Mariah Lyons risks her life to solve the brutal murder of her father, Dr. Jonathan Lyons, a well-respected academic, who in a stroke of luck comes into the possession of an ancient and highly valuable parchment stolen from the Vatican in the 15th century.

Michael Murphy is a hero for our troubled times. He’s an archaeologist and a scholar of Biblical prophecy. He’s also a man of action hunting ancient artifacts at the risk of his life. And this time he’s onto a find that will send him toward a confrontation with an evil of unimaginable power. For Murphy has unlocked secrets that were never meant to be revealed–secrets challenging everything Murphy’s ever believed…and jeopardizing everyone...