• The Secret Chapel

  • God's Lions Series, Book 1
  • By: John Lyman
  • Narrated by: David Colacci
  • Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (642 ratings)

Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts.
You will get an email reminder before your trial ends.
Audible Plus auto-renews for $7.95/mo after 30 days. Upgrade or cancel anytime.
The Secret Chapel  By  cover art

The Secret Chapel

By: John Lyman
Narrated by: David Colacci
Try for $0.00

$7.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $18.91

Buy for $18.91

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

Summoned to Rome by an old friend, a Jesuit scholar finds himself using a code discovered in the Bible to unearth an ancient, hidden chapel in the catacombs under the city. When a rogue force of Vatican security officials are alerted to his discovery, the priest flees to the Holy Land with a clue...a clue that will lead him and a team of Israeli Christians to a much larger secret in the middle of the barren Negev Desert.

Meticulously researched and drawing on scientific fact, John Lyman's intriguing story takes listeners into the world of scholars, archaeologists, code-breakers, and intelligence specialists who have discovered a prophetic code hidden within the Old Testament that authenticates the Bible as a book of supernatural origin and points to a divine plan. This gripping novel is truly a thought-provoking and action-packed thriller with implications for our future.

©2014 John Lyman (P)2017 Tantor

What listeners say about The Secret Chapel

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    407
  • 4 Stars
    136
  • 3 Stars
    53
  • 2 Stars
    25
  • 1 Stars
    21
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    392
  • 4 Stars
    115
  • 3 Stars
    45
  • 2 Stars
    14
  • 1 Stars
    13
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    367
  • 4 Stars
    108
  • 3 Stars
    54
  • 2 Stars
    25
  • 1 Stars
    24

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Hmmmm....

well narrated! accents done superbly. at times hard to figure out which person speaking with Israeli accent but not enough to distract from the story. definitely pushing the Christian narrative and for someone who does not follow the faith may find some of the story lines very fanatical and unbelievable. kept my attention while driving because the history surrounding much of the story is very interesting and anyone who enjoys history will acknowledge that.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

4 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Average and predictable

Had high hopes for this one and greatly appreciated the lack of profanity and sexual themes. However the plot twists were predictable and somewhat flat.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Excellent Book

I enjoyed this book tremendously. it was action forward, together with deep character development. if you know the Bible and enjoy prophesy, you will not be disappointed.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Don’t Miss It

Excellence at work. I can’t wait to download and listen to the next book in this series

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Predictable

The main characters weren’t likable. I didn’t miss them when the book was over. The relationships were a little forced. Plot was good versus evil. Good was a little too good. Evil was too evil. Slow start.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Edge of your seat fun!

What a fantastic author! I loved it so much I purchased the other books in the series!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

Excellent story.

Love it. exciting mixture of bible lore, history, suspense, and action. Makes me want to research into Bible history.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Very pro-Christianity

The story itself does require some exploration into The Old & New Testaments, but the characters frequent need to praise God and their willingness to accept certain supernatural occurrences as part of God's plan with no hesitation makes the main characters feel very one dimensional. There is very little background development as to HOW the characters grew to develop their depth of faith and it makes the story feel very forced.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Very well-read & a really good yarn...

I have high hopes going forward with this series! The narrator is very good at the different types of accents from different cultures 1 or 2 times I got confused about who was speaking to whom because the characters had the same accent but man I was entertained to the end... Would be a 5 for 5 but book 2? Come on man (I need to upgrade to get some credits) book 3 is started & wow... I'm hyped about where this is going!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Good read

I enjoyed the fight against evil and the historical perspective. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!