From Daniel Silva, the internationally acclaimed #1 New York Times-bestselling author, comes a riveting new thriller featuring art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon.
It was nearly one a.m.
And it is still more proof that Daniel Silva is his generation\'s finest writer of suspense and international intrigue..
It is a novel of friendship and faith in a perilous and uncertain world.
Swiftly paced and elegantly rendered, The Order will hold readers spellbound, from its opening passages to its breathtaking final twist of plot.
Peter to a newly elected pope.
His quest will take him from the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, to a monastery in Assisi, to the hidden depths of the Secret Archives, and finally to the Sistine Chapel, where he will witness an event no outsider has ever before seen--the sacred passing of the Keys of St.
As the cardinals gather in Rome for the start of the conclave, Gabriel sets out on a desperate search for proof of the Order\'s conspiracy, and for a long-lost gospel with the power to put an end to two thousand years of murderous hatred.
And it is only the beginning.
A shadowy Catholic society with ties to the European far right, the Order is plotting to seize control of the papacy.
Helena will stop at nothing to keep it out of Gabriel\'s hands.
For that reason alone, the Order of St.
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.
A letter that was addressed to Gabriel.
While researching in the Vatican Secret Archives, I came upon a most remarkable book ...
So, too, is the letter the Holy Father was writing during the final hours of his life.
The Swiss Guard who was standing watch outside the papal apartments the night of the pope\'s death is missing.
Donati, however, has two good reasons to suspect his master was murdered.
A billion Catholic faithful have been told that the pope died of a heart attack.
But when Pope Paul VII dies suddenly, Gabriel is summoned to Rome by the Holy Father\'s loyal private secretary, Archbishop Luigi Donati.
Gabriel Allon has slipped quietly into Venice for a much-needed holiday with his wife and two young children.
Gabriel raised the volume and learned that an old friend had died ...
Peter\'s Basilica.
On the screen was a live shot of St.
Chiara was reading a novel, oblivious to the television, which was muted. by the time he crawled into bed.
From Daniel Silva, the internationally acclaimed #1 New York Times-bestselling author, comes a riveting new thriller featuring art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon.
It was nearly one a.m
