The Die Is Cast

“A grand quest filled with adventure, twists and humour. . . . This is a well-written story to sink into and enjoy and I look forward to seeing what’s to come in the rest of the series.” -LoveReading.co.uk

"Heights and Woodhouse combine action and mystery with complex, sophisticated characters to weave a yarn that is spellbinding" -Christian Sia, Readers' Favorite

"The Die Is Cast . . . is never lacking in surprises, melding spiritual themes with romance, and pull[s] readers into a boisterous adventure" -Divine Zape, Readers' Favorite

"Heights and Woodhouse deliver a daring thriller that measures up to the storytelling craft and the deft plotting of Dan Brown" -Romuald Dzemo, Readers' Favorite

Everyone imagines being the hero in an adventure story. But what if you were suddenly caught up in one? Could you act the hero? What if your actions cast you as the betrayer? Maybe the difference between the two is a bit . . . murky.

Filmmakers Ray Cozart and Natalie Ashbrook want to be lovers in a passionate romance.

Retail heiress Jane Whitaker wants to be the foremost crusader for global justice.

Archaeologist Adam Burke wants to be the scholar who unlocks the greatest mystery.

An ancient order of monks hiding a centuries’ old secret—well, they want to be an ancient order, thank you very much.

All are drawn into a quest for the fabled Last Supper Dish. All believe finding it will turn them into heroes. The Dish is at the center of an ancient game of Churches. Both East and West claim to possess it. Both label the other a betrayer. The discovery of a shrine in Istanbul has reignited the bitter rivalry.

Ray and Natalie believe their Dish movie documenting the shrine’s discovery will save their relationship, but their petty resentments turn everything into farce. Jane travels the globe with her bedraggled emotional support dog and posts selfies of her attempts to find the Dish, but her grandmother demands she grow up. At the shrine, Burke is so close to the Dish, but bureaucratic red tape stymies him. His paranoia over his academic rival blinds him to a much closer threat. And those monks? They devise a desperate plan to steal the clues about the Dish’s whereabouts from the shrine. However, one has decided to betray them—or has he decided to be the true hero?

This game is for the ultimate prize—a relic touched by both Jesus and Judas the betrayer. But when the die is cast, treacheries threaten to derail this adventure story—even before it can begin.