Gary McAvoy

Gary McAvoy

Gary McAvoy

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And Every Word Is True

Truman Capote’s bestselling book “In Cold Blood” has captivated worldwide audiences for over fifty years. It is a gripping story about the consequences of a trivial robbery gone terribly wrong in a remote village of western Kansas. But what if robbery was not the motive at all, but something m...

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The Magdalene Deception

For two thousand years, believers have relied on Christ’s Resurrection as the bedrock of Christian faith. But what if the Vatican had been blackmailed into suppressing a first-century manuscript revealing the Resurrection to be a myth—and that long-hidden document suddenly reappears? Michael D...

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The Magdalene Reliquary

During his routine work in the Vatican Secret Archives, Father Michael Dominic discovers a mystifying 13th-century puzzle constructed for the legendary Cathars by famed Italian cartographer Pietro Vesconte. When solved by investigative journalist Hana Sinclair, the puzzle reveals a cryptic map—on...

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The Magdalene Veil

An old World War II diary filled with cryptic clues launches two friends on an adventure around the world . . . but their path is fraught with danger and deception . . . and the treasure they seek can change everything for good—or evil. Father Michael Dominic and his journalist friend Hana Si...

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The Vivaldi Cipher

During the election of a new Pope in the mid-18th century, famed violinist Antonio Vivaldi learns of a ring of art forgers who are replacing the Vatican’s priceless treasures with expertly-painted fakes. Desperate, the composer hides a message in a special melody, hoping someone, someday, will ta...

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The Opus Dictum

In 1982, Roberto Calvi, known as “God’s Banker,” was discovered hanging under London’s Blackfriars Bridge. What wasn’t found was the briefcase he was known to have had with him the night before, reportedly stuffed with explosive documents blackmailing some of the most powerful people in Italy, an...

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The Petrus Prophecy

Father Jonah Barlow is dead. The Jesuit scholar of apocalyptic studies might have died from a fall in his apartment . . . or was he pushed? All that is known for sure is that the provocative manuscript he was working on—a book that promised to reveal the upcoming fulfillment of ancient and recent...

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The Avignon Affair

A corpse cloaked in secrets rests in an ancient tomb deep beneath Notre-Dame Cathedral, but its identity remains elusive. One priest is determined to find out who the dead man is and what he’s hiding…   Father Michael Dominic is called to France for an unusual assignment. A fourteenth-cent...

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The Jerusalem Scrolls

Two young Israeli boys discover an ancient red clay jar in a hidden cave tucked away in the Judean Desert near Qumran. Inside the jar are several scrolls written by the Essenes two thousand years earlier, before the Great Jewish Revolt, including one legendary scroll engraved on silver that speak...

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The Galileo Gambit

Father Michael Dominic, prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives, is entrusted with transporting the original 17th-century trial documents of Galileo to Loyola Law School in Chicago for a modern historical retrial of Galileo’s original heresy charges, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the lege...

Amidst the serene expanse of the English countryside, a chilling revelation begins to unfold, promising to shake the very foundations of Church history. Father Michael Dominic stumbles upon a cryptic diary that points to a hitherto undiscovered 1st century Gospel. As he steps into a labyrinth of ...

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The Celestial Guardian

Dive into the heart of Vatican intrigue with “The Celestial Guardian,” an adrenaline-pumping thriller that masterfully intertwines the shadowy corridors of religious power with the luminous frontiers of scientific discovery. This captivating narrative follows Father Michael Dominic, the esteemed ...

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About me
Gary McAvoy is a veteran, entrepreneur and author of several books including his bestselling thriller series "The Magdalene Chronicles" and the "Vatican Secret Archive Thrillers" series.
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