The Chimera Sanction

Thierry Dulac, an investigator for Interpol, is yanked off a mountain in the Canadian Rockies and flown to Italy on a matter of some urgency. Pope Clement XXI had shown signs of suffering a heart attack, and on the advice of his personal physician, both had been ordered flown to a private clinic, where the tenth floor was always reserved for His Holiness on a 24/7 basis. but the Pope doesn't get there. A search of the Vatican grounds soon reveals the trussed-up pilot and co-pilot, confirming Legnano's worst fears: the Pope and his personal physician have been kidnapped.