Vatican Vendetta
An Art-World Mystery
An ambitious American pope makes powerful enemies-from the Italian Mafia to the US President-in this fascinating thriller that could be next week's news (Daily Mail). What if the unused riches of the Catholic Church were called upon to combat global poverty? Following a tragic earthquake in Italy, Pope Thomas-the first American pontiff and a transformative leader-auctions off one of the Vatican's Renaissance masterpieces to aid in the recovery. The sale is such a success that he decides to go even further: organizing the greatest art auction ever held, with the proceeds going to help the poor. But as the pope's charitable designs acquire p…
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- ISBN: 978-1-5040-4685-5
- EAN: 9781504046855
- Produktnummer: 31915702
- Verlag: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 336 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'730 KB
Über den Autor
Peter Watson was educated at Durham University and the Universities of London and Rome, and was awarded scholarships in Italy and the United States. After serving as deputy editor of New Society magazine, he spent four years on the Sunday Times Insight team of investigative journalists. Watson wrote the daily diary column for the London Times before becoming that paper's New York correspondent, eventually returning to London to write about the art world for the Observer and then the Sunday Times. He has published three exposés on the world of art and antiquities, twelve books of nonfiction, and seven novels-some under the pen name Mackenzie Ford-and from 1997 to 2007 was a research associate at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Cambridge. Watson lives in London, where his interests include theatre, opera, and fishing.
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