The First Apostle
By (Author) James Becker
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
15th May 2011
12th May 2011
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery fiction
Historical fiction
823.92
Paperback
480
Width 128mm, Height 198mm, Spine 28mm
326g
An adrenalin-fuelled, read-in-one-gulp chase thriller from the publishers who brought you Dan Brown. An Englishwoman is found dead in a house near Rome. Her distraught husband enlists the help of his closest friend, Chris Bronson, who discovers an ancient inscription on a slab of stone above their fireplace. It translates as 'Here Lie the Liars.' But who are the liars And what is it they are lying to protect Pursued across Europe, Bronson uncovers a trail of clues that leads him back to the shadowy beginnings of Christianity; to a chalice decorated with mysterious symbols; to a secret code hidden within a scroll. And to a deadly conspiracy which - if revealed - will rock the foundations of our modern world.
Utterly spellbinding. The plot is stunning and breathtaking and leaves you racing to the end.... A truly amazing book. If you read nothing else this year, you must get hold of this * Euro Crime *
Exciting... fast paced and filled with non-stop action * Genre Go Round Reviews *
James Becker spent over twenty years in the Royal Navy's Fleet Air arm and served during Falklands War . Throughout his career he has been involved in covert operations in many of the world's hotspots; places like Yemen, Northern Ireland and Russia. He is an accomplished combat pistol shot and has an abiding interest in ancient and medieval history.