The Unholy Trinity

by Paul Adam

Book Overview

The death of Father Vivaldi, known as the Red Priest because of his devotion to the poor and destitute, seemed like the beginning. In fact, it was just another link in a vast conspiracy that powerful,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559705205
• ISBN13: 9781559705202
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Arcade Pub
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Page turner par excellence

Two thumbs up for this compelling novel! It is a very good crime thriller that is totally addictive from page one. A mystery encompassing the murder of a maverick Roman Catholic priest, a shadowy group of neo-Fascists and corruption at the highest levels of the Vatican, Unholy Trinity brings these events to life, and then documents the efforts of a journalist and a committed public prosecutor to get to the bottom of the mystery. Paul Adam brings modern day Rome to life and demonstrates good knowledge of the somewhat arcane Italian legal system. I highly recommend Unholy Trinity, and trust other thriller fans will enjoy it as much as I did!

Good, suspenseful novel about dirty secrets

"Unholy Trinity" opens in 1945, where the Fascist puppet state in northern Italy is collapsing, and one of Mussolini's lieunenants going into hiding. Then, in present-day Rome, a journalist and a magistrate invesigate the murder of a popular, left-leaning priest. They soon find themselves in the midst of a conspiracy to find Fascist gold from fifty years ago, and soon, they discover the Vatican itself is involved. Good storytelling about one of the darkest periods in Church history, and of the atrocities done to Serbs at Croatian camps. The action is believable, and the villains dispicable (one purs castor oil down our heroine's throat). It'll keep you guessing to the final page.

A different view of Rome, The vatican & WW2

Excellent knowledge of The Eternal City, so good you can visit the places named, with a wiew of the Second World War that is not shown in "Band of Brothers" etc.The book (un)intentionally gives clues to the problems in the 90's Balkans while still engrossing the reader in a superb plot with excellent characterisation.For those who enjoy action/mystery/historical novels, with a regard for the Vatican as a political organisation with its encumbent machinations, this is an engrossing novel.

Unholy Trinity

The Unholy Trinity is a page turner. This mystery begins with the murder of a Priest who was independent enough from the Catholic Church to make the church leaders a little uneasy about him. His murder leads to several other murders, the search for unknown identities and the source of vatican gold. A romance between a journalist and a magistrate could have been left out but I guess some people just have to have it:) Two of my friends also read the book and loved it.