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Dan Brown is a writer of suspenseful, atmospheric thrillers, overflowing with tantalizing tidbits of science, history, art, and religion.


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The confessor The confessor
Silva, Daniel, 1960-
For those who enjoy gripping tales of corruption and conspiracy here is a compelling spy thriller. Art restorer and Israeli agent Gabriel Allon is asked to investigate the vicious murder of his friend, a onetime agent who was researching the role of the Vatican in the Holocaust for a book. Silva presents a searing portrait of a church under siege by its own corrupt bureaucracy and corporate publicity machine.



Subjects
Spy stories.
Popes -- Fiction.
Assassins -- Fiction.
Art restorers -- Fiction.
Europe -- Fiction.


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The eighth day : a novel The eighth day : a novel
Case, John.
Provides international intrigue, religious prophecy, cutting-edge science and electrifying suspense. Case introduces us to part-time P.I. Danny Cray whose latest client wants to know why the Italian press is out to get him. But is the client on the level? Cray embarks on escapades that are zesty and riveting, moving from the streets of Washington, D.C., to the Vatican Library to an entire city buried deep under eastern Turkey where a treasured religious object lies hidden.




Subjects
Private investigators -- Fiction.
Billionaires -- Fiction.
Washington (D.C.) -- Fiction.
Rome (Italy) -- Fiction.


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Timeline Timeline
Crichton, Michael, 1942-
Blends suspense, adventure, conspiracy and technological discoveries. Thanks to the emerging field of quantum technology, any moment of the past can be actualized – and a group of historians can enter, literally, life in fourteenth-century feudal France. Imagine the risks of such a journey. There's strong suspense as Crichton cuts between past and present, where the time-travel machinery has broken: Will the heroes survive and make it back?




Subjects
Quantum theory -- Fiction.
Historians -- United States -- Fiction.
Teleportation -- Fiction.
Time travel -- Fiction.
France -- Social life and customs -- 14th century -- Fiction.
England -- Social life and customs -- 14th century -- Fiction.


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The eight : a novel The eight : a novel
Neville, Katherine, 1945-
Neville features a conspiracy theory involving an artifact reportedly having mystical properties. A legendary chess set once owned by Charlemagne is said to hold a code which when deciphered will bring great power. When the set is dispersed during the French Revolution, a young novice risks her life to safeguard it. Alternating with her story are the present-day efforts of a U.S. computer expert and a Russian chess master to assemble the set and solve its mystery. The Eight serves up plenty of action, mathematical puzzles, crosswords, and cryptograms.




Subjects
Puzzles -- Fiction.


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7 deadly wonders : a novel 7 deadly wonders : a novel
Reilly, Matthew.
Suspense, adventure and break-neck action abound in this greatest treasure hunt of all time – a headlong race to find the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. A prediction that promises ultimate power to whomever restores the Golden Capstone, an ancient Egyptian structure that protected people from global flooding before it was broken and scattered by Alexander the Great, prompts a brutal competition. A team of commandos, accompanied by 10-year-old Lily, one of only two people in the world who can decipher the code, embarks on a global journey filled with booby-trapped mines, stupendous ancient wonders, gigantic evil forces, and adventure beyond imagination.




Subjects
Seven Wonders of the World -- Fiction.
Curiosities and wonders -- Fiction.
Architecture, Ancient -- Fiction.
Antiquities -- Fiction.


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The Holy Bullet The Holy Bullet
Rocha, Luis Miguel
Another fast-paced thriller featuring the Catholic Church, assassins, conspiracy, and a secret society. Rocha explores a conspiracy surrounding the 1981 attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II. Journalist Sarah Monteiro, previously seen in The Last Pope, is again drawn into the web of international conspiracy, and must reunite – reluctantly – with the mysterious priest/assassin Rafael, and the sinister mastermind known only as JC.




Subjects
Seven Wonders of the World -- Fiction.
Curiosities and wonders -- Fiction.
Architecture, Ancient -- Fiction.
Antiquities -- Fiction.


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Corsair : a novel of the Oregon files Corsair : a novel of the Oregon files
Cussler, Clive.
This adventure is filled with action, and includes an historical mystery, a secret corporation terrorists, an ancient artifact, and plenty of suspense and international intrigue. When the U.S. secretary of state's plane crashes while bringing her to a summit meeting in Libya, the CIA, distrusting the Libyans, hire Juan Cabrillo to search for her – in a manhunt that pits him against Islamic terrorists and a search for answers regarding a centuries-old Islamic manuscript.




Subjects
Cabrillo, Juan (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Mercenary troops -- Fiction.


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The codex The codex
Preston, Douglas J.
For those who enjoy fast-paced science-based thrillers. A notorious treasure hunter and tomb robber accumulated a priceless collection of rare art, gems, and artifacts before vanishing completely-along with all his riches, leaving a message to his three sons that he’d buried himself and his treasures somewhere in the world. If his sons wish to claim his inheritance, they must find their father's concealed tomb. Among the priceless possessions include a codex – an ancient Mayan manuscript that contains all the lost arts of Mayan herbal medicine, secrets which will revolutionize pharmacology. So begins the sons’ race against mercenaries and a nasty villain.




Subjects
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Fiction.
Archaeological thefts -- Fiction.
Fathers and sons -- Fiction.
Missing persons -- Fiction.
Treasure troves -- Fiction.


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Daughter of God Daughter of God
Perdue, Lewis.
Suspenseful story involving the religious cover-up, relics, gangsters and agents. A religious relic's very existence was kept secret by the Vatican for centuries: it's a burial shroud clearly showing the image of a young girl, a second messiah. This “daughter of God” was killed, along with her entire village, in the time of Constantine, because her sex and her healing powers threatened the fledgling Christian religion. When art broker/historian Zoe Ridgeway discovers the relic and is kidnapped her husband Seth, ex-L.A. cop turned comparative religion professor, steps in and soon the head of Vatican intelligence, the Russian mafiya and other sinister agents give murderous chase.




Subjects
Messiah -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600 -- Fiction.
Women -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600 -- Fiction.
Women art dealers -- Switzerland -- Fiction.


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The book of Q : a novel The book of Q : a novel
Rabb, Jonathan.
For those who appreciate an intelligent, complicated thriller, including a religious relic, secret society, religious conspiracy, and competition for power. A prayer written in the early days of Christianity is sought by individuals who hope to achieve world domination while wreaking havoc on the Catholic Church. Father Ian Pearse, a researcher at the Vatican Library, stumbles upon an ancient conspiracy that could destroy the Catholic Church. Long thought dead, a dangerous sect called the Manichaeans has resurfaced, and Pearse must decipher an enigmatic prayer if he is to stop their plan. His life in jeopardy, Pearse finds that the closer he gets to the truth, the closer he gets to the Pope himself.




Subjects
Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Fiction.
Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Fiction.
Bosnia and Hercegovina -- Fiction.
Heresies, Christian -- Fiction.
Conspiracies -- Fiction.


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