May 2004

Still waiting to read The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown? Well, you’re not alone; there are still quite a number of people on the reserve list. While you wait for your reserve to be available here are a number of titles you might try.

The Eighth Day by John Case

In this title featuring connections between the art world and the Vatican, private investigator Danny Cray is hired to discover who is behind a scheme to destroy the reputation of a notorious billionaire--an assignment that unexpectedly hurls him into a sinister world where nothing is what it seems.*

Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell

This novel focuses on the codes that exist in literature. Trying to decipher an ancient text that weaves a mathematical labyrinth within a love story, two researchers obtain a diary that may contain the key to the code, but when a fellow researcher is killed, they realize that the book contains a dangerous secret. *

Prey by Michael Crichton

In this thriller that is based on the plausible possibilities of science, deep in the remote Nevada desert, eight people are trapped inside of the Xymos Corporation by a rapidly evolving swarm of predatory molecules that have massed together to form a powerful and intelligent organism that is targeting its creators. *

Mary, Called Magdalene by Margaret George

This novel presents a picture of strong women; it draws on the Bible and secular historical research to present a fictional portrait of Mary of Magdala as she becomes part of Jesus' circle of disciples and comes into a realization of her faith.*

The Confessor by Daniel Silva

In this novel that blends a tale of corruption and conspiracy, in the wake of a Munich writer's assassination, Mossad agent Gabriel Allon and Vatican priest Pietro embark on dangerous journeys that reveal long-buried secrets affecting the fates of millions of people. *

The Prophetess by Barbara Wood

This recent novel discusses the role of women in the early church. In December 1999, Catherine Alexander discovers six ancient papyrus scrolls that reveal a hidden history of the world and its religions, but a seventh scroll, containing unimaginable power, is missing and Catherine must dodge government agents, Vatican operatives, and more to locate it. *