Order of Thaddeus Series

What if the story of Jesus isn't the one that happened?   After terrorists attack a cathedral in Chicago and steal an ancient relic belonging to one of Jesus' apostles, ex-Army Ranger and professor of religious studies Silas Grey chances upon someone from his past who appears with a remarkable offer. Eli Denton invites Silas to help him verify one of early Christianity's most recent—and most controversial—archaeological finds: The Gospel of Judas.   Containing "the secret account of the revelation that Jesus spoke with Judas Iscariot," it tells a remarkably different story than the one contained in the Church's recognized Gospels. But the motives of this long-lost friend are mysterious, and the consequences for Silas's faith are ominous.   Meanwhile, the Order of Thaddeus, ancient defender of the Christian faith, discovers the stolen apostle relic is part of a larger conspiracy that grows in significance and severity with each passing day. With this grave threat against the apostolic memory deepening, Silas's mission to uncover the mysteries of the Gospel of Judas and motives of his friend is made more urgent—but there are doubts, and his efforts are thwarted at every turn.   Can he preserve the eyewitness memory of Jesus' earliest apostles before Jesus' story is altered forever?   The Thirteenth Apostle is the second book in the bestselling Order of Thaddeus action-adventure thriller series that leverages the familiar conspiracy suspense of Dan Brown and special-ops thrill of James Rollins, wrapped in the historical insight of Steve Berry and inspiration of Ted Dekker.   Join this explosively inventive, action-packed adventure by emerging author J. A. Bouma, straddling thrill and thought, faith and doubt—a ride people are saying "will not only excite and thrill you but give you something to think about and inspire you."

The separation of Church and State. The authentic Christian faith. Never more at risk.   Ex-Ranger-turned-professor Silas Grey is at an all-time low. His career is in jeopardy, the woman he cares about is in the hospital, and there's a presidential election upending the status quo—a three-way race between a Catholic Democrat, a Mormon Republican, and an Evangelical Independent. So when a former classmate shows up with a mysterious medallion with ancient markings of conflicting origin, he knows trouble is on the horizon.   He also knows exactly whom to call: the ancient religious Order of Thaddeus, protector of the Christian faith stretching back two millennia. But when the election takes a remarkably dramatic turn, it becomes apparent that a conspiracy threatens not only America, but also the Church. And the mystery medallion is revealed to be rooted in a more explosive origin stretching back to the early decades of America's founding and the founding of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.   Silas and the Order's SEPIO operatives embark on a timely mission ripped from the headlines to protect the integrity of the authentic Church. Not only that, whether they succeed or fail will have national stakes as the country straddles the knife-edge separation of Church and State.   In a race against the election clock, will they succeed before that separation is breached and religious confusion floods the nation?   Once again, emerging author J. A. Bouma weaves a tale that leverages the familiar elements of Dan Brown's religious conspiracy and James Rollin's special-ops suspense, informed by Steve Berry's historical insights—delivering an explosively gripping political thriller with a religious edge that is thoroughly rooted in historical and religious fact.   Join the action-packed fourth book in the inventive bestselling archaeological thriller series that will leave you holding your breath at every turn.

An ancient threat. A sacred relic. A religious belief under siege. Silas Grey—ex-Army Ranger, professor of religious studies, and leading relics expert—is on the verge of rocking the religious and nonreligious alike with scientific proof of the Church's central belief: Jesus Christ's resurrection. Proof he believes has been hidden all along within the Shroud of Turin, the Christian relic purported to be the burial cloth of Jesus.   But a series of suspicious deaths and devastating attacks not only threaten Silas's shocking announcement and those close to him. They are a sign of an even greater threat reemerging from the shadows of history.   Coming to his aid is the Order of Thaddeus, a religious order that has been battling for the very survival of the Church since its birth. Soon it becomes clear that an ancient cultic enemy has risen to once again wage war against the Church and destroy the Christian faith—beginning with its most sacred relic and teaching. Spanning the globe from Washington to Paris to Jerusalem, Silas and the Order combine forces to plunge into a desperate mission for the very survival of the Church and all it holds dear.   Can they preserve the memory of its central belief before its archenemy erases it forever?   Holy Shroud is the first book in the inventive bestselling Order of Thaddeus action-adventure thriller series leveraging the familiar conspiracy suspense of Dan Brown with the special-ops thrill of James Rollins, wrapped in the historical insight of Steve Berry and inspiration of Ted Dekker.   Embark on this new action-packed adventure by emerging author J. A. Bouma that combines faith, fact, and fiction like few religious writers—delivering a "highly entertaining" and "compelling" page-turner people have all agreed "you won't want to put it down!"

The Lost Ark is more than a Hollywood blockbuster.   FACT: the Ark of the Covenant was a real religious object, a wooden box overlaid with gold and crowned with two golden cherubim. FACT: the Ark served as the central religious artifact of the ancient Israelites for worship and sacrifice. FACT: around 586 BC the Ark vanished from Israel's temple, never to be seen again. What happened to it and where did it go?   The world is about to find out.   Silas Grey—ex-Army Ranger and leading relics professor—is drawn back into the fray with an urgent mission from the ancient religious Order of Thaddeus after a former professor makes headlines for unveiling the location of the Lost Ark. But soon it is clear things are not as they seem—and the struggle has never been greater for the Church.   Because not only is there a startling discovery that changes the mission entirely. Matt Gapinski and a new SEPIO recruit track a high-value operative of the Order's ancient nemesis that reveals the stakes are even higher for both the ancient Jewish relic and the Christian faith.   In this explosive third adventure in the bestselling Order of Thaddeus religious conspiracy thriller series, twists and turns spanning three continents will leave you wondering where the Ark of the Covenant has been hidden for two and a half millennia—and what would happen to the world religious scene if it were found.   Will Silas and the SEPIO operatives stop the threat against the Church and the Ark before it's too late?   Once again, emerging author J. A. Bouma leverages the familiar elements of Dan Brown's religious conspiracy and James Rollin's special-ops suspense, informed by Steve Berry's historical insights and Joel Rosenberg's thrilling inspiration—delivering "a passionate historical fiction that draws you into the story from the very beginning."   Engage this propulsive new archaeological thriller adventure straddling thrill and thought, faith and doubt—combining fact, faith, and fiction like few contemporary religious writers.

A mythic grail. A legendary quest. Blood with the power to save.   Silas Grey is taking a much-needed vacation after the year has turned his life on end. But when fellow SEPIO agent Matt Gapinski shows up on his beach with a secret mission straight from the Vatican, he knows trouble has found him once again. Which means Day One of his new job with the Order of Thaddeus—ancient defender of the Christian faith—has begun ten days early. And soon it becomes clear an ancient cultic threat is seeking a mythic religious relic: the Holy Grail that held the blood of Jesus Christ.   But is it so mythical? And why is the Church's archenemy so desperate to find it?   Those two haunting questions launch the SEPIO agents on their most harrowing mission yet with a clock ticking to find answers just before Christmas. Spanning historic Europe and Medieval Church history, the agents race to solve this threatening puzzle until the final pieces are brought together in a final showdown that will leave readers all at once breathless and inspired.   Grail of Power leverages the familiar conspiracy suspense of Dan Brown, the special-ops muscle of James Rollins's Sigma Force novels, and the historical insight of Steve Berry's Cotton Malone series to deliver an explosive religious conspiracy thriller with a technothriller edge— plumbing the depths and significance of the most recognizable religious figure in history: Jesus of Nazareth.   Combining fact, faith, and fiction like few contemporary religious writers, J. A. Bouma weaves an adventurous, action-packed page-turner new readers will devour—while offering several explosive reveals that will leave fans of the inventive series satisfied with long-awaited answers.   Grab the 5th book in the bestselling series readers have exclaimed: "Indiana Jones, step aside, I have a new hero - Silas Grey!"

A legend 900 years in the making rises again to protect the Church   The day before Easter 1119, 700 unarmed Jerusalem Christian pilgrims were savagely attacked by Muslims from two nearby cities. Three hundred were slaughtered, sixty more were taken as slaves—and nine men rose to avenge their deaths and pledge their lives to "the defense of Jerusalem and the protection of pilgrims."   The Knights Templar, robed in white with crimson crosses and armed to protect Christians from threatening persecution.   Nine hundred years later, a series of similar devastating, coordinated attacks leaves the Church reeling during Holy Week—and bewildered by the possibility that the legendary Knights of Christ have risen from the shadows of legend into the light of activation.   When the Order of Thaddeus, ancient defender of the Christian faith, is embroiled in the mayhem without any answers, SEPIO launches its most harrowing operation yet—to not only protect the Church and bring the perpetrators to justice, but to confront the mysterious men in white avenging Christian persecution once again.   Templars Rising is a story of faith and persecution, vengeance and martyrdom that leverages the familiar conspiracy suspense of Dan Brown, the special-ops muscle of James Rollins's Sigma Force novels, and the historical insight of Steve Berry's Cotton Malone series—delivering an explosive religious thriller that abandons Hollywood-style Templar conspiracies for the remarkable historical truth behind the ancient religious order.   In a truly original story ripped from the unreported headlines chronicling the horrifying persecution of the worldwide Church, J. A. Bouma combines fact, faith, and fiction like few contemporary religious storytellers—weaving an adventurous, action-packed page-turner with a compelling, inspiring message for believers and non-believers alike about the nature of faith and ones unashamed commitment to it—even unto death.   Grab the 6th book in the bestselling religious suspense series readers say offers a "highly entertaining" and "compelling read"!

What if all you've ever known about the Bible was a lie?   Silas Grey is barely four months into his new role as Master of the Order of Thaddeus, ancient defender of the Christian faith, when he gets an urgent message in the early morning hours that sends him into action.   For what exactly, he's not entirely sure. But things turn sour when a mysterious enemy of the Church shows up at the scene.   The stakes are raised even more when a bombshell claim drops on national TV that could change the course of Christianity forever. Activating SEPIO, the muscular arm of the Order, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to destroy the Church's most important object of faith: the Holy Scriptures—leaving a trail littered with questions in its wake.   Can we trust the Bible we have is the one God gave us? Were other voices suppressed by the Church with the help of those in power to shape belief and push a dogmatic agenda? And will SEPIO save the Bible before its too late?   Find out in the gripping page-turner rivaling the best in the religious conspiracy genre—an explosive story that plumbs the depths of Christian history while delivering a timely tale that reminds us why the Bible is worth fighting for.   In the tradition of Clive Cussler, James Rollins, and Steve Berry, J. A. Bouma weaves together a pulse-pounding suspense thriller that combines historical insight, mysterious intrigue, and action adventure—along with his trademark balance of fact and faith—leaving you all at once entertained and inspired.   Devour the 8th book today in the bestselling series people say "is a must read [that] will not only excite and thrill you but give you something to think about and inspire you!"

An evil unleashed. An occult past unearthed. Will the world survive a rising demonic force?   On Halloween, a raging psychopath unleashes a menacing evil that rivals recent mass shooting events—only this one is different. Questions surround the identity of the man and his past, his motives, what he was carrying with him and why—and more importantly: why he appeared to be possessed by supernatural, demonic forces.   Sounds like just the job for SEPIO, the muscular arm of the Order of Thaddeus, ancient defender of the Church, whose agents were caught up in the mayhem—and who fear all is not as it seems.   For two old acquaintances reappear from two agents' past lives to add a confusing, charged dynamic to the events. Then the case takes a dramatic turn when evidence points to an unearthed occult history. And when the truth of what has been unleashed threatens one of their own, the entire game changes—leading to a climax that will leave readers clutching their chest with frightful anticipation staring down the Devil himself.   With echoes of Frank Peretti and Stephen King, this page-turning, heart-pounding, historically-rooted tale is ripe for a world plagued by a rise in frightening wickedness and a fascination with witchcraft. J. A. Bouma combines faith, fact, and fiction like few writers to weave an explosively inventive religious thriller steeped in occult suspense that raises the stakes for the Order of Thaddeus like never before—taking the series and its characters in a direction that will leave fans speechless.   Grab the 7th book in the bestselling religious suspense series readers say offers a "highly entertaining" and "compelling read"!

A Strange Blessing. A Mysterious Contagion. Is There Hope for Humanity?   Silas Grey just wanted one day to himself. One day that he wasn't protecting the Christian faith from no uncertain doom—free from car chases, gunfights, and cultic conspiracies. R&R will have to wait another day!   Because something strange is happening in a small Michigan town: a revival service making promises it can't keep with feathers falling from the heavens that echoes rumors of promised blessings across the globe.   When those strange religious rumors bloom into mysterious healings on top a threatening global contagion, it's time for the Order of Thaddeus to activate its SEPIO unit, the Church's ancient defender.   In a race to save humanity and the faith, SEPIO needs to unravel the mystery of the strange blessings to find a cure and offer the world hope—catapulting them into another action-packed adventure with an unexpected ending.   Combining faith, fact, and fiction like few religious writers, J. A. Bouma weaves together a page-turning, suspenseful mystery ripped from the headlines—plumbing the depths of our human hope for this life.   If you love James Rollins and Steve Berry—devour the 10th book in the explosively inventive religious conspiracy series today!

What if All You've Ever Known about Christianity Is a Lie?   On his deathbed, Constantine the Great, Emperor of Rome and patron of the Church, was baptized into Christianity—and a confession was heard.   But what did he say, and who did he say it to? No one has known.   Until now.   Fresh off a mission saving the Bible, the Order of Thaddeus, ancient defender of the Church, makes a startling discovery at an archaeological site that threatens the heart of Christian belief: the divinity of Jesus. It also throws into confusion the historical record surrounding Emperor Constantine and the Council of Nicaea.   And when a cryptic message on the dark web challenging the Church's central code surfaces from a new rival—Silas Grey and his agents are once again thrown back into the fray to unravel a puzzle mystery involving the Nicene Creed and Constantine's confession.   Spanning the seedbed of Christianity from Libya to Turkey, SEPIO scrambles to make sense of a maelstrom of menaces sweeping against both the Order and the Church in its most urgent and harrowing mission yet. All with a ticking-clock countdown to explosive revelations suggesting all the world has ever known about Christianity has been a lie—built by an emperor, embedded in a creed, suggested by a heretic, and pushed by a doctrine at the heart of the world's largest religion.   Will SEPIO get to the bottom of the ancient confession and code at the heart of Christianity before enemies new and old leverage it to destroy the faith?   Combining fact, faith, and fiction like few religious writers, J. A. Bouma weaves a propulsive, page-turning archaeological treasure hunt fans of Clive Cussler, James Rollins, and Steve Berry will devour—with the best elements from bestselling action-adventure, religious conspiracy, and historical thrillers to set the pace.   Join the archaeological adventure with this 9th book in the series fans say "is a must read [that] will not only excite and thrill you but give you something to think about and inspire you!"

A mythic Garden. A Tree of power. Bones with a divine legacy.   Silas Grey, Master of the Order of Thaddeus, launches his special-ops SEPIO team on a quest to find the fabled Garden and our ancient ancestors. A quest for professional and personal reasons that runs deep. But things quickly unravel when it becomes clear his rival brother, Sebastian, is on a similar quest for similar reasons—with a sinister motive that threatens to unleash an ancient power lain dormant and upend all that the Church has been fighting to preserve. In a race against a menacing force Christianity has been holding at bay for generations, Silas and SEPIO must find the Garden of Eden and our ancestor's bone relics before a wicked power is unleashed upon humanity. Long time fans will discover a surprising twist that shakes the Order while new ones will devour the briskly paced action-adventure page-turner leveraging the familiar religious conspiracy suspense of Dan Brown and special-ops thrill of James Rollins, wrapped in the historical insight of Steve Berry and inspiration of Ted Dekker.

No Wedding Ever Goes According to Plan. Especially when SEPIO Is Getting Hitched!   The big day has finally arrived: Silas Grey and Celeste Bourne are going to be joined together in holy matrimony.   But things don't exactly go according to plan. Both before and during their wedding.   And when an enemy shows up unannounced and uninvited, things go from bad to worse in no time flat—threatening all they hold dear.   Will Silas and Celeste find their happily ever after?   Find out in this romantic suspense novella throwing them into an unexpected, pulse-pounding ride that puts the death clause in their vows to an early test!

An Ancient Conspiracy. A Modern Phenomenon. A Shocking Revelation about the Universe.   Silas Grey is running late—again. And for a dinner date planning his future wedding! When he arrives, he wishes they'd ordered takeout.   Because a political conspiracy stretching back half a century threatens to embroil the Order of Thaddeus with alarming implications—for America, the world, and the Church. The stakes explode when an archaeological site yields a discovery that unveils unsettling questions about human existence. When new insights from the Bible unveil shocking revelations, SEPIO must unravel the conspiracy with ancient roots leading to a modern phenomenon.   The existence of UFOs and search for alien life.   But forces marshaled against SEPIO, the muscular arm of the Church, leaves their success in doubt—reaching all levels of government and beyond. Threatening not only the Christian faith, but their very lives.   This is a tale worthy of its own X-Files episode, delivering an explosive page-turner that will make you rethink all you know about the unseen supernatural realm.   Devour the 11th book in the bestselling religious thriller series fans agree combines the best action-adventure elements of James Rollins and Clive Cussler with the conspiracy suspense of Dan Brown and Steve Berry.

A Secret Past. A Hopeless Future. A Prophet with the Promise to Save.   Silas Grey is finished fighting the good fight. Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt — for both Uncle Sam and Christ's Church. He's got the scars to prove it — personal ones and physical ones that go deep.   So he has taken leave of the Order of Thaddeus, handing his Master reins over to his wife, Celeste Bourne. He's also returned back to his first love: the classroom. That's when everything changes — in the world, in his world.   Which ignites a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma that forces him to do the one thing he left behind — the one thing that brought so much personal pain. Fight to protect the Church.   Not only that, a series of events rock the world that force him to fight for humanity itself. Confusing events that provoke him and his SEPIO agents along with the rest of the world to ask the unthinkable: Is this the end of days?   Stepping up to the plate to offer an answer is a charismatic figure with an enigmatic past who promises humanity their salvation — joining his hopeful message with signs and wonders that threaten to lead the world astray.   In a race against time, Silas and SEPIO must not only discover what this rising power means for the Church — for the very souls of humanity. They must also stop it before it fully manifests itself and drags those souls to hell.   Long time fans will discover a surprising family secret long buried. New readers will devour this briskly paced action-adventure page-turner leveraging the familiar conspiracy suspense of Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child and Steve Berry, wrapped in the special-ops thrill of Clive Cussler and James Rollins.   Join SEPIO in this harrowing mystery fighting for the Church's faith and humanity's soul!