The Third Secret by Steve Berry The author states this is a fictional work with some incidents and characters based on historical fact. As a non-Catholic, I found the book very interesting; die-hard Catholics might be offended by it. Colin Michener is the papal secretary to his mentor and pope, Clement XV. Clement keeps returning to the private papal archives more and more because something bothers him. He sends Colin on a journey that leads him to more and more trouble and mystery. Clement’s archrival Alberti Valendrea, papal secretary of state, and his accomplice, Paolo Ambrosi, do nothing to promote peace and harmony…just death and a return to the dark ages of the church. The third secret reveals surprising directives that popes have been ignoring for years. |