El misterio del Priorato de Sión

Synopsis of El misterio del Priorato de Sión

«El misterio del Priorato de Sión» is the historical mystery novel by Jean-Michel Thibaux (Roca Bolsillo, paperback, 448 pages, in Spanish).

In 1885, Abbé Saunière arrives at a poor parish in Rennes-le-Château, in the Upper Languedoc. His appointment conceals the hand of the Priory of Sion, which charges him with finding a Visigothic secret guarded for centuries. Upon finding an ark with strange documents, the abbé makes irrevocable decisions and the organization pursues him relentlessly.

«El misterio del Priorato de Sión» was originally published in French as «Le secret de l'abbé Saunière» (1987); Spanish translation by Juan Tafur in the Rocabolsillo Bestseller collection.

Aimed at adult readers seeking historical mystery with conspiracies and a setting in rural 19th-century France.