The Pope’s Conspiracy

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By Lew Weinstein ’62

Published Jan. 21, 2016

(CreateSpace) In the sequel to his debut novel, The Heretic, Weinstein tells the story of two Jewish printers who get involved in a conspiracy led by Pope Sixtus IV to kill Lorenzo de Medici, one of the most powerful men in Europe. The novel, based on historical events, offers a glimpse into Renaissance Florence and the religious tensions that characterized it. Weinstein is the author of four novels.

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