The Last Conclave

<p><strong>A vanished conclave. An empty Sistine Chapel. And a secret buried for eight centuries.</strong></p><p><em>From internationally bestselling author </em><strong><em>Glenn Cooper</em></strong><em> comes a gripping Vatican conspiracy thriller that has already topped the charts in Italy.</em></p><p>When Pope John XXIV is found dead in his bed just two years after his election the world braces for a new conclave. But as the cardinal electors are sealed inside the Sistine Chapel something unthinkable happens.</p><p></p><p><strong>Hours pass. No smoke rises. No vote is announced.</strong></p><p>When Vatican Secretary of State Elisabetta Celestino breaks protocol to open the doors-she finds the chapel empty. The cardinals have vanished without a trace.</p><p></p><p>CNN religion expert <strong>Cal Donovan</strong> is on-site to cover the conclave but soon finds himself swept into a global investigation. As panic spreads and theories abound Cal uncovers a chilling trail leading back to a centuries-old order-one that has waited in the shadows to cleanse the sins of the Church... <strong>with blood.</strong></p><p><strong>Ancient secrets. Ruthless power. And a final reckoning that will shake the foundations of faith.</strong></p><p></p>