A globe-spanning, page-turning thriller where the hunt for a stolen relic with mysterious powers ignites a conspiracy that blurs the lines between truth and deception, all with the world watching.
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When the Vatican announces that Pope Peter will present a holy relic, a rib bone of Saint Nicholas, to the Russian people on Christmas Eve, the world is paying attention. St. Nicholas is revered by the Russian people, and the Vatican hopes that the Pope’s historic visit to Moscow will not only ease political tensions with Russia, but help heal the thousand-year schism between the Eastern Orthodox Church and the West.
Professor Sizel Bruscoli and biblical archaeologist Maggie Shepherd, tasked with extracting the relic from Saint Nicholas’s tomb in Italy, uncover its extraordinary power. Mysterious healings and unexplained phenomena follow its removal, igniting rumors of its miraculous nature.
This news reaches Nikolai Todorov, a Russian oligarch battling cancer, who sees the relic as his last hope. He enlists Malachi Popov, a reformed gang member with pressing financial needs, to steal it. However, upon witnessing the relic’s power, Popov realizes its significance and attempts to return it, but it’s stolen again.
As the Pope’s Christmas Eve presentation looms, a frantic chase unfolds across three continents. Shepherd and Popov join forces to recover the relic, battling Todorov and a myriad of others who seek the relic for their own purposes.
As Maggie and Popov race against the clock, the Pope’s team moves forward with his pilgrimage to Moscow, though the Pope does not realize the relic he’s carrying with him is a fake. Maggie and Popov are confronted with danger at every turn and come to recognize that if the treasured artifact is not recovered, much more than an opportunity to bring healing to the Church will be lost.
The Malachi Covenant is a globe-spanning, fast-paced thriller that asks big questions about the history of the Church and the power of belief, as well as illuminating the forgotten story of the revered Saint Nicholas of Myra, the man who would become known as Santa Claus.
Dee Kelly is a suspense author and prominent attorney from Fort Worth, Texas, with a deep love of history.
His writing blends historical facts and vivid characters with a modern reality twist. Kelly’s time-slip thrillers directly engage with history, creating a riveting mix of truth and fiction that keeps readers on the edge of their seats.
