CERN Institute Switzerland a world-renowned scientist is found brutally murdered with a mysterious symbol seared onto his chest The Vatican Rome the College of Cardinals assembles to elect a new pope Somewhere beneath them an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion In a breathtaking race against time Harvard professor Robert Langdon must decipher a labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols if he is to defeat those responsible
- the Illuminati a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years reborn to continue their deadly vendetta against their most hated enemy the Catholic Church Origin the spellbinding new Robert Langdon thriller from Dan Brown is out now