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Start with The First Apostle and continue through all 7 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with The First Apostle
Book 1 by James Becker • Published 2008
When an Englishwoman is found dead near Rome, her grieving husband turns to his friend, detective sergeant Chris Bronson. An inscription above the fireplace, translating as "Here Lie the Liars", pulls Bronson and his...
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Chris Bronson reading order
Ends with The Templar Heresy
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Book 1:The First Apostle
James Becker • 2008
When an Englishwoman is found dead near Rome, her grieving husband turns to his friend, detective sergeant Chris Bronson. An inscription above the fireplace, translating as "Here Lie the Liars", pulls Bronson and his...
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Book 2:The Moses Stone
James Becker • 2009
After a British couple unearths a clay tablet in Morocco and then die in a suspicious crash, the artefact vanishes. Chris Bronson follows a trail from crowded souks to the caves of Qumran and a desert fortress, racing...
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Book 3:The Messiah Secret
James Becker • 2010
Museum conservator Angela Lewis discovers a sealed parchment in a crumbling English mansion, a text that seems to tell the life of Jesus from outside the New Testament. With Chris Bronson, she follows its encoded clue...
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Book 4:The Nosferatu Scroll
James Becker • 2011
A macabre burial in eighteenth century Bohemia echoes into present day Venice, where Chris Bronson and Angela Lewis find a violated tomb and a coded diary. As ritual murders of young women begin and Angela vanishes, B...
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Book 5:Echo of the Reich
James Becker • 2012
In 1936 Hitler vows to find a weapon that will wipe out so called inferior races. Decades later, Chris Bronson infiltrates anarchists bent on disrupting the London Olympics and uncovers a buried Nazi project and a rev...
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Book 6:The Lost Testament
James Becker • 2013
When a mysterious artefact surfaces in a Cairo market and the seller is tortured to death, historian Angela Lewis is pulled into the case. She and her ex husband Chris Bronson follow its trail to Spain, uncovering a s...
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Book 7:The Templar Heresy
James Becker • 2017
Chris Bronson flies to an archaeological dig in the Iraqi desert expecting a break with his old friend Angela Lewis, and instead finds a massacre and a defaced discovery. Their only clue, a damaged inscription, sends...
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Chris Bronson FAQ
What is the best order to read the Chris Bronson series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The First Apostle.
How many books are in the Chris Bronson series?
There are 7 books currently listed in the Chris Bronson series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Chris Bronson series?
New readers should start with The First Apostle, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Chris Bronson series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2008 to 2017.