{"product_id":"the-fifth-gospel-9781451694154","title":"The Fifth Gospel","description":"The #1 Indie Next Pick and instant, long-running \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller from Ian Caldwell, coauthor of the international sensation \u003ci\u003eThe Rule of Four\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Gospel \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterful intellectual thriller that \"will change the way you look at organized religion, humanity, and perhaps yourself\" (David Baldacci). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcclaimed by critics as a \"smart, suspenseful thriller\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) that \"kicks off at ninety miles per hour and doesn't slow down\" (Associated Press), Ian Caldwell's \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e was also a significant commercial success that spent eight weeks on the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller list in hardcover and was selected as a #1 Indie Next Pick by America's independent booksellers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2004, as Pope John Paul II's reign enters its twilight, a mysterious exhibit is under construction at the Vatican Museums. A week before it is scheduled to open, its curator is murdered at a clandestine meeting on the outskirts of Rome. The same night, a violent break-in rocks the home of the curator's research partner, Father Alex Andreou. When the papal police fail to identify a suspect in either crime, Father Alex undertakes his own investigation. To find the killer he must reconstruct the dead curator's secret: what the four Christian gospels--and a little-known, true-to-life fifth gospel known as the Diatessaron--reveal about the Church's most controversial holy relic. But just as he begins to understand the truth about his friend's death, Father Alex finds himself hunted down by someone with vested stakes in the exhibit--someone he must outwit to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt once a riveting intellectual thriller, a feast of biblical history and scholarship, and a moving family drama, \u003ci\u003eThe Fifth Gospel \u003c\/i\u003eis \"spectacular...deliciously labyrinthine...this superb Rubik's Cube of a novel is the best of its kind\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Providence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451694154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 1.20d","brand":"Ian Caldwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36651414519964,"sku":"9781451694154","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_93ecd91c-c5b9-4a66-ae74-43f348318ee9.jpg?v=1603877598","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-fifth-gospel-9781451694154","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}