The Indian Pope

""An Indian is elected the Pope. He decides to clean up the Church, focussing primarily on three issues: Reopen an inquiry into the purchase of counterfeit bonds the Vatican had made in recent years, knowing they were fake. Throw open the vaults of the Vatican archives containing incriminating documents on the Church-Nazi-Fascist nexus. Three, name and shame members of the clergy involved in child sex abuse. Vested interests, within the Vatican and outside, face ruin if the truth were to come out. The Pope has to be stopped. A conspiracy is hatched to assassinate him during his tour of India. The plot extends from Rome to Palermo, from Mauritius to New York, Quetta to Islamabad, and Chennai to Delhi. National Security Advisor Rudra Patnaik, also known as the Viper, stumbles upon the conspiracy. He must foil the plot and unmask the conspirators.""

""Rajesh Singh is the co-author of the recently released book Iconic Indians: 75 Extraordinary Individuals who Inspired the Country. His previously published works include Baahubalis of Indian Politics: From Bullet to Ballot and Portraits of Hindutva: From Harappa to Ayodhya. Besides, he has written two fiction thrillers, The Viper and The K Conspiracy. He has been a freelance analyst of politics, governance, and public affairs and has contributed articles to well-known think tanks such as Vivekananda International Foundation and the Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation, as well as several media platforms such as ABP News and Wion. He had a nine-year stint with the Delhi-based The Pioneer, where he was first the deputy national bureau chief and later the opinion editor. He also served as media advisor to Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar in 2002-03. He is based in Ghaziabad. ""