First sentence:
"Professor Leonardo Vestra smelled burning flesh, and he knew it was his own."
Description:
"An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target.
World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization -- the Illuminati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra. Together, they embark on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and the most secretive vault on earth -- the long-forgotten Illuminati lair." -- from the back cover
My thoughts:
I enjoyed this first adventure of symbologist Robert Langdon in Vatican City and Rome. With the unexpected and sudden flight to the CERN hadron collider and his subsequent travel to Rome to find a dangerous item, the story kept my interest throughout.
Date read: 10/15/2024
Series: Robert Langdon, #1
Genre: Thriller
Rating: 3*/5 = good
ISBN-10: 0671027360
ISBN-13: 9780671027360
Publisher: Pocket Star Books
Year: 2000
# of pages: 569
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
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