An man who fell from the train is found on the ballast. He is dead, accident? Suicide? Crime? This man is a monk who holds a secret whose disclosure could trigger an upheaval in the Catholic Church. A 13th apostle, apocryphal writings about Jesus! Here is the plot set.
Author Michel Benoit takes us, guides us through the city of Vatican, in its corridors, in its secrets. In the search for documents, old manuscripts Father Nil finds himself at the heart of the church’s government. There are things not to say, not to do. Knowing how to remain silent. With another American monk, they share a common passion, music. The pope is unreachable, John Paul II is very ill.
The characters of this novel, where reality is surpassed by the intrigue, who tells the truth? Is there a truth? It is in this universe that the reader is immersed, in the Vatican and Rome, this city where every street, every bridge, every house is a witness to history and perhaps also to the secrets of the church.
Who was Jesus? Many heresies about him and this 13th apostle is yet another heresy. It is not just the Catholic Church that is vigilant, but also the Jews and Muslims who, here in high-level politics, oppose Father Nil. A historical novel, a fiction, a thriller? A bit of all that at once.
Thierry Jan, writer
