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The Second Coming: A Thriller
The Second Coming: A Thriller
The Second Coming: A Thriller
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The Second Coming: A Thriller

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In this fast-paced sequel to The Shroud Conspiracy “that Dan Brown fans will love” (Library Journal), the child cloned from the blood on the Shroud of Turin has the potential to change the world—or to destroy it for good. “John Heubusch is brilliant. I would read anything he writes” (Peggy Noonan, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and bestselling author).

In this “sensational sequel” (Steve Forbes), a fallen angel is mistakenly resurrected from the blood of an evil “Watcher” taken from the Shroud of Turin, and the fiend bestows an unstoppable plague on the world. Dr. Jon Bondurant, the forensic anthropologist and avowed atheist, joins with devout Domenika Josef to bring another child of the Shroud into the world to save it, this one borne of DNA believed to be that of Jesus Christ. Can this child be the answer to their—and mankind’s—prayers?

His parents are uncertain just who the child is or what he will become, but when he starts demonstrating remarkable powers to heal, they begin to understand that whatever he is, he is not of this world. Might he bring miracles to the world when it needs them the most? Or has science given mankind a tool with which it will destroy itself as the tempting power of the Watcher unfolds?

What follows is a globe-spanning chase to uncover the truth and stop a pandemic that just may wipe out humanity once and for all in a “smart, electrifying thriller that delivers cover-to-cover” (Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Spymaster).
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHoward Books
Release dateAug 14, 2018
ISBN9781501155765
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John Heubusch

In a career that has spanned philanthropy, politics, public service, and the Fortune 500, John Heubusch served as the first president of the Waitt Institute, a nonprofit research organization dedicated to historic discovery and scientific exploration. Cited often by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times, Heubusch has also been a contributing writer for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Investor’s Business Daily, Forbes, and other leading publications. He is presently the executive director of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute. He resides with his wife and children in Los Angeles and is the author of The Shroud Conspiracy and The Second Coming.

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    While a captivating plot, seems like much more could have been done in development of the plot. The ending fizzled, was disappointing.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    This is a second book in a thriller series and I had not read the first book. With that said I have to say I was not lost at all. The book stands on its own merits and is complete. A renown scientist that hates the Church is chosen to authenticate the Shroud of Turin. A third party used the DNA on the shroud to make a clone. This thriller is the story of what transpires from the cloning and the life the scientist is forced to live for having accepted the assignment. It is well written and an easy read. You will get caught up in the story and may just read it straight through. I would write more but I do not wish to give any spoilers. The book ends in such a way hat it leaves an opening for the next one quit nicely.

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