This new addition to the Gabriel Allon series does not disappoint. As with the others, it is filled with thrills, intrigue, wonderful characters, and of course. . . The Pope!
In this 20th book in the series featuring Allon, an Israeli intelligence officer and art restorer (in his spare time), we begin with a tragedy in Rome. Gabriel's beloved friend, Pope Paul VII, has died a seemingly ordinary death. However his secretary and confidant, Luigi Donati, has suspicions about the pontiff's death because of a few clues, one being a letter that has disappeared from the Pope's bedroom. Donati asks Gabriel's help in solving the mystery just as Gabriel is trying to have some much needed down time with his family. What has happened to the letter and what was in it? No one seems to know! Do we get to attend another conclave to choose another Pope in this one? Yes! Is there a surprise during the conclave? Yes! Is Gabriel actually going to get a vacation? Not really!Does the deceased Pope have a secret? Of course! Is there a rare book involved in the intrigue? Yes, and that's the best!
Don't miss all these beautiful twists and turns in a page-turner series like no other. Read The Order and fall in love with Rome and Gabriel Allon all over again.
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