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Last summer I ordered Gary McAvoy's Magdalene Deception on a whim just because I saw an ad for the book on Facebook. I needed some reading material for a long car trip, so I figured what the hell. I ended up enjoying that first book so much that I ordered all of the other books in the series and plowed through them in rapid succession. As of today, I've read all 6 books in the Vatican Secret Archives series, including The Petrus Prophecy, the latest entry. In my opinion, The Petrus Prophecy (alo...
First of all let me say that this is an absolute suspense thriller! Buy it as soon as it comes out!Now what it is about…“The Virgin of Fátima was said to have appeared before three shepherd children on May 13, 1917, and on five later occasions. Lucia was 10. Her cousins, Francisco and Jacinta, who were 8 and 7, died in the influenza pandemic a few years later. Believers say two of the [three] Fátima secrets were revealed in writing by Lucia in the 1940's. The third secret was put in a sealed env...
I have read all of McAvoy's novels and this may very well be the best one yet. As in his earlier novels, he does a great job combining historical facts and current ideas in a well presented setting, all through a creatively imagined and compelling plot. McAvoy usually explores nefarious deeds centered on historical aspects of the Catholic Church. This novel was especially interesting to me because it explores current ideas about the Lord's Second Coming, something Protestant Christians concentra...
First and foremost, a large thank you to Gary McAvoy for providing me with a copy of this publication, which allows me to provide you with an unbiased review.Gary McAvoy never ceases to amaze with his stellar writing, one of the reasons I rushed to begin the latest novel in the Vatican Secret Archive series, featuring Father Michael Dominic. As McAvoy collaborates with Ronald L. Moore, they examine yet another mystery housed within the Vatican, while sinister forces seek to push the limits once
Another ARC from my immensely talented namesake, and a particularly exciting instalment to his Vatican mysteries series. As with all Gary’s books, you know exactly what to expect: a likeable, intelligent and virtuously trustworthy team of amateur sleuths; a powerful and arch-criminal nemesis; and an incredible amount of factual research, mixed with creative licence. The only thing you don’t know is which ancient artefact or religious doctrine will be the focus. I have to admit, half a dozen or s...
In September 2020 I first found a new to me author, GARY McAVOY, and have been a happy reader of his books ever since. Book number six, THE PETRUS PROPHECY, once again features Father Michael Dominic (Director of the Vatican Secret Archives) and his group of friends that include members of the Swiss Guard (from the Vatican), an investigative reporter for the French newspaper Le Monde (and Swiss banking heiress), her grandfather/Swiss banker and her French bodyguard/companion. To this mix are ad
I have just finished reading The Petrus Prophecy by Gary McAvoy in collaboration with Ronald L. Moore and am experiencing a feeling akin to the first time I left the Louvre Museum in Paris after wandering from room to room. I was struck mute (an exceedingly rare occurrence) in the presence of too many masterpieces! Adequate words fail me at this moment to describe the totality of the details, nuances, and minutia woven seamlessly into the intricacies of the tale of the day the sun danced and fel...
I was thrilled to receive an advance copy of the latest book in the Vatican Secret Archives trilogy. Its author, Gary McAvoy (and his new collaborator, Ronald L. Moore), continues to write compelling action plots, with exciting human drama meshed with a background of obscure, fascinating factual information. 5 Stars! Father Michael Dominic returns with his friend Hana, a journalist with a talent for solving cryptic puzzles, two dependable Swiss Guards, Karl and Lucas, well trained in military ta...
Well, I think the other reviewers have said it well, but I'll add in my thoughts. I love Gary McAvoy's books with their vivid descriptions of places, events, and history. He adds riddles to challenge your brain throughout the book. The characters are not ordinary people, but they are written in a way that makes you want to join them on the adventure. Father Michael Dominic finds the most intriguing situations in which he becomes involved. Between the vivid descriptions, getting to know Father Mi...
In his latest thriller The Petrus Prophesy, Gary McAvoy, along with collaborator Ron Moore, has once again crafted a fast-paced adventure that will keep the reader intrigued and flying through the pages. Father Michael Dominic and his friends are called into action when a well-respected priest – Father Barlow - is murdered in Chicago. The manuscript for his latest book has also been stolen, presumably for what he was planning to reveal about the terrifying third prophesy given to the children o
McAvoy has done it again! “The Petrus Prophecy” the sixth installment in “The Magdalene Chronicles” is a must read, especially if you’re hooked on these characters as much as I am. Father Michael Dominic and gang are back and this time they’re joined by two new detectives. When a priest in Chicago who was working on a manuscript that could reveal the fulfillment of the third of the three secret prophecies, The Secret of Fatima, is found dead, it may not have been an accident. The Chicago investi...