a nighttime express from Rome to Paris, a monk is mysteriously murdered. While the official investigation stalls, the monk’s friend, Father NIl, takes it upon himself to find the culprit. In the Vatican archives he discovers a manuscript that turns out to be a “time bomb.” Its author is a person who, according to all biblical canons, simply did not exist—THE THIRTEENTH APOSTLE! Cruel killings, sophisticated lies, ingenious intrigues, sinister secrets—everything you’ll find in the fascinating thriller by Michel Benuet, a worthy continuator of Umberto Eco’s and Dan Brown’s traditions.