The Einstein Enigma - Paperback

by José Rodrigues Dos Santos (Author)

Combining the thrilling narrative style and imagination of Dan Brown and James Rollins with the intellectual depth of Umberto Ecco and Matthew Pearl, Jos Rodrigues dos Santos dazzles with his remarkable thriller, The Einstein Enigma. The internationally bestselling author of Codex 632, dos Santos combines cryptology, international espionage, and a secret formula created by the most famous physicist of all time, Albert Einstein--and masterfully fuses science with religion in a breathtaking Da Vinci Code-like mix--in a novel guaranteed to get the heart and the mind both racing furiously.

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Princeton, New Jersey, 1951: As a CIA operative watches from the shadows, two old men--Israeli prime minister David Ben-Gurion and world-renowned scientist Albert Einstein--enter Einstein's home to speak privately about nuclear weapons and the existence of God.

Present Day Cairo, Egypt: Over lunch in the Muslim quarter, world-famous cryptanalyst Thomas Noronha is hired by a beautiful dark-haired woman, Ariana Pakravan, to decipher a cryptogram hidden in a recently discovered secret document under heavy security in Tehran. A manuscript penned by Albert Einstein, it is titled Die Gottesformel: The God Formula.

So begins a remarkable adventure that spans the world, as Thomas and Ariana pursue the dangerous truth behind an incredible document. The Einstein Enigma is a breathtaking fusion of science, thriller, and religion, a mind-bending trip to the source of time, the essence of the universe, and the meaning of life itself.