The Madonna Files. by Stephen Ryan.

  

 

 

A powerful story of love and redemption.

"As much as the question was intended for the waiter, he nevertheless flung the words up to the cloudless sky, a small foolish gesture, hoping the world would understand their weight. He bit down hard on each word as he shot them out. "Young man. do you know Vladimir Putin wears a crucifix around his neck." The waiter darted his eyes towards Beckett, pinched his lips, shrugged his shoulders and continued to work the the champagne bottle. Beckett got the answer he expected."
 

• As readers around the globe have already discovered, The Madonna Files is a reading experience unlike any other.  The Madonna Files is a masterfully written, intelligent, fast-paced, intricately layered novel with startling research and detail.  Stephen Ryan's novel is a thrilling adventure --from its opening pages to its dramatic conclusion.
• Well written, fast paced and as good as it gets in suspense
•  Fr. Dan discovers a letter that contains the greatest secret in the history of the Catholic Church. The problem is enemies of the Church know he has it and they will stop at nothing to get it back.   The secret contains a startling prophecy with epic consequences for the entire world. Caught in the middle is the beautiful but lonely Rene Estabrook who finds herself a pawn in a deadly Vatican power struggle.   From Moscow to Rome to Washington, D.C., in a race against time, Fr. Dan must protect the secret from the dark forces that seek to use the revelations to control the soul of the Church.