Relic of time
By: Ralph McInerny
Contributors: Copyright Paperback Collection (Library of Congress)
Edition: Jove mass-market ed.
Series: Jove Novel; A Jove Book; The rosary chronicles
Publisher: Jove Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780515147049
Subjects: Fiction; Apparitions and miracles; Theft; Conspiracies; Catholic Church
Description: "Five centuries ago, a Mexican peasant named Juan Diego was visited by the Virgin Mary. As a lasting sign of her presence, Diego's cloak was marked with the image of the Holy Mother surrounded by roses--and it remains one of the most revered and priceless relics in Mexican religious culture. But now the Virgin's Cloak has been stolen. Retired CIA operative Vincent Traeger has a history with the Vatican, and is asked to recover the cloak. From the border-hunting Minutemen to longtime foes of the Church, the suspects are as varied as the motives. But Traeger soon realizes that the truth is hidden within a conspiracy that could bring a country--and a faith--to its knees..."--p. [4] of cover.