一切起於太古組織尋求奇蹟聖書,它就是……
最後的提醒:有些書不該被找到,不該被翻開……
在光明與黑暗兩界的交會、救贖與詛咒的夾縫之間,唯有擊碎地獄之門才能一窺人類真正的命運……
★ 本書被譽為《達文西密碼》加上《夜訪吸血鬼》,HarperCollins集團以375萬美金天價簽下,美國一出版旋即空降紐約時報排行榜。
「天國的大戰即將到來,善的勢力若要得勝,必須將以我鮮血書寫的福音書化為武器,由預言指定的三人交給第一天使祝聖。唯有此法可確保人世得救。」
「尖端科技、遠古歷史、濃郁的神祕哥德風……兩位作者的粉絲絕對不會失望,喜歡《達文西密碼》的人也會愛不釋手。」-《圖書館雜誌》重點評論
「《聖血福音書》的冒險充滿動感節奏,加入考古驚奇與逼真駭人的恐怖場面,還有一抹浪漫小說的氣味……喜歡歷史、動作、恐怖三種元素混合的讀者千萬別錯過。」-《吸血鬼女孩》(VampChix)
以色列馬薩達一場大地震造成數百人死亡,也震裂隱藏在山裡的神祕墓穴,而地底聖殿內有個木乃伊女孩乾屍被釘在牆壁上……
美軍鑑識專家喬丹中士、梵蒂岡寇薩神父和考古學家艾琳博士組成調查小隊潛入裂谷卻驚人發現石棺內的寶物──傳說中耶穌基督親寫的福音書,為解神性奧祕踏上追尋旅途。而窮追不捨的太古組織,血腥攻擊手段與邪惡野心算計,使三人和世界陷入末日危機……
艾琳與兩名夥伴在旅途中回溯數千年歷史,最後從林布蘭的畫作──群眾的惶恐、唇上的血跡、岩壁懸掛的兵器──發現恐怖妖魔曾霸佔黑夜、神蹟讓永恆詛咒者得救,揭露了爆炸性的祕密歷史……
國際媒體好評
《聖血福音書》(The Blood Gospel)所獲好評:
「承襲丹‧布朗風格,令人身歷其境。兩位作家功力深厚。」-《科克斯書評》(Kirkus Reviews)
「羅林斯擅長快節奏驚悚冒險小說,坎翠爾專長歷史懸疑,兩人相乘出這部超自然驚悚巨著……驚心動魄,別出心裁……就像《達文西密碼》遇上吸血鬼。」-《書單》(Booklist)
「喜好安‧萊絲(《夜訪吸血鬼》作者)、丹‧布朗(《達文西密碼》作者)以及賽門‧湯恩(《聖堡預言》作者)的讀者等待的就是這部作品:從故事一開始就善用時間線營造出懸疑氣氛,人物持續帶來驚喜,餘韻十足的結尾令讀者迫不及待想拿到第二部。」-《學校圖書館期刊》(School Library Journal)
「《聖血福音書》不只必讀,錯過它是個罪過!」-《懸疑雜誌》(Suspense Megazine)
「宗教陰謀與另一流行主題的混搭。本書故事精彩,導致書評連大綱都沒辦法透露。」-《華盛頓郵報》(Washiington Post)
「這本哥德風小說會令吸血鬼小說愛好者狂喜狂嚎……讀者一打開這本書就停不下來,充滿濃濃電影味,登上大銀幕指日可待!」-《時信線上出版》(Times Publishing Online)
「故事天衣無縫接合現代科技、歷史懸案與超自然現象,故事在大家熟悉的世界末日上又充滿獨特創意,角色生動深刻又討喜。」-《浪漫時代》(Romantic Times)
An earthquake in Masada, Israel, kills hundreds and reveals a tomb buried in the heart of the mountain. A trio of investigators--Sergeant Jordan Stone, a military forensic expert; Father Rhun Korza, a Vatican priest; and Dr. Erin Granger, a brilliant but disillusioned archaeologist--are sent to explore the macabre discovery, a subterranean temple holding the crucified body of a mummified girl. But a brutal attack at the site sets the three on the run, thrusting them into a race to recover what was once preserved in the tomb's sarcophagus: a book rumored to have been written by Christ's own hand, a tome that is said to hold the secrets to His divinity. The enemy who hounds them is like no other, a force of ancient evil directed by a leader of impossible ambitions and incalculable cunning. From crumbling tombs to splendorous churches, Erin and her two companions must confront a past that traces back thousands of years, to a time when ungodly beasts hunted the dark spaces of the world, to a moment in history when Christ made a miraculous offer, a pact of salvation for those who were damned for eternity. Here is a novel that is explosive in its revelation of a secret history. Why do Catholic priests wear pectoral crosses? Why are they sworn to celibacy? Why do the monks hide their countenances under hoods? And why does Catholicism insist that the consecration of wine during Mass results in its transformation to Christ's own blood? The answers to all go back to a secret sect within the Vatican, one whispered as rumor but whose very existence was painted for all to see by Rembrandt himself, a shadowy order known simply as the Sanguines.