A Sealed Chamber. A Hidden Fragment. A Truth They'll Kill to Protect.
Ava Calloway is already one of Yale's brightest young researchers, but nothing in her studies could prepare her for the discovery beneath Alexandria. A hidden chamber, untouched for centuries, holds a fragment tied to Mary Magdalene, a figure whose life has been rewritten, debated, and deliberately suppressed for two thousand years.
What Ava finds could shake the foundations of history itself. But some will do anything to ensure it never sees the light of day.
Drawn into a dangerous web of secrets is Marcus Visconti, heir to a lineage of scholars sworn to protect Christianity's most closely guarded truths. Together, Ava and Marcus unravel coded warnings, long-forgotten archives, and hidden manuscripts, racing across Egypt, Rome, Jerusalem, Istanbul, and Switzerland.
For fans of Kate Mosse, Brad Meltzer, and Deborah Harkness, this first installment of The Apocrypha Trilogy delivers a heart-pounding journey of mystery, history, and suspense.