Rome, February 2005. After twenty-eight years ruling the Catholic Church with iron hand, Pope John Paul II is in his death agony. The portuguese cardinal Marcelo Oliveira is commissioned by the dean of the cardinal’s college — a conspicuous member of the Opus Dei — with a task that clearly infringes the canon law: he must collect the vote of three cardinals who will participate in the election of the new Pope during the upcoming conclave. But many contenders are standing in his way and his stratagems will be soon discovered by the press; from that moment, the course of the conclave will take a completely unexpected turn…

His Eminence is a page-turning thriller about the last days of Pope John Paul II and the fight for influence and power triggered after his death. The opposite factions of the conclave, lead by two powerful cardinals, start an undercover fight against each other to win votes in their favour and achieve power at any cost.

A gripping read full of journalistic detail and the best adventure thriller know-how.

Published by Ediciones El Andén, 2007, 303 pages