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Book Cover Reveal for Incognito, a Vatican thriller by Khaled Talib

Since getting back my rights from World Castle Publishing, which had released this Vatican thriller in 2017, I decided to give the book cover a fresh look for the second edition. There is no doubt it spells an intense thrilling read.

A Readers’ Favorite award recipient, Incognito tells the story of three specialists assigned by a secret organization to find the Pope who is missing. The artwork was created by Juan Padron from Venezuela who took some of my visual suggestions.

Synopsis

Pope Gregoire XVII was last seen waving to the crowd at Saint Peter’s square from the famous Apostolic Palace window.

Despite several layers of tight security, neither the Gendarmerie nor The Entity (the Vatican’s secret service) or the Swiss Guards claim to know anything about his sudden mysterious disappearance.

As the world mourns for the pope, a frantic search begins in Italy and beyond its borders amid speculation that the Holy See may know more than they are telling.

Ayden Tanner, a former British SAS commando officer — who is officially dead — is dispatched with two other crew members to find the Supreme Pontiff by The League of Invisible Knights, a covert division of Anonymous. But trouble unexpectedly starts from the moment Ayden arrives in the city that winter day…

In a gasping chase that races from the snowy mountains of Switzerland to the secret passages under Saint Peter’s Basilica to the hilly terrains of Istanbul to the harsh desert air of Egypt, Ayden and his crew are forced to match wits with lethal assassins as they struggle on a desperate quest to prevent a terrifying tomorrow.

Book cover for the Italian version of the Vatican thriller, INCOGNITO

What do you think? Hope you like it.  The color of the book title obviously represents the official color of the Vatican. The mystery man is none other than the protagonist Ayden Tanner, a man who officially does not exist.

The translation is still in the works and is expected to be ready in a month or so.

The novel is already available in Spanish with a different cover.

The English edition was published in 2017 by World Castle Publishing, and it is available as an ebook, paperback, and hardcover.  The story centers around three mysterious individuals assigned by a secret order to find the Pope who is missing.  Here’s a review of the English edition by Readers Favorite.