The Last Confession

Albino Luciana is elected to succeed Pope Paul VI and takes the name Pope John Paul I. He quickly establishes himself as a liberal. But 33 days later he is dead. No autopsy is performed, no investigation is carried out and the Vatican's press release about the cause of death is found to be inaccurate.The evening before his death, the Pope has told a number of influential, yet hostile, cardinals, that he intends to replace them. Bellini, who was expected to have been elected Pope, misses out once again as Pope John Paul II is chosen.The thriller goes behind the scenes at the Vatican, uncovering bitter rivalries, political manoeuvrings and crises of faith as people begin to question whether Pope John Paul I was murdered and whether there was a cover up sanctioned by powerful elements within the Church. and crises of faith surrounding the untimely death of Pope John Paul I in 1978.