The Pope's Conspiracy

In the sequel to The Heretic, Benjamin and Esther Catalán have escaped the Inquisition in Spain and are seeking to re-build their lives as Jews and printers in Florence under the auspices and patronage of Lorenzo de Medici.

Their promising future is threatened, however, as they are caught up in a secret plot to murder Lorenzo and his brother Giuliano, with the powerful Pope Sixtus IV at the center of the conspiracy.