The Fallen Angel

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-02-07 Pages: 416 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins UK Bruised and war-weary following his secret war to bring down a terrorist mastermind. Gabriel Allon returns to his beloved Rome to restore a Caravaggio masterpiece.But early one morning Gabriel is summoned by his friend and occasional ally Monsignor Luigi Donati. the all-powerful private secretary to the Pope. The broken body of a beautiful woman lies beneath Michelangelos magnificent dome. Donati fears a public inquiry will inflict more wounds on an already-damaged Church so he calls upon Gabriel to use his matchless talents and experience to quietly pursue the truth - was it suicide. or something more sinisterGabriel discovers that the woman revealed a dangerous secret that threatens powers beyond the Vatican And an old enemy plots. revenge in the shadows. an unthinkable act of sabotage...