Bibliograph

The order, a novel, Daniel Silva

Type

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The order, a novel, Daniel Silva

Language

eng

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The order

Oclc number

1148076108

Responsibility statement

Daniel Silva

Series statement

Gabriel Allon

Sub title

a novel

Summary

Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly 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 outside the papal apartments 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 Gabriel

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