Origin - The Secret of the Vatican: A gripping religious historical fiction novel uncovering the untold story of Jesus and the Church. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798244375985)

A gripping spiritual thriller for readers of Dan Brown, Glenn Cooper, and José Rodrigues dos Santos.

If you enjoy stories that blend ancient secrets, human emotion, and bold questions about faith and history, this novel is for you.

In a forgotten wing of the Vatican, young altar server Lucas is assigned to care for a mysterious old priest named Simon-a man the Church has hidden from view for decades. What begins as a routine task becomes a life-altering journey when Simon starts to share a story long erased from official history.

A story about Jesus not as a distant divinity, but as a man of flesh and blood: a brother, a son, a lover. A story of exile, survival, love, and a truth too dangerous to tell.

As the line between scripture and memory blurs, Lucas must decide whether to protect what he's always believed-or embrace a truth that could shake the foundations of the Church itself.

Perfect for readers who love:

• Historical religious fiction with spiritual depth

• Alternative interpretations of biblical events

• Emotional character-driven stories

• The intrigue of hidden gospels and Vatican secrets

• Thought-provoking narratives in the style of The Da Vinci Code, The Seventh Seal, or The Secret Supper

"What if the greatest miracle was not divine perfection-but human love?"

Religion and Fiction is a narrative series that explores faith through the lens of fiction, where history, belief, and silence intersect.

Each novel revisits key moments, figures, or legacies of sacred history-not to rewrite doctrine, but to imagine what might have been lived, hidden, forgotten, or deliberately left untold. These stories move between antiquity and the present day, between relics and memory, between personal faith and institutional power.

The series does not seek to challenge belief, nor to defend it. Instead, it invites the reader to inhabit the space in between: where doubt coexists with devotion, where truth is shaped by those who preserve it, and where faith is as human as it is divine.

Religion and Fiction is written for readers who are drawn to theological thrillers, historical reimaginings, and thoughtful narratives that treat religion with respect, depth, and narrative ambition-without dogma, without mockery, and without easy answers.

These are stories not about what must be believed, but about what might have been true.

Author: Alexander Copperwhite
ISBN-13: 9798244375985
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 02/11/2026
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d