With great respect, sensitivity and restraint, Harris has carefully reproduced in detail the traditional procedure of the election of a new Pope in the Sistine Chapel in Rome, without sacrificing any cultural and historical background, giving his characters their full religious scope while being, as usual, a master of thriller writing. Actually at least three books in one, the suspense is enormous and the denouement amazing. Even better than all his others - a triumph.
(Kathie Somerwil Ayrton - bwl 83 Winter 2017 ) |
