Our Lady of Mystery

This is a religious thriller in the genre of the Da Vinci Code, set in the present day involving a plot of murder and Vatican Intrigue. Join the characters on adventures in France, Rome, Scotland, Istanbul, and Jerusalem. Do they find the Temple of Solomon? Are hidden scrolls found? Mysterious ghosts add mystery to the story. Our Lady of Mystery, a mysterious female saint named Lucina, miraculously appears to journalist Nikki Galante in snow in the heat of August in France. Lucina lived for over 300 years as an apostle of Jesus, Bishop of Rome, and female house church leader. St. Lucina wrote scripture, healed the sick, and protected the Church. The truth of her existence has been covered up for close to 2000 years. Is she the Restrainer of Justice sent to battle Satan on Earth? Is she still alive to this day? Those who attempt to expose Lucina's story face danger at the hands of an evil organization, the Watchers of the Light, whose members claim to be descendants of fallen angels or their spirits. The characters of Our Lady of Mystery battle evil forces across the globe in Istanbul, Rome, France, Scotland, and the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem in a plot of murder, treachery and intrigue. Who is our lady of mystery? Read the book to find out! In Istanbul, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch is murdered for his efforts to unify the Christian Churches. In Rome, Dr. Lara Rose, a theologian, seeks to convince a powerful cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, Ryan MacIntyre,, that women in the early church held equal authority as men, serving as authors of scripture, apostles, popes, bishops, and priests. Lara uses the life stories of female apostles such as St. Mary, Mother of Jesus, Saint Martha, Saint Mary of Bethany, St. Mary Magdalene, Saint Junia, and the Samaritan Woman to support her view. The discovery of the incorrupt body of Saint Susanna, Bishop of Rome, 305 A.D., helps Lara promote the ordination of women. Cardinal Philip Guerin leads an excavation in the catacombs of Rome in search of Lucina's tomb. Do the searchers find it? The characters include Saint Lucina, Dr. Lara Rose, Nicole Galante, Max Constantine (Patriarch of Constantinople), Cardinal Philip Guerin, Cardinal Ryan MacIntyre, Dr. Harry Porter (a professor and monk), Dr. Jonathan Porter Darc, historian, Dr. Katrina Alexis, psychologist and Interpol agent, Hunter Sterling, a wealthy guardian of the Church, and Damon Luna, leader of the Watchers of the Light, an evil, Secret organizaton. This is a religious thriller better than the Da Vinci Code!