Two thousand years ago a disciple stole a holy document from Jesus Christ. It's been hidden ever since, now in the safe keeping of the thief's descendents, who have what they believe is a safe refuge in the Ethiopian desert. But killers arrive during a sandstorm. Yesuph, young and critically wounded, flees into the desert and eventually to another continent, taking the document with him. A killer named Luc follows, bringing biblical retribution. But the killer isn't the only one seeking revenge. Disgraced cop David Hauser wants to kill Thor Gottfried, a lunatic with a Christ complex. Max the pimp wants to murder Hauser over a hooker named Sonya. And Hauser-who ends up protecting Yesuph and the document from Luc-at last realizes that madman Thor should not be the target of his rage. The ultimate culprit is God-the one who choreographed the tragedy in Hauser's life, drove Thor crazy, endangered Sonya, and created a religious vendetta two millennia in the making. But will Hauser ever be able to exact revenge?