Summary:
In this novel a professor at Harvard, Robert Langdon is called upon to help solve a murder in which the victim's chest is branded with the word Illuminati. Langdon is an expert on the Illuminati society so he travels to Switzerland to try and solve the mystery. Langdon joins with the daughter of the victim, Vittoria Vetra as he searches for the culprit. A canister of antimatter is stolen from Vittoria's father's lab and it is seen on a camera which is located somewhere in the Vatican. In the Vatican all of the cardinals of the Catholic Church are deciding on who the next Pope should be. A member of the Illuminati informs Langdon that he has the four most powerful cardinals and he will murder them one by one and then allow the antimatter bomb to destroy Vatican City. From this point on Robert Langdon and Vittoria Vetra are racing against time to try and find and save the missing cardinals and to discover the whereabouts of the explosive canister of antimatter. They travel to many historic locations in the Vatican and collect more and more clues. They begin to piece together the mystery and discover the plans of the criminals. As the each of the cardinals begin to be murdered gruesomely Langdon and Vetra try hard to find clues leading them to the bomb and the evil, sadistic Illuminati.
Review:
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was very suspenseful and mysterious. I also learned a lot about the history of the Catholic Church and of Vatican City. It is one of the best novels I have ever read.
Quote:
"Hassassin: "Faith does not protect you. Medicine and airbags… those are things that protect you. God does not protect you. Intelligence protects you. Enlightenment. Put your faith in something with tangible results. How long has it been since someone walked on water? Modern miracles belong to science… computers, vaccines, space stations… even the divine miracle of creation. Matter from nothing… in a lab. Who needs God? No! Science is God.""
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