The Omega Factor by Steve Berry
"Dan Brown fans will want to check this one out" (Publishers Weekly): The Ghent Altarpiece is the most violated work of art in the world. Thirteen times it has been vandalized, dismantled, or stolen. Why? What secrets does it hold? Enter UNESCO investigator, Nicholas Lee, who works for the United Nations’ Cultural Liaison and Investigative Office (CLIO). Nick’s job is to protect the world’s cultural artifacts—anything and everything from countless lesser-known objects to national treasures. When Nick travels to Belgium for a visit with a woman from his past, he unwittingly stumbles on the trail of a legendary panel from the Ghent Altarpiece, stolen in 1934 under cover of night and never seen since. Soon Nick is plunged into a bitter conflict, one that has been simmering for nearly two thousand years. On one side is the Maidens of Saint-Michael, les Vautours— the Vultures—a secret order of nuns and the guardians of a great truth. Pitted against them is the Vatican, which has wanted for centuries to both find and possess what the nuns guard. Because of Nick the maidens have finally been exposed, their secret placed in dire jeopardy—a vulnerability that the Vatican swiftly moves to exploit utilizing an ambitious cardinal and a corrupt archbishop, both with agendas of their own. From the tranquil canals of Ghent, to the towering bastions of Carcassonne, and finally into an ancient abbey high in the French Pyrenees, Nick Lee must confront a modern-day religious crusade intent on eliminating a shocking truth from humanity’s past. Success or failure—life and death—all turn on the Omega Factor. Read more
Still, my favorite author, Steve Berry, did an outstanding job with The Omega Factor, even though he is making me wait another whole year for a Cotton Malone saga. Berry's usual beautifully crafted descriptions of cities, buildings, and scenery help place you in his tale's locations. And his skill and knack for weaving little-known fascinating and historical references into his storyline make this work well worth your time. I was held spellbound while reading due to the allusions to Jan Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece. I love art history, but I had never heard of this work. So, I read Berry's story with a large image of the art piece next to my Kindle screen so I could follow along. The depth of the historical and artistic references made this work worth five stars to me, bar none. What also held my interest was the story of how church fathers handled the 'creation' of Marian devotion and the weaving of Joan of Arc into this storyline. Because I loved The Omega Factor and could hardly put it down, I forgive Steve for not giving me another adventure with Cotton Malone. Nick Lee is okay, but he's no Cotton. The Omega Factor, however, is Berry at his best.
ASIN -> B09HQLPT8W Publisher -> Grand Central Publishing (June 7, 2022) Publication date -> June 7, 2022 Language -> English File size -> 2226 KB Text-to-Speech -> Enabled Screen Reader -> Supported Enhanced typesetting -> Enabled
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