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A lost gospel, a contentious relic, and a dying popes final wish converge to send two brothersboth Vatican priestson an intellectual quest to untangle Christianitys greatest historical mystery. Ten years ago, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomasons The Rule of Four became a literary phenomenon that sold nearly two million copies in North America and was hailed by critics as ingeniousprofoundly erudite The New York Times, compulsively readable People, and an exceptional piece of scholarship San Francisco Chronicle. Now, after a decade of painstaking primary research, Ian Caldwell returns with a masterful new thriller that confirms his place among the most ambitious popular storytellers working today. In 2004, as Pope John Paul IIs reign enters its twilight, a mysterious exhibit is under construction at the Vatican Museums.