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The Papal Decree by Luis Miguel Rocha
Alliance Française Toronto | 24 Spadina Road | Free admission
The Catholic Church’s best-kept secret. The ancient scrolls which threaten that secret. And a journalist prepared to discover the truth at any cost. 1947, the Qumran Valley. Ancient scrolls are discovered that the Vatican desperately tries to suppress. Only five men know of their existence. But now four of the men have been found dead.
Luís Miguel Rocha (February 1976 in Porto – 26 March 2015 in Mazaferes) was a Portuguese author, television writer and producer.He became a New York Times bestseller in 2009.
Rocha was born in Porto, and raised in Viana do Castelo. Prior to publishing his first novel, Rocha wrote and produced television in London. Rocha’s second novel, The Last Pope, was published in 2006. The novel examines the conspiracy theories about the death of Pope John Paul I.
The Holy Bullet, also known as The Holy Assassin, his third novel, was published in 2007. The Pope’s Assassin, also known as The Papal Decree is the third book of the Vatican series. The last book of the series is A Filha Do Papa, released in 2013.
Rocha died in March 2015 after a prolonged illness.