Status Updates From The Confessor (Gabriel Allo...

There's a vague resemblance to Dan Brown's, Angels and Demons due to the Crux Vera organization. It's mission is to remove anyone who gets in the way of exposing Vatican ties to Nazis and antisemitic groups in order that it remains as it did in the middle ages. It has me wonder whether Brown read this prior to writing his novel

A master of pacing and suspense, Silva keeps the reader engaged using cliff hanger endings to every chapter

Silva has to be one of the very few authors that's fictionalized devious activities within the Vatican. In another Allon installment he alludes to high ranking Vatican personnel that gave shelter to Nazi criminals and as well assisting with hiding their stolen art works. With this story he's showing an antisemitic element of certain Vatican staff and the possibility of blocking the Pope from correcting it

Classic Silva picture perfect pacing and suspense he immerses the reader with the skills of a cardiologist performing heart surgery

This being the third episode in the Allon series, as with all the other early ones the plot is unique instead of formulaic and for that I am truly grateful.