The Angel Scroll

Richard Markson is a widowed antiquarian who unravels the prophecy surrounding Claire’s canvas and ignites the spark that fuels their epic journey. Aided by a trio of collaborators - a Buddhist monk, a Benedictine brother, and a professor of anthropology, they embark on a global scavenger hunt to locate the missing Angel Scroll and the extraordinary paintings it foretells.  

As their quest unfolds and danger mounts, love blossoms for Richard and Claire, who experiences a profound spiritual as she fights to unravel the mysteries surrounding her and assemble the paintings to reveal their power.

The Angel Scroll takes readers on a spiritual odyssey, where the mysteries of love, loss, and fate converge in a fast-paced adventure. This thought-provoking novel explores hidden truths about world history, ancient cultures, reincarnation, and the human quest for spiritual knowing. Its heroine navigates the labyrinth of time and space, unlocking connections between past and present lives, as the world holds its breath, poised to witness a sacred triptych that’s sent to heal a broken world.

The Angel Scroll by Penelope Holt. On sale June 2024, Roundfire Books. 

Praise for the Book

“Critique: A deftly crafted and original novel that blends romance, the metaphysical, and a questing adventure, "The Angel Scroll" by author Penelope Holt is a fully engaging and inherently fascinating read from start to finish. While also available for personal reading lists in a digital book format (Kindle, $9.99), this paperback edition of "The Angel Scroll" from Roundfire Books is a solid pick for community/public library fiction collections.”

~ Midwestern Book Review

“Captivated, I began to read The Angel Scroll. The story unfolded prophetically in my imagination much like the artwork created by the character, Claire Lucas, appeared mysteriously out of character onto her coveted canvas.  Penelope’s flawless flow of masterful writing continued just as the author's moment-to-moment visuals unfolded in each written frame transporting me into her pages. Mysterious and intriguing. A great read.” 

~ Gayle Gladstone

CEO/Publisher/Producer Waterside Productions, Inc.

“Not since The Da Vinci Code has a novelist served up supernatural and mystical themes that are rooted in ancient beliefs and the historical record to serve as the beating heart of an action-packed spiritual thriller that has readers secretly hoping that miracles are real.”

~ Rev. Dr. Temple Hayes

Mystic, Spiritual Leader, Difference Maker

“Holt delivers a ticking-clock thriller that pulls from Eastern spirituality, architecture, biblical scholarship and prophecy, Jewish mysticism, and the Druids and Celts while never straying from the heart-wrenching, very human experience of love and loss that brings its central characters to life. What makes the novel so refreshing is that it never strays from the heart-wrenching, very human experience of love and loss that brings its central characters to life. "

~ Joey Madia

Author of Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of M (Stanton Chronicles #7)

and host, Into the Outer Realms