"St. Peter's Square, Rome. White smoke signals that a new Pope has been chosen. Is it possible that the new Pope is a woman? The world is watching as historic crowds gather in Rome, waiting for news of a new Pope, one who promises to be unlike any other in the Church's history. Some followers are ecstatic, but the leading candidate has made a legion of powerful enemies. From a difficult childhood with drug addled parents, to a career as a doctor on...

A lost gospel, a contentious relic, and a dying pope's final wish converge to send two brothers--both Vatican priests--on an intellectual quest to untangle Christianity's greatest historical mystery.

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...

"The Pope is dead. Behind locked doors of the Sistine chapel, 118 cardinals from around the world will cast their votes in the world's most secretive election. They are holy men, but they are men of the world, and they have rivals. And over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth..."--Dust jacket.

Introduces readers to the world of Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, in a volume with depictions of the architectural highlights, religious symbols, maps, and works of art featured in the story.

Roma. Conmoción en la Ciudad Eterna. El papa Juan Pablo III ha renunciado al trono y ha desaparecido. Nadie sabe siquiera si aún está vivo. Al mismo tiempo, sus colaboradores más cercanos mueren asesinados. De forma brutal. Mientras empieza el cónclave para elegir a la nueva cabeza visible de la Iglesia, el periodista Peter Adam, corresponsal el en Vaticano, busca al Papa desaparecido. Las pistas conducen a una misteriosa Orden que actúa clandestinamente...

"In this intense thriller, a forensic anthropologist sets out to prove that the Shroud of Turin is a fake, but quickly discovers the opposite--and must race to stop the evil forces who want to use traces of blood in the fabric to clone Jesus Christ and bring on the second coming of their own design. Throughout his career, forensic anthropologist and outspoken atheist Dr. Jon Bondurant has investigated many religious artifacts said to be real, but...