Death of a Pope

by Piers Paul Read

Juan Uriarte, a handsome and outspoken Spanish ex-priest is on trial, accused of terrorist activities. Meanwhile an international conspiracy is growing, one that reaches into the Vatican itself. When the death of Pope John Paul II brings about the conclave that will elect Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI, a terrorist plot involving blackmail, subterfuge, and mass murder begins to fall into place.