The Thirteenth Apostle

A captivating and well-documented thriller constructed around the true account of a seventh-century sect, The Secret of the 13th Apostle transposes a lifetime's research on Jesus into fictional form.Benedictine Father Nil decides to conduct his own investigation into the sudden death of his friend, Father Andrei, who possessed proof of the existence of a 13th apostle. Father Nil soon discovers a previously unpublished account of the Nazarenes, a community excluded from the official Church by Peter and Paul, which appears to have given birth to Islam. From the Mossad to Fatah, rival factions and secret societies, everyone seems to have good reason to keep the 13th disciple a secret.