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Evil unleashed, prophecies wreak havoc on today's world, mystical and secret doctrine uncovered, the judgment day approaches... but have faith, in these thrillers, resourcefulness and good conquers evil and chaos.

A Rift in Time by Michael R. Phillips 
"[A] gripping novel about an archaeologist who discovers Noah's Ark and searches for the Garden of Eden." From the publisher.

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown 
Dangerous antimatter has been stolen by a secret society and hidden underneath the Vatican. Symbologist Robert Langdon must decipher the clues and solve the mystery before time runs out.

Cradle and All by James Patterson
An ancient prophecy has come true. Two virgins are pregnant: one with the messiah and one with the antichrist. Private investigator Anne Fitzgerald must determine which girl will bear which child.

Daughter of God by Lewis Perdue
Art Dealer Zoë Ridgeway and her husband Seth stumble across a document that could forever change the course of Christianity.

Descent by Jeff Long
Taking refuge from a blizzard, Ike Crockett comes across a cave that leads to humanity's worst nightmare: the Biblical Satan is real.

Gemini Contenders by Robert Ludlum
Ludlum's thriller follows an attempt by a clandestine order of monks to transport mysterious documents that rip apart the Christian world.

Gospel by Wilton Barnhardt
O'Hanrahan, a hard-living Chicago college professor, and Lucy Danton, his eager young student, embark on a quest for a lost biblical gospel that takes them through Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and America.

In His Image by James BeauSeigneur 
Newspaper editor Decker wangles his way onto a scientific expedition that examines the Shroud of Turin, believed by many to be the burial shroud of Jesus Christ. When body cells stuck to the shroud are found to be "alive," they are cloned, and the resulting baby, Christopher, changes the course of history.

Millennium Rising by Jane Jensen
Not long after the turn of the millennium, pilgrims of all faiths are drawn to a small Mexican town, where a vision appears to select believers of every religion (the Virgin Mary to a Catholic, the goddess Kali to a Hindu) and warns that Judgment Day is near. Drought and a new disease as virulent as Ebola are wracking the earth. Are the prophecies of the Book of Revelations being fulfilled?

The Book of Q by Jonathan Rabb
A strange scroll. A secret society. Ancient codes and ciphers. Father Ian Pearse of the Vatican is the only one who can stop the conspiracy.

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Symbologist Robert Langdon, solving clues left behind by a secret society, uncovers a mystery that people will kill for.

The Messiah Stones by Irving Benig
Receiving an inheritance and series of letters from the archaeologist father he never knew, John McGowan learns that his father discovered the Messiah Stones, which foretell the coming of the Messiah.

This Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
Set in the apparently innocent small town of Ashton, [the story] follows an intrepid born-again Christian preacher and newspaper reporter as they unearth a New Age plot to take over the local community and eventually the entire world. 

Daughter of God by Lewis Perdue

The Da Vinci Legacy by Lewis Perdue

More Religious Thrillers

Bown, Dan. Angels and Demons. Takes place at the time of a papal election and revolves around the murders of cardinals thought to be on the short list for the papal throne.

Case, John. Genesis Code. Highly suspenseful thriller centered on the Catholic church.

Chesterton, G. K. Father Brown mysteries

Codrescu, Andrei. Messiah.

Cosse, Laurence. Corner of the Veil. What would happen if irrefutable proof of God's existence were discovered?

Doctorow, E.L. City of God.

Eco, Umberto. Name of the Rose.

Folsom, Alan. Day of the Confession.

Frazer, Margaret. Sister Frevisse series

Gansky, Alton. Ship Possessed. Vanished.

Greeley, Andrew. Mysteries with clergy as sleuth

Hoving, Thomas. Discovery. Two art historians/curators become completely obsessed with a secret Roman palace that was buried intact by Mt. Vesuvius. They discover writings and other materials which seem to imply that Jesus didn't die on Calvary but continued to live and teach. King of the Confessors. Acquisition of a medieval cross for the Cloisters in Manhattan. Lots of intrigue, and fascinating story of the background of the cross itself, and its construction.

Kellerman, Faye. Ritual Bath and others (Orthodox Jewish background)

Kemelman, Harry. Rabbi series

Kienzle, William. Rosary Murders and others.

Ludlum, Robert. Books about the Vatican.

McInerny, Ralph. Mysteries with clergy as sleuth.

Montalbano, William. Basilica. Excellent thriller that takes place in Vatican City. A South American pope and a Miami homicide cop turned cleric are the main characters.

Morrell, David. Fraternity of the Stone.

O'Marie, Sister Carol. Mysteries with clergy as sleuths.

Patterson, James. Cradle and All.

Todd, Charles. Legacy of the Dead. A Test of Wills. Wings of Fire. Inspector Rutledge mysteries, not at all formulaic - a shell-shocked WWI vet returns to Scotland Yard. Fascinating depiction of postwar Britain.

Zencey, Eric. Panama. Henry Adams finds himself involved in a murder investigation in 1892 Paris. 

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