β Scribed by Jon Cleary
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Now that the stealing of art-treasures is Italyβs growth industry what more probable than that political terrorists should get in on the act? The I.R.A. for instance.
And what happier hunting-ground than the Vatican collections?
But even the most expertly planned operation can be thrown out of gear by the unforeseen. The rock on which the throne of St Peter is founded proves more than a figure of speech. And the new Pope, the first German to be elected since the Renaissance, stumbles innocently into the path of a gang of ruthless men. The alarming consequences are further bedevilled by a homicidal maniac bent on revenge.
Jon Cleary has few rivals when it comes to plot, pace and authenticity. To say that his new book is as exciting, as well thought-out and as brilliantly realised as anything he has done, is an understatement. The reader who takes this book up will soon find out by how much.
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