"The reigning pope dies and Luca Rossini, who has become a cardinal under him, now holds the key to the election of his successor. On the eve of the papal election, a woman who once saved his life and for whom he has nourished a deep and abiding love, comes again into his life. Rossini finds himself in a new crisis of political responsibility and faces the turmoil of his own spirit."
"Father Luca Rossini was tortured during the Dirty War in Argentina and only escaped thanks to Isabel with whom he had an affair. Now a cardinal in Rome and front runner in a papal election, Rossini learns that Isabel is coming as the wife of an ambassador and bringing with her their daughter from the affair."
"Father Luca Rossini was tortured during the Dirty War in Argentina and only escaped thanks to Isabel with whom he had an affair. Now a cardinal in Rome and front runner in a papal election, Rossini learns that Isabel is coming as the wife of an ambassador and bringing with her their daughter from the affair."@en
"The Pope lies in a coma, dying. The Vatican authorities must decide how to break the news to the world. Cardinal Luca Rossini, whose rapid rise has led to envy and mistrust in the Vatican, must struggle to preserve the sanctity of the Church."@en
"A brisk thriller and glimpse of intrigues behind the closed doors of the Vatican, this is the compelling story of Luca Cardinal Rossini - a haunted man with a deeply troubled soul."