Perestroika Christi – Paperback
£21.99
In 1917 as Lenin was seizing power in Russia the Mother of God appeared to children at Fatima in Portugal and disclosed three secrets. In 1960 the Pope made public the first two, but no Pope dared reveal the third.
Now a Pope born in the Soviet Union is determined to win the ultimate battle revealed in the terrible Third Secret of Fatima. He sends Father James Ryan on an undercover mission to bring about the collapse of the Soviet Union. But senior KGB officer Lev Babakin is orchestrating his own secret plan to destroy the Catholic Church.
“John Hands’s Perestroika Christi is a wonderful thriller and I could not put it down. It is set in the crisscross world of the KGB and the Vatican, with scenes (extraordinarily prescient, it turns out) of Ukrainian nationalism: an elaborately crafted plot leads to a surprise outcome.”
—Norman Stone, Guardian Books of the Year
“A most impressive political thriller… I cannot think of another which is both so accurate and in many ways so prophetic.”
—Sir Rodric Braithwaite, British Ambassador in Moscow
“John Hands’s fast moving first novel explores the penultimate battle, fought with dastardly and Machiavellian brio…read this clever and vivid book.”
— George Bull, Sunday Times
“Genuinely scary, exciting, well plotted and nicely written.”
—Harriet Waugh, Sunday Telegraph
“John Hands weaves an ambitious tale of intrigue… Suspense so well built up.”
—Michael Dove, Sunday Express
“A first novel and a remarkable one. Remarkable for its insight into the behind-the-scenes goings-on in both Russia and the Vatican. Remarkable for the quality of the writing. Remarkable for the creation of a believable set of highly intelligent characters. Remarkable for a plot that is very complex but which is presented cogently and clearly at every stage…a formidable achievement.”
—Graham Jones, Wales on Sunday
“John Hands has his finger on the pulse in his gripping first novel Perestroika Christi.”
—Today
“A sound piece of plotting that captures a whiff of Gorky Park but leaves an aftertaste of The Omen.”
—Peter Millar, The European
“A riveting first novel.”
—Publishing News
“Compelling interest as it reaches its awesome climax.”
—Western Telegraph
Description
In 1917 as Lenin was seizing power in Russia the Mother of God appeared to children at Fatima in Portugal and disclosed three secrets. In 1960 the Pope made public the first two, but no Pope dared reveal the third.
Now a Pope born in the Soviet Union is determined to win the ultimate battle revealed in the terrible Third Secret of Fatima. He sends Father James Ryan on an undercover mission to bring about the collapse of the Soviet Union. But senior KGB officer Lev Babakin is orchestrating his own secret plan to destroy the Catholic Church.
“John Hands’s Perestroika Christi is a wonderful thriller and I could not put it down. It is set in the crisscross world of the KGB and the Vatican, with scenes (extraordinarily prescient, it turns out) of Ukrainian nationalism: an elaborately crafted plot leads to a surprise outcome.”
—Norman Stone, Guardian Books of the Year
“A most impressive political thriller… I cannot think of another which is both so accurate and in many ways so prophetic.”
—Sir Rodric Braithwaite, British Ambassador in Moscow
“John Hands’s fast moving first novel explores the penultimate battle, fought with dastardly and Machiavellian brio…read this clever and vivid book.”
— George Bull, Sunday Times
“Genuinely scary, exciting, well plotted and nicely written.”
—Harriet Waugh, Sunday Telegraph
“John Hands weaves an ambitious tale of intrigue… Suspense so well built up.”
—Michael Dove, Sunday Express
“A first novel and a remarkable one. Remarkable for its insight into the behind-the-scenes goings-on in both Russia and the Vatican. Remarkable for the quality of the writing. Remarkable for the creation of a believable set of highly intelligent characters. Remarkable for a plot that is very complex but which is presented cogently and clearly at every stage…a formidable achievement.”
—Graham Jones, Wales on Sunday
“John Hands has his finger on the pulse in his gripping first novel Perestroika Christi.”
—Today
“A sound piece of plotting that captures a whiff of Gorky Park but leaves an aftertaste of The Omen.”
—Peter Millar, The European
“A riveting first novel.”
—Publishing News
“Compelling interest as it reaches its awesome climax.”
—Western Telegraph
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