The Curse of the Thirty Denarii II

The Curse of the Thirty Denarii is the nineteenth Blake and Mortimer book in the series. The story was written by Jean Van Hamme. Its completion was delayed with the death of the artist, René Sterne, on 15 November 2006. The book was completed by Sterne's girlfriend Chantal de Spiegeleer and was released on 20 November 2009. It is a two-part installment containing "The Manuscript of Nicodemus" (Le manuscrit de Nicodemus) as part 1 and "The Gate of Orpheus" (La porte d'Orphée) as part 2. It tells of the search for the 30 pieces of silver paid to Judas Iscariot for his betrayal of Jesus.