'Angels and Demons' by Dan Brown

Just finished this great work by Dan Brown.
It's the second book from Dan Brown I've read so far - first was 'Deception Point'.
'Deception Point' was great too but to be honest I liked 'Angels and Demons' much more. Maybe because 'Angels and Demons' is more about ancient myths and religious conspiracies - which I enjoy more then political plots like in 'Deception Point'.

The next book is already on my desk. 'Digital Fortress' again by Dan Brown. :-)

The plot:

When a world renowed CERN scientist is found brutally murdered, a Harvard professor, Robert Langdon, is summoned to identify the mysterious symbol seared onto the dead man's chest. His conclusion: It is the work of a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundret years - the Illuminati - now reborn to continue their bitter vendetta against their sworn enemy, the Catholic Church.

In Rome, the college of cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Yet somewhere within the walls of the Vatican, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion.
While the minutes tick away, Langdon joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to decipher the labyrithine trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome to the long-forgotten Illuminati lair - a secret refuge wherein lies the only hope for the Vatican.

But with each revelation comes another twist, another turn in the plot which leaves Langdon and Vetra reeling and at the mercy of a seemingly invincible enemy.

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