Amid controversy created by a newly elected Pope, a young American priest surreptitiously removes a locked steel box from the Secret Archives of the Vatican. His body is discovered the next day in Venice; the box is missing. When Washington lawyer James Patrick comes to bury his brother, he is unable to learn anything about the murder and is swept up in a webb of intrigue, apparently involving the Church, the police and even the CIA. His search for the truth leads him to Francesca Veronese, a beautiful aristocratic professor of history. Together, they travel to an ancient abbey in Tuscany...

Discovering Eden is a story of exciting adventure in the remote Montana mountain landscape known as the Crown of the Continent. It is the true story of city people who, in 1965, venture into Glacier National Park where they encounter a land of soaring mountains, icy lakes, racing rivers and emptiness. Don and Sue Sullivan learn the ways of wilderness, experience unexpected awe and joy, even survive a grizzly attack. This mountain wilderness calls them back again and again and in the process, transforms their lives. Discovering Eden is a book for those who have not had a taste of adventure in...