A terrible truth hidden two thousand years ago is resurrected to destroy the world.Following a tip-off from a contact in the Dutch Security Service, HARPA Director James Gates tasks his deputy, Amy Fox, to raid a container ship and secure a cache of smuggled biblical relics. Among the haul, they hope to find an enigmatic statue made by John the Apostle and the answer to a riddle about the Apocalypse.From New York City to the Catacombs of Rome and the ruins of the Acropolis to an ancient and mysterious Aegean island holding a dark secret at its heart, the HARPA team engage in a desperate hunt for the truth against a ruthless Russian team of former KGB and Spetsnaz operatives. But as the team battle to secure the relics they need to solve the mystery, they soon realize they are fighting more than one enemy. Who is behind the menacing force so determined to keep them from finding what they seek?