The Pope's Puppet

by Richard Joseph Zazzi

Overview

What if World War II hadn't been started by Hitler but rather a rogue Roman Catholic cardinal who used Adolph as his puppet in his evil game of money, power, and control? The Pope's Puppet is a novel based on historical events. The players were established through history and many of the facts are true but the overall storyline is entirely a work of fiction. The characters in the book tell a tale of how a sinister and power hungry Roman Catholic cardinal discovers a fledgling artist and turns him into the monster all too well known and made infamous by his actions and the events of World War II. The story follows the cardinal as he rises to the highest level of the church and develops a relationship with his young protégé, Adolf. Adolf, living in one of the poorest sections of Vienna, comes under the spell of his wealthy benefactor, and they become deeply involved with each other, maybe a little too deeply. The protagonist, a young, beautiful, and extremely intelligent English professor who gets recruited as an agent for the British government. Her clandestine mission is to infiltrate the upper German echelon and use her charm and language skills to collect highly sensitive and top secret information, ultimately providing the Allied Forces with the means to end the war. All the personal relationships presented in this book are purely fictitious! The story does weave real facts and historical occurrences with human drama and adventure BUT DON'T expect a history lesson! The author takes the liberty to twist the historical events of that time period to match his plot-line.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466306400
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	04/19/2012
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

RICHARD JOSEPH ZAZZI was raised on a winery in northern California owned by his traditional Italian family and was a therapist for nearly twenty years. Now retired, he and his wife have three grown sons and live in a remote part of Hawaii. They share their home with a German Shepherd/Border Collie mix named Bobo and an alley cat named Tiggy.

Richard started writing several years ago and this is his third fiction novel. Currently, he is working on a sequel to the Arctic Rose, a light-hearted mystery with characters from Hawaii. Richard likes to incorporate elements of history or political/societal conflict into his work.

The Pope's Puppet was inspired by his Italian upbringing and his observations of the developments within the Roman Catholic Church during World War II and later discoveries of crimes committed during those years.

Some of the scenery and characters in the Pope's Puppet are based on real locations and life events from Richard's wife who was born and raised in Berlin, Germany.

Richard is an avid reader himself. He enjoys fiction and non-fiction alike. When he is not reading or writing, he loves to pass time playing his guitar or listening to music. His favorite musical performers among many others are Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, and many of the old Blues artists.

Finally, his most favorite thing of all is to spend time with his wife and whenever possible the rest of his busy family.

If you would like to know more about Richard and his work or would like to contact him, please visit his website at www.zazzi.com