Publisher's Synopsis
In the days following the death of Pope John Paul II, the last thing the Vatican needs is a serial killer on the loose... Paola Dicanti is a profiler who works with the Italian police, but so far all her experience of serial killers is theoretical. This is until she is called to the church of Santa Maria in the Vatican state. A cardinal has been found murdered, his eyes destroyed, his hands cut off. It seems that this is not the first victim - another cardinal was found in similar circumstances but the authorities didn't want a scandal. As Paola begins to build her profile, she is helped by Anthony Fowler, a priest from the States. But it turns out that Fowler is no ordinary priest - he clearly has links to the CIA, and knows a lot more about the serial killer than Dicanti could ever have guessed...
