The Secret Chapel: God's Lions Series, Book 1

This gripping novel is truly a thought-provoking and action-packed thriller with implications for our future.. 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 cluea 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

Excellent Story I really enjoyed this book and can't wait for the sequel to come out. It explored some themes I had not thought of. It was fast-paced and had good characters. I would like to see some of them more fully developed in the next book, like Lev, Ariella, and the Code Breaking team. I thought building in and telling the reader what each person's name meant was. Blair said A biblical code presents a potential catastrophic occurance in a most suspensful novel.. "God's Lions" is an exciting read, which is very well researched and written. The concept of a code in the bible is not, perhaps, totally new, but the way in which the author presents it, seems very believable. To me, the logical step-by-step way in which the mystery is uncovered, both keeps your attention and makes the fantastic seem quite real. It is t. Karen DeCrane said it gets better as he hits his stride in the later entries. This is the first book in the it gets better as he hits his stride in the later entries Karen DeCrane This is the first book in the 4 book series God's Lions. John Lyman hasn't quite found his "voice" in this first entry, but having read the remaining three books, it gets better as he hits his stride in the later entries of the series. That said, it isn't a bad book by any means! The characters are interesting, the premise is thought provoking, the actio. book series God's Lions. John Lyman hasn't quite found his "voice" in this first entry, but having read the remaining three books, it gets better as he hits his stride in the later entries of the series. That said, it isn't a bad book by any means! The characters are interesting, the premise is thought provoking, the actio