This story talks about the search for the remains of the first pope. It talks about how they were lost then found and then lost again before finally being found. During all this there are some many mysteries of how and why this happened. It brought alot of questions of faith to mind. It was a really interesting read because I don’t know very much about the first pope. It brings up the different ways people of different faiths think about relics.

I have been thinning down my to-read list and found this title. The premise of a search for the Apostle Peter's grave and bones is interesting. However, this book about the archeological work done during the 1940's is thin on evidence. I found the tale disorganized, padded with extraneous information that add little to the storyline. Did they find a grave where tradition states Apostle Peter's grave would be? The answer appears to be yes. The issue is regarding bones. And there you need to take a leap of faith. That the bones eventually found, lost and found in a storage room were those of Peter who the Catholic Church claims as the first pope. This would have made a nice article in Archeology Today rather than a stand-alone book.