Innocent Blood - (Order of the Sanguines) Large Print by James Rollins & Rebecca Cantrell (Paperback)

About the Book

"The second installment in the bestselling gothic series, about an ancient order who speak the truth behind Christ's miracles and strive to protect the world from evil--from the winning writerly combo of James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell"--

Book Synopsis

In this riveting follow-up to The Blood Gospel, the first book in the thrilling and atmospheric Order of the Sanguine series, New York Times bestselling authors James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell deliver a tale of international adventure, intrigue, suspense, and supernatural mystery involving a modern scientist, a highly secret eternal spiritual order, and a terrifying power who must join forces to bring down a ruthless and cunning enemy and prevent the Apocalypse.

While exploring a tomb hidden for centuries in the depths of Masada, Israel, brilliant archaeologist Erin Granger began an incredible journey to recover a miraculous ancient artifact tied to Christ himself. The quest introduced her to a diabolical enemy determined to discover the book and use its powers for his own dark ends. It also led her to an ancient and highly secret Vatican order--known simply as the Saguines. Though she survived, the danger has only just begun . . .

An attack outside Stanford University thrusts Erin back into the fold of the Sanguines. As the threat of Armageddon looms, she must unite with an ancient evil to halt the plans of a man determined to see the world end, a man known only as Iscariot.

From the Back Cover

A vicious attack at a ranch in California thrusts archaeologist Erin Granger back into the fold of the Sanguines, an immortal order founded on the blood of Christ and tasked with protecting the world from the beasts haunting its shadows. Following the prophetic words of the Blood Gospel--a lost tome written by Christ--Erin must again join forces with Army Sergeant Jordan Stone and the mysterious Father Rhun Korza to find and protect a boy believed to be an angel given flesh. But an enemy of terrifying power and ambition seeks the same child--not to save the world, but to destroy it.

Erin must discover the truth behind Christ's early years and His first true miracle, an act that yet remains unfulfilled and holds the only hope for the world. The search for the truth will take Erin and the others across centuries, around the world, and at last to the very gates of Hell itself, where the fate of mankind awaits.

Review Quotes

"A combination of religious conspiracy and another popular genre, and to reveal more about the concept behind this engaging novel would be a crime." - Washington Post on THE BLOOD GOSPEL
"There's a touch of genius... in pairing a Dan Brown-ian hidden-codex mystery with a vampire tale. Let that suffice lest spoilers ruin the fun, except to say that the blood of the title is no accident." - Kirkus on INNOCENT BLOOD
"All thriller fans would expect from a combination of Rollins (Bloodline) and the Macavity Award-winning Cantrell (A Trace of Smoke): cutting-edge science, ancient history, and a solid gothic mystery plot... Fans of the authors will not be disappointed, and those who lapped up The Da Vinci Code will be clamoring for more in this series." - Library Journal (starred review)
"A thriller of dark subterranean complexity, rather like a rare, vintage red wine." - NY Journal of Books
"[A]nother darkly hypnotic hybrid, and supremely effective, horror-thriller... A harrowing tale that's truly epic in scope. Not to be missed." - Providence Journal on INNOCENT BLOOD
"[C]aptures the imagination and leaves the reader panting in anticipation for the next adventure." - New York Journal of Books on INNOCENT BLOOD
"[An] intense and shocking thriller...filled with history, espionage, love, revenge, and the power of forgiveness." - Library Journal on INNOCENT BLOOD