I read two other books by this author and found them quite entertaining even if there's always plenty of alternate history.
This one starts with a bang and loses steams when it starts to delve into religious theories. Please note that the early Christianity is base on text fragments and hypothesis. There's a reference to the "Source" in the first pages and, assuming it's the "Q source" it's a hypothesis.
That said it could have been quite enjoyable, and the part about Leyden are interesting, but too much religious theories and not enough action.
There's potential but it didn't work for me
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Hi

I have been unable to read St Peter"s Mystery as the book was removed from my mobile even though I have

another two weeks to read it.

I am therefore unable to read and review it. What a pity!!!!!

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Thanks to #NetGalley and #HarperCollins #Onemorechapter publishing for providing me with an advanced copy of the English version of this book #Stpetersmystery which is due for publication on 16 September.

The synopsis of the book outlines the main plot of the story that through an archeological dig a discovery is made which could shake the foundations of the Christian faith.

The story line follows a University professor and his student who accompanies him to the site, trying to unravel the secrets of the object while being pursued by others who want to keep it hidden.

Portrayed as similar to Dan Brown’s The Davinci Code, there are similar elements of research, mystery and suspense present however, this story has a much greater focus on the Jewish and Christian religion. It dives into detailed discussion of the texts of the bible and presents a story of historical discussions and letters between the disciples Peter and Judas.

The story was enjoyable however, personally for me, there was a little too much focus on the history of the region where the book is set that I am not familiar with. For those who are not knowledgeable on Jewish or Christian religion or it’s history the detail in these sections may also be slightly too much.

I did not feel I got an end to the story. There was no great revelation, it seemed as though everything returned to how it had been prior to the find. I’m not sure if that is because there is to be a follow on book however I felt as if nothing had been achieved except for the main characters gaining knowledge that they then didn’t do anything with.