Covenant Of The Dead – Glenn Cooper

Lastly, he descended to the basement to explore the most recently added archival space, affectionately known to insiders as the Bunker. There, under the Cortile della Pigna of the Vatican Museums, were forty-three kilometers of shelving in a two-story climate-controlled concrete behemoth. The Bunker housed a huge array of documents, ancient and modern. To his delight, he was even allowed to enter the most secure storerooms adjacent to the bunker where the greatest treasures of the archives were kept— among others, the letter from English noblemen to the Pope Clement VII concerning the “Great Matter” of Henry VIII’s divorce, the Edict of Worms with the signature of Emperor Charles, and the bull excommunicating Martin Luther.

He remembered how he felt when he emerged, celebratory, from his inaugural visit, and how, those days being those days, he’d gone to the nearest bar to drink himself silly. Cal went through the study room where academics from around the world sat at desks, waiting for the archival staff to bring them their requested documents, or reading and taking notes.

There were a few curious stares and jealous looks as he glided toward the staff entrance of the storage areas. Suddenly, an archivist in her early twenties called out in Italian, “Excuse me, Sir. You can’t go in there.” Cal stopped, smiled at the pretty young woman, and thought about how to respond without coming off as pompous. Fortunately, he didn’t need to. Another more senior archivist heard the raised voice and approached her. “That’s Professor Donovan.

He has papal permission to go wherever he likes.” Cal heard the young woman whisper, “Really? Why?” “I’ll tell you about him later,” the more senior woman said. She approached Cal. “It’s okay, Professor. Sorry for that.” “Not a problem,” he said cheerfully.

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No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Cover design by Spike Gragard. Author Photo by Giliola Chistè. ISBN(eBook): 978-1-971648-08-8 ISBN(Paperback): 978-1-971648-09-5 Published by Lascaux Media Title Production by The Bookwhisperer OceanofPDF.com CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Epilogue The Showstone Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 About the Author Also by Glenn Cooper OceanofPDF.com CHAPTER ONE Wellspring House, the residence of the Sisters of the Living Well, was one of the older dwellings in Roslindale, a melting pot neighborhood in Boston.

Its clapboards needed a fresh coat of paint, and its roof was on its last legs, but the 1882 Victorian was otherwise in fairly good shape for its age. The eight nuns who lived there were happy to call it home. Mealtimes at Wellspring House were carefully choreographed. Sister Gabriela, its venerable leader, posted a monthly rota on the corkboard assigning cooking, shopping, and cleaning chores. Tonight, Sister Lidia’s haddock garnered fulsome praise, and after dinner, while others did the washing up, she was the first to retire to the lounge.

Soon, she was joined by one of this month’s shoppers, Sister Claudine. “How was hospice?” Claudine asked. “All in all, quite a lovely day,” Lidia said, kicking off her orthopedic shoes and resting swollen, stockinged feet on an ottoman. “One of the girls who volunteers with therapy dogs brought the sweetest labradoodle in.

The patients loved him.” “What’s a labradoodle?”

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