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The Last Supper
Author(s): Philip Willan (Author)
- Publisher: Robinson Publishing
- Publication Date: 12 April 2007
- Language: English
- Print length: 400 pages
- ISBN-10: 1845292960
- ISBN-13: 9781845292966
Book Description
This title presents the truth at last about one of the world’s great unsolved crimes. The death of Roberto ‘God’s Banker’ Calvi, found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge in 1982 days before his bank’s collapse, remains one of the most extraordinary crimes of all time. Straight from the dark heart of Italy, it involved dark Masonic rituals, political involvement at the highest level, bizarre forensics, intense mafia involvement, the Vatican, a man on the run, and phenomenal sums of money swirling around. Revealing new sources that speak for the first time, investigative journalist Philip Willan finally uncovers the full truth behind Calvi’s death and his last days on the run. Calvi’s elimination prevented the world from learning the full truth about the activities of the Masonic sect P2, that secret ‘shadow state’ whose top-rank membership had been discovered shortly before. Had Calvi’s death been investigated properly, Italy government today might have been very different. And the failure to investigate began in England. This true story of a man falling off the precipice is also a shocking political expose.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘This book is full of incredible stories, leads, hints and
allegatiopns across 30 years of post-WW2 history’
— Lobster – review ‘This book is full of incredible stories, leads, hints and allegatiopns across 30 years of post-WW2 history’ Lobster
allegatiopns across 30 years of post-WW2 history’
— Lobster – review ‘This book is full of incredible stories, leads, hints and allegatiopns across 30 years of post-WW2 history’ Lobster
Phew! This book is a massive read. —
The Roman Forum, January 2008The meticulously researched book makes for a surprisingly smooth and fascinating read. —
Bloomberg, May 27 2007The meticulously researched book makes for a surprisingly smooth and fascinating read.
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This book is full of incredible stories, leads, hints and allegations across 30 years of post-WW2 history. —
LobsterThis powerfully written account will be required reading for students of recent Italian and Vatican history. —
The Tablet, February 2 2008About the Author
Philip Willan is a Guardian writer based in Rome who has followed the Calvi case since it first broke. He is the author of The Puppetmasters: The Political Use of Terrorism in Italy, and contributed to David Yallop’s In God’s Name and Charles Raw’s The Money Changers.
