La Hermandad de la Sábana Santa is a novel by Spanish author Julia Navarro, published in 2004.
Plot The novel recreates the investigation of a group of Italian policemen, led by the detective Marco Valoni and his right-hand woman, Doctor Sofia Galloni, to unravel the mystery of the successive mishaps in the Cathedral of Turin that have put the well-known Shroud of Turin at risk. At the same time, as a flashback, it narrates the origins of the Shroud, which the author locates in the city of Edessa in the time of King Abgaro.
Sales The book has reached 42 editions and has sold more than one million copies. It has been translated into fifteen languages.Constanza Rojas Valdés. La española Julia Navarro estuvo en Chile: "Me rebelo cuando dicen que escribo novela histórica" , El Mercurio
References
External links Interview in El Mundo newspaper