The Magdalene Reliquary

The Magdalene Chronicles, Book 2

By: Gary McAvoy

Narrated by: Will Damron

Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

A curious priest uncovers a mystifying secret - one that leads to a long-buried relic some will do anything to possess. Can he outwit adversaries who will stop at nothing to keep him from revealing an object that challenges history as we know it?

Father Michael Dominic discovers a strangely constructed 13th-century puzzle hidden deep within the Vatican Secret Archives. With the help of his brilliant colleague, investigative journalist Hana Sinclair, solving the puzzle exposes a cleverly concealed map that marks the hiding place of a sacred artifact - one with shocking implications.

From Rome to France and Switzerland, his search for the object finds Dominic pitted against deadly agents and a ruthless Russian oligarch. Desperate, he must choose between trusting an unlikely collection of possible allies - or certain death. As his enemies close in, can he survive and bring this staggering new secret to light, or will his pursuers bury it beside him in the cold, dark earth of a long-forgotten cave?

Sure to please fans of the best-selling novel The Magdalene Deception, this second entry in The Magdalene Chronicles series is impossible to stop listening to. Packed with historical events and nonstop action, you will be listening to it late into the night.

©2020 Gary McAvoy (P)2021 Gary McAvoy

Wonderful

This is a very difficult subject for a Catholic to listen to. However, it was done with great grace and says it makes no definite pronouncements, it was an excellent production. Thank you. Mark Pollack

attention catching series

I love this series. you fall in love with the characters. I'm excited for book 3

I like the way the story flows ,loved it .

the narration was great , this is the first book I read , but I will be getting more

Another Exciting Adventure

I enjoyed the first book in the series. I really like the good characters and hate the bad ones. Father Dominic and friends have genuine respect and love for each other and the bad guys are despicable. I also love how accepting Dominic is of various relationships and issues that aren't always accepted by others, he handles them with grace. More priests should be like him. I still think he and Hana should be a couple.
I enjoyed the adventure and progression of the story in this universe, shocking revelations along with wonderful twists and turns. Just the right mix of adventure, history and intrigue. I also love how people relate in these books, they take time to talk things over. I've become a fan of this author and am really enjoying this series. The respect, love and attention the author has put into this series is evident. Now on to the last book in this series, before I move on to his new one! Will Damron narrates this beautifully, he has such a gorgeous voice.

Doesn’t disappoint!

Thought it was great. Follows the first book quite nicely. If you liked the first, you will like the second

Excellent!

Story telling at its finest. Excellent research, as well. I would highly recommend this book to my friends.

amazing detail

again, I could not put it away. I fell asleep twice and had to backtrack. Have learned to use the sleep tab. Going on to book 3

great series

this was the second of 3 in the series. wonderful! can`t wait to move on to the 3rd book,

Much better than the first book in the series

I rated the first book in the Magdalene Chronicles as a slow burner and thought this would be the last one in the series I would listen to. I was very wrong and now am really looking forward to the next book in the series coming out!!

Love this trilogy

My favourite series on audible, love the characters and the thrilling action of the plot

A very enjoyable curate’s egg!

I am fascinated by the Magdalen controversy so can’t resist these books. They also romp along with lots of action and interesting characters. However, I wish the writer would lean a little more towards showing rather than telling and leave out some of his rather gauche adverbs and let some well chosen verbs do the work of revealing motivation and thought. I appreciate the depth of technical and historic research behind the books, but deep research should reveal itself subtly with a few well chosen details. We did not need an entire chapter on the workings of a DNA lab, nor repeated lessons in the history of the Cathars and Templars. The text becomes clunky far too often. My final criticism is that in order to move the plot forward, the characters are often made to behave with a level of naivety hard to credit. They might possibly make the mistake of discussing highly secret topics in a public place where they can conveniently be overheard by the baddies, but not over and over again! However, I will be reading the next book in the series, so clearly, these criticisms are not completely spoiling my enjoyment of a good yarn.

Another exciting adventure for Father Michael!

Gary Mcavoy has produced a sequel to The Magdalene Deception which is actually even more exciting than the original. I can't wait to listen to The Magdalene Veil which is the next book in the series, providing my blood pressure can stand the pace!