Vatican Fiction

In "Vatican Files," Alicia Yoder's journey takes an unexpected turn when she makes a solemn vow to help find a missing priest—a relative of a dear friend—only to discover that he vanished within the sacred walls of Vatican City itself. As Alicia embarks on a quest to retrace the footsteps of the enigmatic clergyman, she stumbles upon a centuries-old conspiracy, a sinister plot that threatens to unravel the very foundations of the modern world.

What if three of the 1980s’ most shocking attacks were all part of the same plan? December 8, 1980: John Lennon is shot outside the Dakota in New York. March 30, 1981: Ronald Reagan is gunned down in Washington, D.C. May 13, 1981: Pope John Paul II is attacked in St. Peter’s Square. Different cities. Different shooters. The same chilling phrase. FBI Agent Lacie Webb was on duty the night Lennon was killed. She heard the gunman’s strange final words... Months later, when Reagan is shot, Lacie hears that phrase again. Then the Pope is attacked… and the words return a third time. Lacie...

When investigative journalist Hana Sinclair uncovers a cryptic reference to an ancient botanical manuscript left to by her late grandfather, she unravels a thread tied to Hildegard von Bingen, a 12th-century abbess, healer, and mystic. Her findings reveal that Hildegard’s work holds more than historical value—it may conceal the key to curing some of humanity’s most devastating diseases. But someone is determined to ensure her secrets stay buried.

While analyzing parchment fragments from the Dead Sea Scrolls, grad student Susan Bauer pieces together text that indicates the existence of a stolen Secret Temple Scroll that was penned decades before the gospels. If discovered, this document could free the Jewish people from the centuries-long blemish that they are responsible for Yeshua’s death. From the basement of the Israeli Museum to a basilica in a picturesque French village to the ruins of Herculaneum, Yigael Dorian and archaeologists Valentina Vella and Erika Simone journey to uncover the truth behind this rumored scroll.

‘This 5-star thriller is a non-stop action-packed adventure… Reads like the latest blockbuster film… I was left breathless, my heart pounding as I turned the last page’ NetGalley review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ You’ve cracked the Da Vinci code, now uncover the Vatican secret… The deepest...

FOLLOWING HIS 2017 DEBUT IN 'THE RAIDERS', JED MASON RETURNS IN AN EPIC ACTION-THRILLER QUEST! The Knights Templar. An Ancient Relic. An Epic Quest. Ex-soldier and MI6 operative Jed Mason is on his final mission and looking forward to a new life when he is involved in a car crash with an American scholar in the Lazio countryside. Offering to drive her into Rome, Mason soon learns she is connected to an important Vatican announcement due later that evening, one that will shock the world forever. But minutes into the event, sinister masked terrorists storm the Sistine Chapel and take everyone...

⭐ONE WOMAN. ONE MISSION. ONE DEADLY SECRET⭐ The race is on! An unputdownable espionage thriller about NOOR INAYAT KHAN: an Indian princess turned Allied spy during WWII. A secret so deadly, no one is safe. PRINCESS OF SPIES will grip you to the very end. ★★★★★ ´If you loved The Nightingale or The Alice Network, you won’t put this down.´ ★★★★★ ´Over the course of these pages you will suffer, you will be shocked by the horror and anguish; but you will also discover an ode to the struggle against tyranny, to faith in something that lasts beyond death, and to love....

An Unholy Alliance. Untold Secrets. History is a lie.... Was World War II a meticulously crafted façade by Pope Pius XII and the Vatican? Father Mario Marino stumbles upon a hidden diary in the Vatican Secret Archives, a chilling testament to a dark secret hidden for decades: Pope Pius XII wasn't just observing Hitler's rise to power, he was orchestrating it. Now, Mario and his best friend Roberto, are being hunted to keep this secret hidden. The Vatican's ruthless security forces will stop at nothing to silence them and keep the truth buried beneath centuries of deception. As they delve ...

The ultimate ultimate game of cat and mouse! During the opening months of World War II, the Vatican initiated a covert operation to steal the eighth wonder of the world. Their treachery succeeded beyond their wildest expectations -- or so they thought. Now their 80-year-old secret is in danger of unraveling and some very powerful people and ruthless people will do anything to keep their secret buried. In this fast-paced thriller, Hezbollah, Mossad, The Vatican, and MI-6 are all hunting for James Dieter (retired Navy SEAL), and his wife, Nora (investigative journalist), as they race across ...

A gripping spiritual thriller for readers of Dan Brown, Glenn Cooper, and José Rodrigues dos Santos. If you enjoy stories that blend ancient secrets, human emotion, and bold questions about faith and history, this novel is for you. In a forgotten wing of the Vatican, young altar server Lucas is assigned to care for a mysterious old priest named Simon—a man the Church has hidden from view for decades. What begins as a routine task becomes a life-altering journey when Simon starts to share a story long erased from official history. A story about Jesus not as a distant divinity, but as a ...

A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations.

A struggling artist. An elite commission. A city of shadows and secrets. In Renaissance Rome, Augustine faces his ultimate test. Talented but unknown, Augustine navigates the treacherous Artist's Quarters. A rare opportunity arises to secure a prestigious commission from Italy's elite. But in this world of thievery and gambling, every alley hides danger. As Augustine hones his craft and builds connections, each brushstroke brings him closer to his dreams—and to peril. Facing ruthless rivals and dangerous alliances, he must execute his artistic vision with both skill and cunning. Will his ...

While on a visit to the United States, Pope Pius XIII is kidnapped by a terrorist cell calling itself the Soldiers of Islam. If the United States and its allies do not meet their demands, they will execute the pope. FBI Specialist Shari Cohen is called to duty to track down the terrorist cell responsible, and she soon learns that she is not alone.

Deep behind the Vatican walls, a secret order dispatches a clandestine group of elite commandos known as the Vatican Knights. Their mission: bring the pope back alive.

Conspiracy, intrigue, deceit, and murder in the holiest of sanctuaries result from man's ultimate fall – thou shall not covet. It's based on religious and historical events that portray the fierce enmity within the Catholic Church emanating from the challenge of modernity versus tradition. The novel traces an early nineteenth-century secret Italian document, The Permanent Instruction of the Alta Vendita, that maps out a generational blueprint to overthrow the hierarchy of the Catholic Church.

When Father Michael Dominic uncovers a sealed Renaissance letter hidden deep within the Vatican Archives, he awakens a five-hundred-year-old secret buried by Pope Clement VII at the height of the Medici dynasty. Joined by investigative journalist Hana Sinclair, Michael follows a trail of clues through forgotten chapels, papal confessions, and ancient astronomical alignments, each step drawing them deeper into a mystery the Church once swore to silence.

For fans of Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, bestselling author C. W. Gortner effortlessly weaves history and drama in this captivating novel about one of the world’s most notorious families. Glamorous and predatory, the Borgias fascinated and terrorized fifteenth-century Renaissance Italy...

In Andy Lewter's powerful novel "The Black Pontiff," a young boy from Chicago's dangerous South Side rises to become the first African American pope in history, challenging centuries of tradition and igniting a global spiritual revolution. Elijah Turner's journey begins in the gang-infested streets of Chicago, where a chance encounter with a local priest offers him an escape through education. From Catholic school to Notre Dame University, the seminary, and beyond, Elijah navigates prejudice and politics while developing his vision of a more inclusive Church. When Pope Francis dies in 2025,...

Amid the grandeur of the Vatican, the bones of Saint Peter—the Church’s most sacred relics—hold secrets that could reshape its history. Father Michael Dominic, Prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives, uncovers a mysterious, nearly forgotten inscription linking Linus, Saint Peter’s first successor, to foundational decisions that shaped the early Church. What begins as a scholarly exploration of Linus’s legacy quickly turns into an urgent quest to protect the truth.

Olena Vansiuk is broke, brilliant, and working alone in a basement darkroom in DUMBO, Brooklyn. A specialist in archival film restoration, she has spent six years developing a scanning method that extracts hidden spectral data from the silver crystals in photographic negatives, data no one knew was there. When a package arrives from Lviv containing a 1945 negative and a note in her dead great-grandfather's handwriting... You will know what to look for... Olena runs the scan and finds something standing in the photograph that no one present could see. Something with volume, with structure, ...

In 1982, Italian financier Roberto Calvi, known as “God’s Banker”, was discovered hanging under London’s Blackfriars Bridge. What wasn’t found was the briefcase he was known to have had with him the night before, reportedly stuffed with incriminating documents, a special key, and a computer disk filled with codes, which together unlock a piece of the Vatican’s troubled past. When the briefcase mysteriously reappears in the Vatican Secret Archives, Father Michael Dominic and his team are up against two powerful and enigmatic organizations.