) is a real-life historical detective tale that began in the small French village of Rennes-le-Château In 1891, a local priest named Bérenger Saunière
| Feature | Original 1982 / Early print | Updated 2005 edition | |--------|-------------------------------|------------------------| | Cover | Often black with grail image | May say “Revisado y actualizado” | | Page count | ~460 (Spanish) | ~512 (with new intro) | | Chapter on Priory of Sion | Presented as fact | Includes the Plantard forgery | | Author note | None | States that some sources were fabricated |
: This is the most significant update, released around the height of The Da Vinci Code fame. It often includes an updated preface by the authors. The Sequel