The book gets its title from Dante's epic poem Inferno about his journey through the nine circles of hell with roman poet Virgil. The storyline is that Langdon is in possession of a tube-like projector. On the projector is a picture of Boticelli's painting titled, Map of Hell. It depicts the nine circles of Dante's hell. The mysterious element about this particular projection is that the circles are depicted incorrectly. From what I have read so far, there is a female hired killer, Vayentha, chasing Langdon and a mysterious British female Doctor named Sienna Brooks, around Florence. Also chasing and tracking them with the help of a drone, is an organized group of men, seemingly working with the American Embassy in Italy. Langdon does not remember why he is in possession of the tube and why all these people are trying to kill him.
Among the mystery characters are a silver haired female WHO official named, Dr. Elizabeth Sinskey, an otherworldly type character who calls himself the Shade, yet another man on a yacht called, The Mendacium, and who is referred to as the provost or the devil's enabler. What service does his Consortium really provide to clients? I am anxious to see how all these characters will connect.
I am only on page 154 (of 461 pages). There is so much more to come. This book brought back memories of my visit to Florence a few years ago. There is so much detail about the buildings and artwork,I am sure there will be a Dan Brown Tour of Florence any day now. In the meantime, enjoy some of my personal pics of Florence, the first one is Ponte Vecchio:
Fans of Inferno should check this interesting link out: Nine Circles of Dan Brown.
