{"product_id":"vatican-alloy-thad-cross-9798277379509","title":"Vatican Alloy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe most valuable gold in history is a lie. The price of the truth is everything.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisgraced historian Dr. Harrison Blake believes the Church's foundation rests on a massive, five-hundred-year-old financial fraud. He only needs one piece of evidence-a cryptic cipher hidden in an ancient Vatican codex-to prove it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Blake steals the cipher, he ignites a global hunt that spans the deepest crypts of Rome and the secretive, fortified palaces of Renaissance Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Chase is On: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Historian: \u003c\/b\u003e Dr. Harrison Blake, an arrogant scholar who sees history as a puzzle to be solved, not protected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Archiver: \u003c\/b\u003e Dr. Serafina Bellini, a rigid Vatican curator forced to become Blake's reluctant partner as they descend into the dangerous heart of her own archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Wolf: \u003c\/b\u003e Katerina Volkov, a ruthless paramilitary operative who wants the ultimate prize-the counterfeit gold reserve-for herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Keys to the Kingdom are Buried: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cipher is the first of three keys leading to the legendary \u003cb\u003eTrue Donation of Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e. Following a trail of alchemical secrets, astronomical maps, and analog security traps, the team must race through the shadows of the Castel Sant'Angelo and the subterranean vaults of Urbino.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey must find the final vault before Volkov can breach it with explosives, risking the destruction of the evidence and centuries of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut the ultimate deception is yet to be revealed.\u003c\/b\u003e Blake will discover that the truth is not carved in stone or written on paper, but revealed by fire and a chemical dye that exposes the greatest secret of all: \u003cb\u003ethat the price of the Church's power is paid in lead.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE VATICAN ALLOY\u003c\/b\u003e is a high-stakes, relentless historical conspiracy thriller perfect for fans of Dan Brown, David Baldacci, and Steve Berry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScroll up and start the adventure today!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thad Cross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798277379509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d","brand":"Thad Cross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49171365724415,"sku":"9798277379509","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vatican-alloy-thad-cross-9798277379509","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}