The novel by renowned producer and screenwriter Simon Toyne became a true sensation! Following the best traditions of Dan Brown and Umberto Eco, the author created a gripping story full of intrigue and incredible adventures about the mysteries of antiquity.
An Ancient Secret is coming into our world. The foundations of modern society may collapse at any moment: morality, ethics, the laws of physics and biology, Christian relics, and not only them. All human life will change — when the Secret is revealed!
Brother Samuel dies after hurling himself from a sheer cliff near his home — the Citadel, located high in the mountains of Asia Minor. But this is not merely suicide; it is a symbolic sacred act meant to set in motion the fulfillment of an Ancient prophecy.
For charity worker Kathryn Mann and a handful of initiates, this act is a call to action they have awaited for many years. But the reclusive fanatics — guardians of the Holy Secret living in the Citadel — do not want to accept the possible loss of the Treasure imprisoned in their abode. For it grants long life, heals the ritual cuts with which they cover their bodies, and works miracles. Therefore they are ready for anything — to kill, torture, trample the laws of man and God — to silence the voice of truth forever.
For Liv Adamsen, a crime reporter for a New Jersey newspaper, Brother Samuel's death begins a dangerous journey into the depths of her own soul. At the end of that road lies a discovery that will change her whole life.