"Will St. Malachy's Prophecy of the Popes be fulfilled in 2012? ... are these the End Times?" "The Rapture of Darkness"....is the inspiring story of an American Vice-President, an Irish Bishop, and a Professor of Antiquities determined to save the Catholic Church, America and the World before the arrival of the "Doomsday Date" of December 21, 2012. "Finally, a novel has been written as an antidote to 'The Da Vinci Code' and 'Left Behind' series!" Most believe that Cal St. Martin is the debonair professor of antiquities at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. But the new American president, Mike Rounds, knows the real truth-- Prof. Cal St. Martin is a man with a hidden past--and a secret mission. Three days before the Presidential election, the story begins when a satellite falls from orbit and strikes Washington, D.C. Mike concludes that it isn't a random event or terrorism when a strange gold box is found amidst the wreckage, addressed to--"The Future Bishop of Armagh, Ireland." Then, four members of the U.S. Supreme Court vanish without a trace and several top-secret stealth planes go missing. So, Mike goes to Armagh, Ireland to deliver the gold box to the new Archbishop, Diarmuid Martin, and sets out to discover who is responsible for the strange events. Mike's journey takes him into a world of international political intrigue, adventure, and religious mystery involving stolen relics, missing underworld leaders, end times predictions, and the prophecies of an obscure twelfth-century Irish saint named Malachy. As Mike solves the mystery of who is responsible for the thefts and abductions, the Archbishop unravels clues left by Professor St. Martin which will answer the questions on everyone's mind... ... Are these the Last Days? ... And will "Doomsday" 2012 really bring the end of the world?