The book followed an investigation into a rural priest from the tiny French commune of Rennes-le-Château. In 1967 Gérard published a book called Le Trésor Maudit (The Accursed Treasure). His son would go on to describe him as a man with an eye for mischief, who when working for the French national press agency, made up a story about an eagle abducting a child. Gérard de Sède was a French journalist and novelist.
Presenter of Archive on 4: The Holy Blood, Hugh Schofield, in Rennes-le-Château
