I never thought this day would come. Ladies and gentlemen, I have found a book that rivals The Art Thief for the title of "Worst Book I Have Ever Read (and Finished)." What begins as innocuous conspiracy-orientated historical fiction ends up becoming a delusional and boring dissertation on the "truth" behind Mary Magdalene.
Conspiracy theories attract us because they appeal to our innate need for order and relationships; they draw connections among disparate elements of…