In the shadow of World War II, a beacon of hope ignites only to vanish in the annals of history. Professor Peter Wagner's revolutionary “Big Light," a monumental leap in cold fusion, is entrusted to a solitary priest who races against the very darkness it was designed to obliterate.

Allegedly concealed within the hallowed walls of an Austrian monastery, the invention lies dormant—until a legacy of evil resurrects the hunt, unfurling a trail soaked in monastic blood. A veteran sleuth, John Nowalski, is dispatched into the heart of this storm.

The Vatican’s Director General for Investigations and Intelligence, he wields a rare mix of faith and forensic prowess. With lethal forces emerging from the shadows, Nowalski finds himself spiraling into a past steeped in deception where the lines between ally and adversary blur.

The chase leads him home to New Jersey—a homecoming fraught with ghosts lurking in the ruins of his former life. Tension coils as Nowalski joins forces with Janine Wagner, the great-granddaughter of the enigmatic priest safeguarding Wagner's legacy.

Together, they navigate a web of hidden agendas with a single mission: recover the cold fusion formula before it fuels a power most foul. Matched against a relentless South American syndicate and North Korean assassins, they're ensnared in a deadly race where the prize could dictate the fate of the world.

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