Christmas has come to Rome, and the smell of candyfloss and oranges is in the air. Tourists and locals, for once, are all united in happy expectation of the holiday season. The only person whose stress levels are sky-rocketing is Pope Peter II; and it’s not just because of the pontiff’s hectic December schedule, either. His elder sisters are more than a little concerned about a Spanish priest who has unaccountably gone missing. Peter, of course, can’t resist investigating the young man’s puzzling disappearance personally…
