Oscar's Letters

An archaeologist has supposedly found letters from the Virgin Mary to Saint John at Ephesus, but has he? A young German journalist reports that these letters will shake the foundation of the modern church and bring down empires. This book traces the archaeologist's nephew's trials and successes as he attempts to disprove the existence of any letters. Governments, churches, and other organizations pay him to give them the letters if he finds them. Religious groups attempt to stop him from finding the letters. The media drives interest in the letters. The nephew goes from being a realty salesman in North Carolina to a national figure. Does he find the letters?