Pope Clement XXI is kidnapped from the Vatican; Thierry Dulac from Interpol is called in to investigate.
This is a fast-paced thriller with the usual detective hero (weakness = hates flying; strengths include beautiful girlfriend, familiarity with good food and good wine and an extensive knowledge of trivia including the specifications of military helicopters etc; he also has a catchphrase 'Just pissing great' which is unsubtly used). There is also a sinister villain with a link to the medieval Cathars. The major switch happens at about 55% of the way through; the final major twist at a rather early 85%.
There is a lot of dialogue, frequently with attribution (he said etc) and sometimes different people speak in the same paragraph. As a result I was occasionally unsure who had said what.
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