Q by Luther Blissett Set in Reformation Europe, Q begins with Luther's nailing of his 95 theses on the door of the cathedral

church in Wittenberg and traces the adventures and conflicts of two central characters, an Anabaptist, a member of the most radical of the Protestant sects, the anarchists of the Reformation, and a Catholic spy and informer, as they travel across Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. The four young writers who shelter behind the pseudonym Luther Blissett have created a world of intrigue, violence and intense political and religious passion. Historical BLI The Codex by Lev Grossman When hotshot young investment banker Edward Wozny is called to the home of an important and mysterious client, the last thing he expects is to be ordered to uncrate and organize a library of rare books. Edward's indignation turns to curiosity when he learns that among the volumes there may be hidden a unique medieval codex, a priceless treasure kept sealed away for many years and for many reasons. Suspense GRO The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell Tom Sullivan is about to graduate from Princeton. He's intelligent and popular, but haunted by the violent death several years earlier of his father, an academic who devoted his life to studying one of the rarest, most complex and most valuable books in the world. Since its publication in 1499, the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili has baffled scholars who have tried to understand its many mysteries. Coded in seven languages, the text is at once a passionate love story, an intricate mathematical labyrinth, and a tale of arcane brutality. Suspense CAL The Club Dumas by Arturo Perez-Reverte Lucas Corso, a gin-swilling book hunter and an expert in Napoleonic war games, is hired to authenticate an Alexandre Dumas manuscript. At the same time, a Spanish bookseller asks him to investigate two other editions of the book. General PER The Templar Legacy by Steve Berry The ancient order of the Knights Templar possessed untold wealth and absolute power over kings and popes . . . until the Inquisition, when they were wiped from the face of the earth, their hidden riches lost. But now two forces vying for the treasure have learned that it is not at all what they thought it was-and its true nature could change the modern world. Suspense BER

The Prophetess by Barbara Wood The 21st century is approaching, and Caroline Alexander is determined to translate the ancient scrolls she has discovered. Deadly enemies are on her trail, but despite several almost fatal moments, she completes the translation and finds evidence to suggest that heaven really does exist. Suspense WOO The Gospel of Judas by Simon Mawer Amongst the ancient papyri of the Dead Sea, a remarkable scroll is discovered. Written in the first century AD, it purports to be the true account of the life of Jesus, as told by Youdas the sicarios - Judas Iscariot. General MAW The Flanders Panel by Arturo Perez-Reverte The clue to a murder in the art world of contemporary Madrid lies hidden in a medieval painting of a game of chess. In the 15th-century Flemish painting two noblemen are playing chess. Yet two years before he could sit for the portrait, one of them was murdered. Suspense PER The Last Judgement by Iain Pears When Jonathan Argyll agrees to transport the "Death of Socrates" from a gallery in Paris to its new owner in Rome, he has no idea that such a worthless, nondescript painting could cause such as stir. Suspense Crime PEA

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Angels And Demons by Dan Brown In this "prequel" to the Da Vinci Code, world renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to investigate the bizarre murder of a brilliant physicist. During his investigation he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati. Suspense BRO The Genesis Code by John Case Prompted by the murder of his sister and her son, American Detective Joe Lassiter investigates the worldwide killing of children believed to be carrying the genes of Catholic saints. Suspense CAS The Name Of The Rose by Umberto Eco The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, and the empirical insights of Roger Bacon . Historical ECO The Eight by Katherine Neville When two young women in France of 1790 discover the Montglane Chess Service in Montglane Abbey, they recognise its mystic ability to provide anyone playing it with unlimited power and desperately scatter its pieces around the world. STACK / Suspense NEV The Devils Advocate by Morris West In the bare, rocky desolation of Calabria in Southern Italy, a cult of sainthood has grown around Giacomo Nerone, a mysterious figure who appeared in the last years of World War II. A dying English priest, Blaise Meredith, is dispatched from Rome as a canonical inquisitor, a Devil's Advocate, to investigate Nerone's sainthood. STACK / General WES The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl Boston. 1865. A small group of elite scholars prepares to introduce Dante's vision of hell to America. But so does a murderer. Suspense Crime PEA The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury Four masked horsemen, dressed as Templar Knights, make their way from Central Park to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They do not stop at the steps, but steer the horses through the crowds gathered for the opening of the museum's exhibition of Vatican treasures. Suspense KHO

My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk In 1590 Istanbul, the Sultan secretly commissions a great book, but any work of art--an affront to Islam--is dangerous. An historical murder mystery played amidst the perils of religious repression. Suspense Crime PAM An Instance Of The Fingerpost by Iain Pears The protagonists are four people giving evidence in a murder in 17th century England. One blames the crime on too much authority, another on the lack of it. Additionally, the novel looks at the controversies of the day, from medical experiments to religious freethinking. Suspense Crime PEA Daughter Of God by Lewis Perdue The Vatican has lost its most closely held secret -- a secret whose exposure could shatter the very foundations of Western religion, shift world power and ignite religious violence the likes of which the world has not seen for centuries. Suspense PER The Confessor by Daniel Silva A newly elected Pope pledges to open secret World War II archives but faces opposition from a secret society and conspiracies within the Vatican. Suspense SIL Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Michael Baigent Part thriller, part mystery, part history. A work of non fiction written like a modern day thriller. NF / 001.94 BAI Mary, Called Magdalene by Margaret George In a vivid recreation of Mary Magdalene's life story, bestselling author Margaret George captures this most tantalizing of all Biblical characters as she moves from girlhood to womanhood, becomes part of the circle of disciples, and comes to grips with the divine. Historical GEO The Messianic Legacy by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh And Henry Lincoln Was there more than one Christ? Who really constituted Jesus' following, and what were the real identities of Simon Peter and Judas Iscariot? What links the Vatican, the CIA, the KGB, the Mafia, Freemasonry, and the Knights Templar? The answers to these and many more intriguing and potentially explosive questions can be found in this enlightening book. STACK / 291.9 BAI

The Unburied by Charles Palliser On a visit to an old school friend in Thurchester, England, professional historian Courtine looks forward to doing research in the cathedral library and renewing ties; he does not expect to become embroiled in a controversy surrounding a centuries-old mystery, nor does he anticipate being a major witness to a gruesome murder. Suspense PAL The Amber Room by Steve Berry Atlanta judge Rachel Cutler is leading a good life --- she loves her kids, enjoys her job and has a civil relationship with her ex-husband Paul. But everything changes when her father, a man who survived the horrors of World War II, dies under strange circumstances --- and leaves behind clues to a secret he kept his entire life about The Amber Room, a part of Russian history stolen by the Nazis. Suspense BER The Clowns of God by Morris West Pope Gregory XVII claims to have received a private revelation of the end of the world --- an apocalypse coming not in some distant future but at any moment. Is he a madman (as his cardinals suspect), a mystic, or a fanatic grasping for an unholy power? STACK / General WES The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon by Richard Zimler A gripping literary mystery in the tradition of The Name of the Rose, set among secret Jews living in Lisbon in the 16th century. Historical ZIM The Gemini Contenders by Robert Ludlum A train winds through Italy towards the Alps with a precious cargo on board. The cargo is a box containing papers that could destroy the Christian world. Savarone is responsible for the documents' safety but he's marked for death by the Nazis. Suspense LUD Dantes Equation by Jane Jensen Rabbi Aharon Handalman's expertise with Torah code rearranging words and letters in the Bible - has uncovered a man's name. Who is Yosef Kobinksi, and why did God hide his name in His sacred text? Suspense JEN Gospel by Wilton Barnhardt Gospel concerns the search for a lost first-century gospel of the Bible, a document that could shake the foundations of Christianity. General BAR