THE GUARDIANS OF THE TEMPLE
Look at yourselves. You are the two most widespread religions in the world. And you are bringing the world to ruin.
In the aftermath of the failed assassination attempt on Pope Hamilton, Israeli intelligence uncovers a disturbing detail: the North African priest who saved the pontiff’s life was, in fact, an ISIS militant. What was he doing there? And, above all, why did he protect the Pope?
In a Middle East reshaped by the events of October 7th, where both the authorities in Jerusalem and those in Gaza fear that the void left by Hamas might be filled by ISIS, Israeli and Palestinian
intelligence join forces to shed light on the affair. Meanwhile, across the Mediterranean, the Italian police and the Vatican’s own secret service – the Entity – also begin to investigate.
Hamilton is confronted with mounting doubts, deepened by his encounters with a rabbi sent by the Israelis and an imam sent by ISIS, about his Curia, his Church, and even his own faith.
The concluding volume of the trilogy that began with L’opzione di Dio (God’s Option) and continued with Vatican Tabloid, I Guardiani del tempio (The Guardians of the Temple) is at once a gripping, up-to-the-minute spy story and a
profound meditation on the failure of religions and on humanity’s irrepressible yearning, despite everything, to seek God.
Praises for The Guardians of the Temple
“An intelligence novel with a deep theoretical background, a page turner that, despite its 440 pages, runs like a bullet train. It is not only a thriller with a solid narrative structure, but also a wide and structured reflection on the short circuits between institutionalized faith, security services and new global extremisms. Pietro Caliceti, with his usual documentary precision and a style that is clearly recognizable, I would say unique among Italian writers, signs a novel that cannot be boxed into a genre, and dives deep into the anxieties of the contemporary” - Angelo Cennamo, Telegraph Avenue Books
“Caliceti succeeds in entwining two narrative lines that are apparently incompatible: an international spy-story full of conspiracies, secret agencies and global threats, and an intimate reflection on faith, man and his ineluctable quest for the divine. The result is a novel that is both gripping and profound, suitable for those who look for action as well as for those who want to dive into the big dilemmas of present times. A novel that confirms Pietro Caliceti among Italy's best writers of contemporary thriller” - Patrizia Debicke, MilanoNera
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