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Ladataan... The Order: A Novel (Gabriel Allon, 20) (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 2020; vuoden 2021 painos)Tekijä: Daniel Silva (Tekijä)
TeostiedotThe Order (tekijä: Daniel Silva) (2020)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Rather different from other Allon books. Instead of hunting down a terrorist, Allon is hunting for the lost copy of The Gospel of Pilates. This book is significant because it can overturn centuries of anti-Semitism if it proves that Pilates ordered the crucifixion of Jesus without being pressed by the Jews. Allon got the book ultimately, and this is where the story ends. Prior to this, Allon's friend, Donati was elected the new Pontiff. He was a super black horse, and I find it unconvincing that he was elected. Yes, he made a rousing speech but was that enough to get him an overwhelming victory? Also, who is this Father Joshua who appeared mysteriously at the Secret Archives? ( ) Gabriel is needed once again at the Vatican. Since he's famous for saving the Pope lots of people recognize him and some doors open quickly. Problem is the pope has just died and some suspect foul play. Gabriel is supposed to be on a vacation which Chiara has arranged, cleared with the Prime Minister and has returned to Venice for some family time. But a call from the Vatican can't be ignored. The pope's secretary and good friend to Gabriel suspects the pope's been murdered and wants Gabriel to find if his suspicion of murder is correct and get evidence on the killer(s). He suspects a secretive group, the Order of St Helena. Beyond being rich and powerful they were founded by a priest with strong Nazi connections in the 1930s. The secretary suspects murder because he knew the pope had found a book in the Vatican secret collection and was writing a letter to Gabriel. But the letter has disappeared as well as the Swiss Guard who had been on duty at the pope's apartment the evening the pope died. Of course the pope's been murdered. And with the help of The Office's techno wizards they locate the once fiancée and home town sweetheart of the missing Swiss Guard only to have him murdered just as they were about to close in on him. Beyond finding missing people the techno wizard hack Vatican systems and determine that forty two of the cardinals about to meet in a conclave to select the new pope have had large deposits made to their accounts by none other than a billionaire industrialist widely known to be a member of the Order of Helena. Membership is normally a secret and many highly placed right wing politicians are members as well as several of the Cardinals. And there's more. The ancient book that the pope has found seems to contradict the four gospels. Those gospels, recognized by the Catholic church as gospel, absolve the Romans from guilt for killing Christ and blame the Jews. Gabriel recognizes the importance of this as the gospels' blaming Jews for Christ's murder has been the basis for centuries of antisemitism. This Gospel of Pontius Pilot would change everything. Needless to say Gabriel does get the goods on the Order of St Helena but the book eludes him. There are many more plot twists. It's a quick read. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Kuuluu näihin sarjoihinGabriel Allon (20)
Fiction.
Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML: From Daniel Silva, the internationally acclaimed #1 New York Timesâ??bestselling author, comes a riveting new thriller featuring art restorer and legendary spy Gabriel Allon. It was nearly one a.m. by the time he crawled into bed. Chiara was reading a novel, oblivious to the television, which was muted. On the screen was a live shot of St. Peter's Basilica. Gabriel raised the volume and learned that an old friend had died ... 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. While researching in the Vatican Secret Archives, I came upon a most remarkable book ... 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. For that reason alone, the Order of St. Helena will stop at nothing to keep it out of Gabriel's hands. A shadowy Catholic society with ties to the European far right, the Order is plotting to seize control of the papacy. And it is only the beginning. 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. 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 seenâ??the sacred passing of the Keys of St. Peter to a newly elected pope. Swiftly paced and elegantly rendered, The Order will hold readers spellbound, from its opening passages to its breathtaking final twist of plot. It is a novel of friendship and faith in a perilous and uncertain world. And it is still more proof that Daniel Silva is his generation's finest writer of suspense and international intrigue Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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