# A Thief in the Night

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- Book: [A Thief in the Night](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-cornwell/a-thief-in-the-night) ([A Thief in the Night.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-cornwell/a-thief-in-the-night.md))
- Authors: [John Cornwell](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-cornwell)
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- ISBN: 978-01-4100-183-8
- Pages: 368
- Published: 2001-05-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

“A model of investigatory journalism and a small masterpiece of the genre.”—Anthony Burgess On the eve of September 28, 1978, John Paul I died unexpectedly—apparently of a heart...