The Mystery of the Holy Shroud - The Relics of the Templars Book 2

THE MYSTERY OF THE HOLY SHROUD (The Relics of the Templars Book 2) A THRILLER NOVEL A love story shrouded in mystery, the friendship of boys who have taken an age-old oath, a breathtaking adventure in the shadow of one of history's greatest enigmas. THE SHROUD IS AUTHENTIC! THE NOVEL THAT REVEALS THE EXTRAORDINARY PROCESS BY WHICH THE IMAGE OF CHRIST WAS IMPRINTED ON THE LINEN CLOTH. During a quiet night, the cloths that were part of Christ's burial outfit are stolen from the cathedrals where they have been kept for centuries. The Holy Shroud in Turin, the Holy Face in Manoppello, the Sudarium in Oviedo, the Holy Cuff in Cahors, the Holy Cloths in Kornelimunster and the Holy Shroud in Carcassonne. No one is spared. Behind the thefts, the hand of a mysterious sect that decides to have them analyzed in great secrecy to unravel the mystery surrounding the cloths. Will they be moved by a simple desire to know or will they have something more macabre in mind? The Grand Master of the Templar Order summons his best men to the castle to set out on the trail of the missing cloths. Marco, who has retired to private life to cultivate his love for Paola; Elisa, trained in great secrecy by Professor Lunardi, an influential member of the Order who disappeared under unclear circumstances; Aldo and Stefano, veterans of the Order of the Temple; Antonio, Lorenzo and Giovanna, young recruits at the end of their training. All initiated into the art of assassins, trained in the practices of espionage and esoteric knowledge. Aided by Lamech, a former mercenary turned papal spy, and hindered by Sigmund, an enigmatic necromancer extraordinarily fascinated by the findings of Girolamo Segato, the protagonists reach the place where an incredible and macabre sacrifice is about to take place.