St. Mary's Secret is a significant work, not just because it is so well written, but it provides a window on the early development of the Christian Church as Mary and the Apostles strive spread the good news that Jesus had risen from the dead amid intense persecution. And what is so impressive about this well-crafted story is fine details of end of Mary's days and how they were spent in devotion to her son. - Bill Cronin Author of Joe and the Governor
There are many 'Conspiracy Theory' books since Dan Brown raised the lid of the relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene in his Da Vinci Code book. Having said that, there are many which do not hold the reader as enthralled as Dan did and as Yvonne Crowe does in her present day historical sacred intrigues - Dianne Pegler Author of The Sacred Order Of The Magi
Did her son die in vain? What secret did St Mary take to the grave with her? Why was a Vatican priest murdered for this secret? Lina and David are drawn into the mystery by the Pope's private secretary Edoardos Guilianini. It takes them to Turkey where Christians from the 1st century fled to escape persecution from the Roman Empire. An obscure Gnostic religion amongst others, until a Roman Emperor decided it was the perfect springboard to unify Rome and give him the power he craved. Despite the Catholic Church's dogma that St Mary ascended bodily into Heaven, rumors abound about her grave in Ephesus Turkey yet the New Testament remains secretive about her life Can Lina and David uncover the truth and discover the secret which will shake the Catholic Church to its foundations?