Review: The Third Secret by Steve Berry

The Third Secret by Steve Berry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The three prophecies that three children received from the Virgin Mary at Fatima, Portugal in 19171 is regarded as one of the intriguing mysteries of modern Catholicism.

Two of the secrets were revealed by Lucia Santos in 1941 – the first was a vision of Hell on earth, the second predicted a 2nd World War and the problems that Russia would encounter unless people prayed and dedicated themselves to the Virgin Mary. The 3rd and final secret was kept in a sealed envelope by the Vatican and only made public in May 2000, by the Vatican that revealed calamitous times ahead for the Catholic Church, which created a lot of interest and controversy. How could it do to something like the Fatima occurrence, which is so important to devout Catholics, should it come out that could mean the end of the Catholic Church??

The Third Secret is Steve Berry’s take on “WHAT IF THERE WAS MORE TO WHAT WAS REVEALED BY THE VATICAN? And as we come to expect from this author, the subject is incredibly well researched – so much so, that after a while, I was asking myself….what is fiction or not!!!
The Vatican and it’s politics, intrigue, secrets, deceit, power hungry men who will stop at nothing to gain power, going as far as committing murder and destruction to ensure their goals.
The ailing Pope’s Secretary, a priest that is doubts his beliefs and struggling with the deep feelings he has for a woman is soon entangled with a power plot inside the Vatican that takes him on a journey filled with danger and treachery.
A fast-paced thriller filled with twists and turns, with some really bad and good guys and priests…………a total “spinning” journey that kept me turning page after page wanting to discover more about this Fatima phenomena.
Great read.


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