Already a New York Times bestseller, The Last Pope is a terrific, fast-paced thriller about the conspiracy surrounding the 1978 death of Pope John Paul I. 1978, Vatican City: On September 29, the world awakens to news of the shocking, sudden death of Pope John Paul I, elected only thirty-three days earlier. The Vatican’s official response: His Holiness died of unknown causes, “possibly associated with a heart attack.” The pope’s body is embalmed within twenty-four hours, preventing any possibility of an autopsy. 2006, London: Journalist Sarah Monteiro returns from vacation to find a mysterious envelope stuffed in her mailbox. Inside is a list of unfamiliar names and a coded message. At first, Sarah is merely puzzled by the strange delivery. But when a masked intruder breaks into her home, she knows that the list has put her in danger. Drawn into a vortex of double crosses and terror, Sarah soon learns that the contents of the envelope hold the key to unveiling corruption beyond anything she has investigated— a plot that implicates not only unscrupulous mercenaries and crooked politicians but also princes of the Church, and perhaps even her own father. Indeed, the appearance of the envelope signals a moment of truth that brings to light a number of long-unanswered questions: What really happened during the brief reign of John Paul I? Whose plans were cut short that fatal night in September 1978? And who really benefited from the pope’s sudden demise?

The Last Pope

Literature & Fiction

Rocha, Luis Miguel

Contemporary

Putnam Adult

Deep in the Vatican's inner sanctum lies a dark and terrifying secret . . . a secret that has been concealed for decades, and one that its keepers will stop at nothing to protect. In 1978 Pope John Paul I dies in mysterious circumstances. His successor, John Paul II, emerges from the conclave unaware that he is in mortal danger. It is only through the actions of a few loyal operatives that his assassination is prevented. Thirty years later journalist Sarah Monteiro begins to uncover the sinister machinations of a covert agency, whose web of lies and injustice hides the true power behind the throne. It would seem that the dark forces are still at large, and Sarah faces a life-or-death struggle in the name of truth and faith.

The Holy Bullet

G.P.Putnam's Sons

The best-kept secret of the Catholic Church. A set of ancient scrolls which threaten that secret. And a journalist who has made it her life mission to discover the truth-at any cost. In Iznik, Turkey, an elderly historian finds a set of ancient church scrolls. Dating back to A.D. 325, the scrolls are the greatest discovery of all time, and possibly a threat to the best-kept secret of the Catholic Church. But before the man can study them, he's found dead. Suspicious about what the historian may have uncovered, Rafael, the shadowy priest/operative, is sent to investigate. He discovers evidence that may implicate Sarah Montiero, the British journalist who already knows too many of the Church's secrets. In the Pope's personal library is a copy of the document in question- the first thing a Pope reads when he is elected, handed down only upon his coronation. Will the world soon learn what revelations it holds?

The Pope's Assassin

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

The Holy Bullet (A Vatican Novel)

Mystery

BERKLEY

Upon his coronation as Pope, Benedict XVI is given an ancient document. It is the first thing a pope reads when he is elected, and holds the Church's most cherished secret-one that it will do anything to protect. But there may be other versions. And it's up to the church's agent, Rafael, to uncover the truth.

The Pope's Assassin: A Novel (A Vatican Novel)

Last Pope

Año 1978. El 29 de septiembre el mundo se despierta sobresaltado con la noticia de la repentina muerte del Papa Juan Pablo I, elegido Sumo Pontífice apenas treinta y tres días antes. La reacción oficial del Vaticano ataja de forma expeditiva cualquier duda que pudiera plantearse sobre la causa de tan inesperado suceso: el Papa, hombre de salud delicada, ha sufrido un ataque al corazón.Año 2006. La periodista Sarah Monteiro vuelve de vacaciones a su casa de Londres. Allí le está esperando un sobre en el que se encuentran dos extraños documentos: una lista de nombres y un mensaje cifrado. A partir de ese momento su vida correrá un grave peligro y se irá viendo inmersa en la vorágine de una trama en la que están implicados príncipes de la Iglesia sin escrúpulos, políticos corruptos y mercenarios dispuestos a vender su alma al mejor postor. ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONAño 1978. El 29 de septiembre el mundo se despierta sobresaltado con la noticia de la repentina muerte del Papa Juan Pablo I, elegido Sumo Pontífice apenas treinta y tres días antes. La reacción oficial del Vaticano ataja de forma expeditiva cualquier duda que pudiera plantearse sobre la causa de tan inesperado suceso: el Papa, hombre de salud delicada, ha sufrido un ataque al corazón.Año 2006. La periodista Sarah Monteiro vuelve de vacaciones a su casa de Londres. Allí le está esperando un sobre en el que se encuentran dos extraños documentos: una lista de nombres y un mensaje cifrado. A partir de ese momento su vida correrá un grave peligro y se irá viendo inmersa en la vorágine de una trama en la que están implicados príncipes de la Iglesia sin escrúpulos, políticos corruptos y mercenarios dispuestos a vender su alma al mejor postor.

La muerte del Papa / Pope John Paul's Death (Spanish Edition)

Punto de Lectura

After the international success of his best seller La muerte del Papa, published in more than 20 countries, Luis Miguel Rocha returns with a chilling thriller based on the assassination attempt to Pope John Paul II. An unlikely cast of characters including an international journalist, a Portuguese soldier, a Muslim who affirms having seen the Virgin Mary, an heterodox priest who works directly for the Pope, and agents from the world’s leading secret services, are all working to discover what really happened to the world’s most beloved Pope.

Bala Santa (Spanish Edition)

Suma

Tres de los Cinco Caballeros, una orden encargada de velar por unos valiosos manuscritos encontrados en el mar Muerto en los que se refuta la crucifixión de Jesús, han muerto y otro de ellos, encargado de guardarlos, está ilocalizable. Desde el Vaticano saltan todas las alarmas y envían a Sarah, una editora internacional de The Times especialista en temas vaticanos y persona de confianza, a recuperar los documentos. Al mismo tiempo, la Iglesia envía también al padre Rafael y a Jacopo para investigar quién puede estar detrás de los asesinatos, y todas las pistas parecen conducir a un mismo lugar: la orden jesuita. Los brutales crímenes prosiguen hasta que finalmente solo queda uno de los Cinco Caballeros: Joseph Ratz.  ENGLISH DESCRIPTION  Three of the Five Knights, an order responsible for safeguarding ancient scrolls refuting Christ’s crucifixion, are dead and one is missing. The Vatican sends a trusted reporter to uncover the killer before it is too late.

La mentira sagrada (Spanish Edition)

Suma Internacional

La muerte del Papa

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