On the hells of one of the greatest public scandals to rock the Catholic Church comes an explosive expose of murder and corruption in the highest reaches of the Vatican, the oldest and most secretive autocracy in the world.
San Antonio private investigator Tres Navarre agrees to help an old friend who has been accused of murder, but as Tres investigates his friend's claims, he begins to wonder if his loyalties are misguided.
New Jersey lawyer Andy Carpenter, longing for a case he can sink his legal teeth into, gets more than he bargained for when a once dirty cop is found decapitated and Andy's lady love Laurie is suspected of the crime.
