The Vatican Connection

By Richard Hammer

Book Overview

Winner of the Edgar Award: The riveting account of an audacious fraud scheme that stretched from a Mafia hangout on the Lower East Side to the Vatican. With a round, open face and a penchant for tall... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0441860532
• ISBN13: 9780441860531
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Ace Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Belief and unbelief.

This 'reality' novel tells an incredible story: the Vatican through Mgr. Marcinkus tried to use $950 million of forged bonds as a collateral for new loans. But a New York policeman discovered the transactions and the key figure was convicted.The other villains, besides the Archbishop, in this unbelievable story are very well known Mafia, masonic and money laundering figures: Michele Sindona, Roberto Calvi.An only average police novel but with an astonishing content. Not to be missed.I recommend another book with the same main characters in another murky affair: David Yallop 'In God's Name. An investigation into the murder of pope John Paul I'.