Vatican Vendetta
An Art-world Mystery
Autor*in: Watson, Peter
Jahr: 2017
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 336 S.
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- Inhalt:
- An ambitious American pope makes powerful enemies-from the Italian Mafia to the US President-in this fascinating thriller that "could be next week's news" (Daily Mail). What if the unused riches of the Catholic Church were called upon to combat global poverty? Following a tragic earthquake in Italy, Pope Thomas-the first American pontiff and a transformative leader-auctions off one of the Vatican's Renaissance masterpieces to aid in the recovery. The sale is such a success that he decides to go even further: organizing the greatest art auction ever held, with the proceeds going to help the poor. But as the pope's charitable designs acquire political overtones, he encounters resistance from world leaders, including the president of the United States. And closer to the Vatican, the Mafia have as much interest in the poor as do popes and presidents . . . "Master of the art-world thriller" (Publishers Weekly), Peter Watson turns his attention to a different kind of political thriller, as Vatican Vendetta-previously published as Crusade-delivers "nonstop action" (The Guardian).
- Peter Watson was educated at Durham University and the Universities of London and Rome, and was awarded scholarships in Italy and the United States. After serving as deputy editor of New Society magazine, he spent four years on the Sunday Times "Insight" team of investigative journalists. Watson wrote the daily diary column for the London Times before becoming that paper's New York correspondent, eventually returning to London to write about the art world for the Observer and then the Sunday Times. He has published three exposés on the world of art and antiquities, twelve books of nonfiction, and seven novels-some under the pen name Mackenzie Ford-and from 1997 to 2007 was a research associate at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge. Watson lives in London, where his interests include theatre, opera, and fishing.
Titelinformationen
Titel: Vatican Vendetta
Autor*in: Watson, Peter
Verlag: Open Road Media
ISBN: 9781504046855
Kategorie: Belletristik & Unterhaltung, Krimi & Thriller
Format: ePub
Max. Ausleihdauer: 21 Tage