"Unputdownable" is how the Guardian describes Robert Harris' new book.
Conclave is about the election system used to pluck a lucky cardinal and vote him in as the new Pope. This papal conclave set sometime in the near future. The pope has died and the cardinals are gathering to elect his successor.
Harris spoke to Gavan about the election system that dates back
Harris also spoke about his source material- a cardinal's diary detailing the 2005 of Pope Benedict and his visit to the Vatican.