Cardinal Sins

by Michael Wall

The Polish Pope is dead, and the cardinals gather to choose his successor. The final choice is left to two men whose association goes back many years. In the mid 1930's, New Zealander Brendan Lehane and Spaniard Tomas Aquino had been young priests together. Both became involved in dangerous political activities, Brendan with a secret Catholic organization, the Societa di Prodigaliti, and Tomas in Spain during the Civil War. Their actions incur papal displeasure and lead to political instability, as fascist forces gather strength and the Vatican struggles to maintain its honor. Cardinal Sins is an exciting international thriller - readers will be absorbed to the last page.

Genres: Fiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published August 25, 2000

About the author

Michael Wall is a former Chief Press Secretary for the New Zealand Government. He has also worked in the Office of the Prime Minister, under the administration of Sir Robert Muldoon.

He now lives at Te Ore Ore in the Wairarapa where he writes and breeds sports horses. He has written a series of thriller novels, including Museum Street, Friendly Fire, The Cassino Legacy, The Temptations of Frederick Weld, and Cardinal Sins.

He has also written other books, including the non-fiction book Wairarapa: A Place Apart