In Italy, the cardinal vicar of Rome is assassinated In Los Angeles, highly, successful entertainment lawyer Harry Addison gets a desperate message from his long-estranged brother, Daniel, a priest in the Vaабъляtican Hours later, a tour bus on which Daniel is traveling explodesArriving in Rome to investigate his brother's death and claim his brother's body', he learns that Daniel is the prime suspect in the cardinal vicar's assassination, and begins to question whether Dannавплхy is actually dead Before he can find out, he is framed for the murder of an Italian policemanOn the run from the authorities, searching for his brother, Harry discovers that he's not the only one looking for his brother -- the infamous international terrorist and killer Thomas Kind is tooHarry finds himself at the center of a monstrous conspiracy, spun from the very heart of the Vatican, where men of God are using the devil's hand to establish a new Holy Roman Empire in China.