In Rome, a group of cardinals are plotting to depose an unpopular Pope.

On the Maltese island of Gozo, a British arms dealer is found dead.

Could it be linked to the plot? And if so, how?

When Chief-inspector 'Bob' Shilling arrives in Malta from Scotland Yard to assist in the investigation it seems like a crime without a motive.

But then he discovers that the murder is directly linked to the Crucifixion of Jesus and an ancient fragment of papyrus that contains information hidden by the Vatican for centuries.

The Blood Secret.

As Shilling get closer to the truth it will challenge everything he knows about the Church, the Crusaders, the Knights of Malta, and Freemasonry - but most of all about the New Testament.

'The Blood Secret' is an edge-of-the-seat thriller that is perfect for fans of Dan Brown and Steve Berry.

"Impossible to put down. It is The DaVinci Code rewritten by Raymond Chandler" - Colin Dunne

"Packed full of mystery" Tom Kasey, author of Trade-Off and The Dante Conspiracy.

Revel Barker started writing for newspapers while still at school and joined the Yorkshire Evening Post in Leeds before becoming the youngest reporter ever employed by the Daily Mirror. As a reporter, defence correspondent, foreign editor, and managing editor he travelled the world, gaining first hand experience of many of the situations and meeting many of the people described in 'Hitler: The Last Conspiracy' He now lives on an island in the Mediterranean, and is also the author of the best-selling 'Hitler: The Last Conspiracy'.