
Almost immediately, the Swiss Guard discover that the flask is hidden beneath Vatican City, where the conclave to elect a new pope has just begun. Vetra's daughter, Vittoria, makes a frightening discovery: a lethal amount of antimatter, sealed in a vacuum flask that will explode in six hours unless its batteries are recharged, is missing. These Iluminati were a group of Renaissance scientists, including Galileo, who met secretly in Rome to discuss new ideas in safety from papal threat what the long-defunct association has to do with Dr. Vetra, the scientist who discovered antimatter, is found murdered with the cryptic word ""Illuminati"" branded on his chest. Robert Langdon, a Harvard specialist on religious symbolism, is called in by a Swiss research lab when Dr.


Pitting scientific terrorists against the cardinals of Vatican City, this well-plotted if over-the-top thriller is crammed with Vatican intrigue and high-tech drama.
