Publisher's Synopsis
Matteo Deferri, a former agent of SISMI (Italian intelligence services) turned Vatican archivist, accidentally discovers an 18th-century manuscript mentioning a "Pact of Shadows"-a secret agreement between the Freemasons, the Illuminati, and a hidden branch of the Church. The document references a Seal capable of manipulating global power.
Elena Kovac, a Russian hacker and former FSB agent on the run after stealing compromising data about a joint operation between the CIA and Russian intelligence, comes into possession of a digital key that complements Matteo's manuscript. The two meet in a whirlwind encounter in Rome, pursued by intelligence agencies and Freemasons from across the globe. As they race through forbidden archives, catacombs, and meetings of the powerful, Matteo and Elena discover that the Seal is not an object but an algorithm developed by Newton himself, capable of predicting (and manipulating) global events. Whoever controls it can unleash chaos or dominate the world. A breathless thriller set in a Rome unlike any you've seen before.
