THE PLOT TO KILL THE POPE

Hardback, 1st US edn. An expert reconstructs the conspiracy behind the plot to kill Pope John Paul II. On May 23, 1981, a young Turkish terrorist named Mehmet Ali Agca came within inches of mortally wounding His Holiness in a dramatic assassination attempt in St. Peter's Square. Who was Agca? What brought him to that infamous moment in Rome? Was he a fanatic, or was the assassination attempt a carefully orchestrated conspiracy, with Agca, a professional assassin, no more than a hired gun? Rumours of a conspiracy have circulated from the very beginning, and there is now convincing evidence, including admissions by Agca himself; fantastic as it seems, the facts point conclusively toward the Soviets as instigators of one of the most cynical yet logical plots of all time. Pope John Paul II was perceived by the men in the Kremlin as a unique threat to Soviet domination of Eastern Europe. The author builds an overwhelming and convincing case for the conspiracy and provides shocking insights into some of the most disturbing issues of the time. With Conclusion, Chronology, Notes and Index. 216pp. 8vo. h/back. With 3 small 'inking out' marks to fep o/w Vg+ in Vg+ pcdw.