''Cabal'' is a 1992 novel by
Michael Dibdin
Michael Dibdin (21 March 1947 – 30 March 2007) was a British crime writer, best known for inventing Aurelio Zen, the principal character in 11 crime novels set in Italy.
Early life
Dibdin was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (now West Mi ...
and the third entry in the
Aurelio Zen
Michael Dibdin (21 March 1947 – 30 March 2007) was a British crime writer, best known for inventing Aurelio Zen, the principal character in 11 crime novels set in Italy.
Early life
Dibdin was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire (now West Mi ...
series.
When, one dark night in November, Prince Ludovico Ruspanti fell a hundred and fifty feet to his death in the chapel at
St. Peter's Basilica
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican ( it, Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter's Basilica ( la, Basilica Sancti Petri), is a church built in the Renaissance style located in Vatican City, the papal e ...
, Rome, there were a number of questions to be answered. The answer the
Vatican
Vatican may refer to:
Vatican City, the city-state ruled by the pope in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museum
The Holy See
* The Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church and sovereign entity recognized ...
housekeepers want is rubber-stamped suicide. Zen, whose bad luck it is to be on call that night, is keen to oblige and return to his girlfriend Tania's bed. Unfortunately for him, things turn out to be not that simple and he finds that getting the real answers is by no means easy, as witness after witness is mysteriously silenced - by death. To crack the secret of the Vatican, Zen must penetrate the most secret place of all, the fabled Cabal. How much of a threat does it represent? How far could it reach? Does it even exist?
TV adaptation
The novel was adapted for television by the
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in the title role. It was aired in January 2011.