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Sign of the Cross
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On a Danish shore, a Vatican priest is found—hanging on a cross. The next day, the same crime is repeated…this time in Asia and Africa. Meanwhile, deep in the legendary catacombs near Orvieto, Italy, an archeologist unearths a scroll dating back two thousand years, revealing secrets that could rock the foundations of Christianity. Its discovery makes him the most wanted criminal in all of Europe. But his most dangerous enemies operate outside the law of man...
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Street Date:
09/26/2006
Language:
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ISBN:
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Chris Kuzneski. (2006). Sign of the Cross. Penguin Publishing Group.

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Chris Kuzneski. 2006. Sign of the Cross. Penguin Publishing Group.

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Chris Kuzneski, Sign of the Cross. Penguin Publishing Group, 2006.

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Chris Kuzneski. Sign of the Cross. Penguin Publishing Group, 2006.

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