at the moment of his supreme triumph, a man of science dodges an assassins bullet and loses everything that truly matters in his life. now only a miracle can save dr. tom carters dying daughter: the blood of salvation shed twenty centuries ago. in the volatile heart of the middle east, amid the devastating secrets of an ancient brotherhood awaiting a new messiah, tom carter must search for answers to the mysteries that have challenged humankind since the death and resurrection of the greatest healer who every walked the earth. because suddenly carters life, the life of his little girl, and the fate of the world hang in the balance...after two thousand years, the wait is over...