Angels and Demons was the first book written by Dan Brown that has invoked
conspiracies within the Catholic Church. The story is featured around Rome
and the Vatican City and focuses more on explaining the relation between
science and religion. This book also begins with a murder investigation of
Leonardo Vetra who was a catholic priest with an interest in science.
Leonardo Vetra along with his adopted daughter works on a life changing
experiment Big Bang in which they create a substance called Anti Matter
(opposite of Matter) which could become a powerful weapon. I found the
existence of Anti Matter quite ridiculous; however it went well with the
story. Verta was killed by illuminati and the canister containing
antimatter was stolen to destroy the Vatican City followed by a treat to
kill the four cardinals of the church one by one who were the most eligible
persons to become the Pope. Robert Langdon is called up to solve the puzzle
and to stop the disaster. In this book also we have an intelligent women
Victoria who wants to avenge her fathers death. It’s a suspenseful thriller
with lots of mysteries. Solving the mysteries require expertise in Art,
Science, Religion, Symbology etc. They are a few characters who creep in on
time, share critical information that help deciphering the codes and moving
the story forward. The regular Dan’s style of writing novels only the
puzzles and situations differ each time. Forgot to mention we have the
police also following right from the beginning creating hindrances to
Landgon’s move. This is also a part of Dan’s style of writing.