New York Times best-selling author Robin Cook sets science, ethics, and faith on a collision course. Medical examiner Jack Stapleton has been out of touch with college buddies Shawn and Kevin for three decades. An esteemed archeologist and Bible scholar, Shawn's still reeling from a recent find. But when Kevin, now the Bishop of New York, gets wind of this discovery, he turns to his old buddy Jack for help in suppressing an explosive secret.