The Omega Factor / Steve Berry.
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). Nicks job is to protect the worlds cultural artifactsanything 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 Vautoursthe Vulturesa 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 jeopardya 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 humanitys past. Success or failurelife and deathall turn on the Omega Factor.
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- ISBN: 9781668616918 :
- Physical Description: 1 audio media player : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
- Publisher: Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, [2022]
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General Note: | Title from Playaway label. ON ORDER RECORD. "HD." "LIGHT." Release date supplied by publisher. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening. |
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Parkland Community Library | PA F BER (Text) | 34422006215558 | Playaway | Available | - |