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First American Pope: Pontifex Maximus

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A DIFFERENT SUSPENSE NOVEL
This tells the story of a fifty year-old man's life altering decision to leave his family and become a priest. That decision ultimately leads to his election as Pope and what he believes is his God given mission to change the Catholic Church before it dwindles in significance. He struggles against shadowy Vatican enemies as well as his past secular history. The suspenseful story pits good against evil and the Pope's triumph over his human weaknesses.

GREAT READING
First American Pope is a great story that gives readers an inside look at the making of a Pope, and an emotional look back at a man's life before receiving his higher calling. Filled with fact and fiction, this story takes the reader to the heart of Rome to reveal the politics and personalities surrounding the Vatican and Papacy.

COULDN'T STOP READING!
The intrigue between the Pope, other personalities and the rest of the Vatican was enough to keep me reading. Not being Catholic, I was really engrossed in finding out about the inner workings and the politics of the Papacy. The American Pope was a thriller to the end. The human interest was such that we can all indentify with this great man.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
We believe First American Pope is well written, has interesting characters, a unique plot and would make a great movie!

Ralph Ferraro, Director, Italian American Press, November 30, 2004

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It grabs you right from the beginning and takes you through till the end! It has everything...intrigue, suspense, and lots of surprises. It taked you right into the heart of the Vatican, and the characters just come alive. It's not the type of book I usually read, now everything else seems to fade in comparison. I anxiously await the next novel from Mr. Pagnotti. I'm hooked!

Thanks to getting hooked on this book I had to stay up two nights in a row on our trip to Spain to finish this book. I couldn't put it down..it was terrific. My husband is reading and enjoying too!