The Crimson Seed — Stephen Tunney

The Earth is dying; natural resources are running low; every disease that is cured seems to be replaced by another. Gema Lamb knows she has no hope; diagnosed with throat cancer, she has less than six months to live. She knows she is going to Venice to die. But when Gema discovers an ancient bloodstained scroll hidden in the Doge's Palace, she finds it has miraculous qualities. Soon, with the help of the fascinating Dr Felix Phoenix, it becomes clear that Gema is about to initiate the Second Coming of Christ. Caught up in a hidden war between secret societies and government agencies, will Gema and Felix succeed in changing the world forever?