Blood Gospel - Softcover

In a first ever collaboration, New York Times bestselling author and master of speculative fiction James Rollins combines his signature elements of cutting edge science, religion, history, and driving narrative style with award winning author Rebecca Cantrell's breathless suspense and smoky atmosphere in a bold new gothic series about an ancient cryptic order formed in the time of Christ to protect the world against unspeakable horrors.
They were born in the time of Christ, and through the ages they have been called many names: The Strigae. The Vrykolakas. The Pishacha. They are the Sect of the Sanguines, an ancient order who stands vigilant in an unrelenting quest to destroy evil in all its horrifying forms . . .

How did Christ suddenly acquire the skills to perform miracles? Why was his first miracle turning water into wine? Why does the Catholic faith believe that the act of transubstantiation converts communion wine into Christ's holy blood?

The Blood Gospel contains the answers to these mysteries and many more, but it has been lost to history, rumors of its existence fearfully whispered amid dark shadows. But now, at a barbarous crime scene in King Herod's ancient city, the first real clue to the mysterious Gospel's hidden location has been unearthed.

No one has a greater interest in protecting the Gospel's secrets than the mysterious Sect of the Sanguines. But the key to finding the Blood Gospel lies in the hands of a non-believer. Erin Granger has no idea that her life is in mortal danger, and she must be found before a diabolical enemy seeking to possesses the Blood Gospel's power can unleash unholy hell and rend the world from its moorings. . . .

JAMES ROLLINS is the New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers, translated into more than forty languages. His Sigma series has been lauded as one of the top crowd pleasers (New York Times) and one of the hottest summer reads (People Magazine). In each novel, acclaimed for its originality, Rollins unveils unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs, and historical secrets--and he does it all at breakneck speed and with stunning insight. Find James Rollins on Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.

REBECCA CANTRELL's novels have won the Bruce Alexander and Macavity awards and been nominated for the Barry, APPY, RT Reviewers Choice, and Shriekfest Film Festival awards. She and her husband and son just left Hawaii's sunny shores for adventures in Berlin. Find Rebecca Cantrell on Facebook and Twitter.