The Third Secret - Steve Berry

I've just finished reading this and what a load of rubbish the book was! I only picked it up in the charity shop because one of the quotes on the back said that The Third Secret was a more exciting version of The Da Vince Code but it's not. Most of the story takes place in the Vatican, Pope Clement XV is looking in to some secrets that have been revealed to various 'seers' by the Virgin Mary. These secrets are so explosive that they are locked away in a special secure room in the Vatican, a room that only popes are allowed to visit. The book concentrates on the Papal Secretary who is called Colin Mitchener. He has worked under Clement before he was the ...  Read the complete review

"The Third Secret" by Steve Berry appeared on my recommended list on Amazon (makes a change from the entire Robert Ludlum catalogue) and it had been highly rated by other users so I took a chance on it. The background to the story relates to Marian sightings, primarily at Fatima but it also touches on others. At Fatima, in 1917 Our Lady appeared to three peasant children over a period of months. During these visions three secret were revealed. Two of the secrets were revealed in 1941 however, the third secret was written and sealed with an instruction it was not to be opened until 1960 when its meaning would be clearer. However the third secret ...  Read the complete review