City of Secrets: The Truth Behind the Murders at the Vatican
by Follain, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0066209544
- ISBN 13
- 9780066209548
- Seller
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Synopsis
Timely and explosive, City Of Secrets is the story of a still-unsolved crime on holy territory- the infamous Swiss Guard murders on 5/4/98-and of a systematic attempt to hide the fatal failings of a security force charged with protecting the Pope. City Of Secrets contains some of the most dramatic and sensational revelations ever published about the internal affairs of the Vatican. Powerful and suspenseful, it is the product of a three-year investigation, and a chilling portrait of actions unworthy of the Catholic Church in the twilight of John Paul II's papacy.This is not only the story of a gruesome crime on holy territory. It is also the story of shameful efforts by men of the cloth, including a would-be successor to John Paul II and one of his most trusted servants, to obstruct the course of justice, vilify the character of Tornay who had fallen victim to barrack mobbing, stifle a potential scandal over homosexual affairs within the Guard, and hide fatal failings that make the force unfit to protect the pope.
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- Polly's Used Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43498
- Title
- City of Secrets: The Truth Behind the Murders at the Vatican
- Author
- Follain, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0066209544
- ISBN 13
- 9780066209548
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003-01-01
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 22 oz
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