Ian Caldwell Książki

På Princeton i New Jersey arbejder Paul Harris intenst på sit speciale om et gådefuldt skrift fra 1497: "Hypnerotomachia". I takt med gådernes løsning sker der voldsomme og dramatiske ting omkring ham

Ian Caldwell returns with a new intellectual thriller that confirms his place among the most ambitious popular storytellers working today, as a lost gospel, a relic, and a dying pope's final wish send two brothers - both Vatican priests - on a quest to untangle Christianity's biggest mystery. 2004. As Pope John Paul II's reign enters its twilight, a mysterious exhibit is under construction at the Vatican Museums. A week before it is scheduled to open, its curator is murdered. The same night, a violent break-in rocks the home of the curator's research partner, Father Alex Andreou, a Greek Catholic priest who lives inside the Vatican with his five-year-old son. When the papal police fail to identify a suspect in either crime, Father Alex, desperate to keep his family safe, undertakes his own investigation. To find the killer he must reconstruct the dead curator's secret. But just as he begins to understand the truth about his friend's death, and its consequences for the future of the world's two largest Christian Churches, Father Alex finds himself hunted down ...

Druga knjiga američkog autora prevedenog kod nas (prva je „Pravilo četvorice“ iz 2005.) triler je religiozne tematike. Glavni je lik grkokatolički svećenik Alex koji s petogodišnjim sinom živi u Vatikanu, u okruženju u kojem drugi muškarci žive u celibatu. Brat mu je Simon, diplomat Državnog tajništva Svete Stolice koji se u jednom trenutku nađe pored mrtvog Uga, kustosa, koji radi na pripremi izložbe tajnog sadržaja. Alex krene u opasnu pustolovinu otkrivanja misterioznog ubojstva i otkriva kako je Ugo za izložbu želio otkriti tajnu Torinskog platna i Petog evanđelja. Roman je to o mračnim tajnama Vatikana ali i o načinima života rimokatolika i grkokatolika..