A coin. A curse. A murder. The apocalypse. Modern medicine can find neither cause nor cure for an affliction that is slowly sapping life away from a young architect, Tim Harrington. Tim's wife, Anna, embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of an ancient curse she believes is killing her husband. Anna’s struggle pits her against the clock, as she fights for Tim's life before it’s too late; against logic, as she discovers that following her instincts and heart leads her where facts cannot; and even against the Catholic Church, who will do anything—even threatening her life and liberty—to stop her from unwittingly unleashing an awesome, terrible power from which the world will never recover.