Angels and Demons

Note: I read this because I was told it described various sites in Rome that, having recently visited the city, I might enjoy. I did.
A scientist makes a groundbreaking discovery- he is able to create antimatter. He is murdered in a gruesome manner, branded and slashed. A lethal amount of antimatter, sealed in a container that will explode in six hours unless its batteries are recharged, is missing. It is discovered beneath Vatican City, where the conclave to elect a new pope has just begun. Robert Langdon, a symbologist with a knowledge of the ancient secret brotherhod known as the Illuminati, is brought in to help find the exact location of the container. It's an over-the-top, race-against-time thriller very similar to The Davinci Code only even more preposterous. There are kidnappings, murder, torture, escapes from certain death and more plot twists than you can shake a stick at. In the midst of all this mayhem there is even a little romance. I'm not a fan of this genre, nor do I particularly like chocolate, but a little of either once in awhile can't hurt.