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Dr Heller, Professor of Biology for 28 years at the University of New York and his wife, also Dr Heller, Professor Emeritus at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, are no strangers to the New York Times Best Seller List although largely for their non-fiction diet plan, [[''The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet]]''. ''The 13th Apostle'' is their first work of fiction, which according to the blurb inside the jacket, is the natural result of their extensive life experiences. Made you curious?

You have to know, up front, that I think it's very, very hard to write in the footprints of others. Think Sam Bourne's [[The Last Testament]], [[''The Da Vinci Code]] '' and [[''The Righteous Men]] '' also by Bourne, all of which, it seems, the public cannot get enough of. Suffice to say it is a fairly well-travelled road, without making mention of the book of the same title written by [[Michael Benoit]], published in June of this year that depicts the story of an ancient sect detailed within papyrus sheaves hidden in the caves at Qumran (now known as The Dead Sea Scrolls). Similarly, a hidden copper scroll is basically the platform for the Heller's novel. As we have seen by the best seller lists, tales based around religious lore, Knights Templar and Tazadikim are proven winners with the public at large. I'm just not sure that ''The 13th Apostle'' has the cojones to stand on its own in the shadow of the giants that came before it.