Etiop a, 1974. El dictador Haile Selassie fue derrocado y la guerra civil en el pa s africano se encuentra en su punto m s lgido. Mientras tanto, en una prisi n en medio de la selva, el sacerdote Armano consigue escapar de sus verdugos despu s de 40 a os de reclusi n. Su nico delito es conocer el paradero del Santo Grial, la copa de la que bebi Cristo en la ltima cena. Poco antes de morir, tiene un encuentro fortuito con dos periodistas y una bella fot grafa, y les revela su historia. Seducidos por el relato del cura y sin sospechar los peligros a los que se exponen, deciden emprender la b squeda del monasterio negro, refugio de la legendaria copa. Frank Purcell, Henry Mercado y Vivian Smith se embarcar n en una apasionante traves a que los llevar de la insondable selva et ope a Roma y de regreso. Juntos deber n enfrentar a asesinos sanguinarios y monjes fan ticos, adem s de librar las batallas que se fraguan en sus propios corazones y que dotar n de nuevo sentido a sus vidas.
A sweeping adventure that's equal parts thriller and love story, this novel takes the reader from the war-torn jungles of Ethiopia to the magical city of Rome. While the Ethiopian Civil War rages, a Catholic priest languishes in prison. Forty years have passed since he last saw daylight. His crime? Claiming to know the true location of Christ's cup from the Last Supper. Then the miraculous happens - a mortar strikes the prison and he is free He escapes to the jungle, where he encounters two Western journalists and a beautiful freelance photographer taking refuge from the carnage. As they tend to his wounds, he relates his incredible story. Motivated by the sensational tale, the trio agrees to search for the Grail. Thus, begins an impossible quest that will pit them against murderous tribes, deadly assassins, fanatical monks, and the passions of their own hearts. La b squeda is suspenseful, romantic, and filled with heart-pounding action.
A sweeping adventure that's equal parts thriller and love story, this novel takes the reader from the war-torn jungles of Ethiopia to the magical city of Rome. While the Ethiopian Civil War rages, a Catholic priest languishes in prison. Forty years have passed since he last saw daylight. His crime? Claiming to know the true location of Christ's cup from the Last Supper. Then the miraculous happens - a mortar strikes the prison and he is free He escapes to the jungle, where he encounters two Western journalists and a beautiful freelance photographer taking refuge from the carnage. As they tend to his wounds, he relates his incredible story. Motivated by the sensational tale, the trio agrees to search for the Grail. Thus, begins an impossible quest that will pit them against murderous tribes, deadly assassins, fanatical monks, and the passions of their own hearts. La b squeda is suspenseful, romantic, and filled with heart-pounding action.
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