The Shroud Conspiracy is a thriller novel by John Heubusch about the race between science and religion to discover the truth about Christianity’s most famous relic, the Shroud of Turin. The novel was published by Simon and Schuster on March 14, 2017 with publication of the sequel to follow.
Dr. Jon Bondurant, the protagonist, is a world famous forensic anthropologist, well known for his pugnacious atheism. When the Vatican invites him to lead an unprecedented investigation into the authenticity of the purported burial cloth of Jesus Christ, he can’t resist the once-in-a millennium offer.
Synopsis
Why would the Vatican open itself to obvious ridicule and a skeptic’s certain scientific debunking of one of the most revered relics in all of Christendom? The Vatican’s media specialist, beautiful, devoutly catholic Domenika Josef knows why. She’s privy to a recently discovered ancient codex with bombshell implications. What she’s not privy to is her own pre-destined role in a secret plan by others to change the course of human history by using DNA tied to the sacred blood-stained Shroud.
When science and faith collide, accidents can happen. The result is unleashed on the planet with the promise of devastating consequences.
Bondurant and Josef are polar opposites in every way but their undeniable attraction ignites a passion they can’t avoid. Their relationship was not part of the plan and as it becomes clear, the plan to use the Shroud to change the world is to be carried out at all cost.
In The Second Coming, the thrilling sequel to The Shroud Conspiracy, a child cloned from the blood on the Shroud of Turin has the potential to save the world—or destroy it for good.When a fallen angel is mistakenly resurrected from the blood of an evil “Watcher” taken from the Shroud of Turin, the fiend’s first gift to the world is an unstoppable plague.
Dr. Jon Bondurant, the forensic anthropologist and avowed atheist, joins with devout Domenika Josef to bring another child of the Shroud into the world to save it, this one borne of DNA believed to be that of Jesus Christ. Can this child be the answer to their—and mankind’s—prayers?
His parents are uncertain just who the child is or what he will become, but when he starts demonstrating remarkable powers to heal, they begin to understand that whatever he is, he is not of this world. Might he bring miracles to the world when it needs them the most? Or has science given mankind a tool with which it will destroy itself as the tempting power of the Watcher unfolds?
This globe-spanning chase to uncover the truth and stop a pandemic that just may wipe out humanity once and for all is a fast-paced, explosive thriller.
“John Heubusch is brilliant. I would read anything he writes, and with guaranteed enjoyment.”
Peggy Noonan, Pulitzer Prize Winning Columnist – Wall Street Journal New York Times Best Selling Author
“I’m a HUGE fan of John Heubusch! The Second Coming is a smart, electrifying thriller that delivers cover-to-cover. Bravo!”
Praise for The Second Coming, the new installment in The Shroud Series.
Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Spymaster
“Rarely does a sequel surpass the success of a first novel, but John Heubusch manages to do just that with The Second Coming. Readers who appreciate writing that makes them stay up way too late will love this book.”
Dana Perino, Fox News, New York Times Best Selling Author
“John Heubusch delivers again. He has followed up his irresistible, action-packed debut thriller The Shroud Conspiracy with its even more sensational sequel, The Second Coming.”
Steve Forbes – Chairman and Editor-In-Chief – Forbes
“I’ve worked on many films and television shows based on great books. The Second Coming’sa winner as a novel and has the makings for a terrific movie, one like you’ve never seen before.”
Gary Sinise, Actor, Academy Award Nominee, Winner of Emmy and Golden Globe Awards