The Order, Daniel Silva
- Publisher: Harper Collins
- ISBN: 9780008461317
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Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has slipped
into Venice for a much-needed holiday with his wife and two young children. But
when Pope Paul VII dies suddenly, Gabriel is summoned to Rome by the Holy
Father’s loyal private secretary, Archbishop Luigi Donati. A billion Catholic
faithful have been told that the pope died of a heart attack. Donati, however,
has two good reasons to suspect his master was murdered. The Swiss Guard who
was standing watch the night of the pope’s death is missing. So, too, is the
letter the Holy Father was writing during the final hours of his life. A letter
that was addressed to an old friend: Gabriel.
While researching in the Vatican Secret Archives, I came
upon a most remarkable book …
The book is a long-suppressed gospel that calls into
question the accuracy of the New Testament’s depiction of one of the most
portentous events in human history. For that reason alone, the Order of St.
Helena will stop at nothing to keep it out of Gabriel’s hands. A shadowy
Catholic society with ties to the European far right, the Order is plotting to
seize control of the papacy. And it is only the beginning …
Update 11.12.2021