Suspense - 4: La règle de quatre

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An ivy league murder, a mysterious coded manuscript, and the secrets of a Renaissance prince collide memorably in this brilliant work of fiction that weaves together suspense and scholarship, high art and unimaginable treachery. It’s Easter at Princeton, and seniors are scrambling to finish their theses. Two students, Tom Sullivan and Paul Harris, are close to solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, a renowned text attributed to an Italian nobleman that has baffled scholars since 1499. For Tom, their research connects to his family's past and complicates his love life, while for Paul, it has become an obsession. As their deadline approaches, research stalls until a long-lost diary surfaces with a crucial clue. However, when a fellow researcher is murdered shortly after, Tom and Paul realize they are not the first to uncover the Hypnerotomachia's secrets. The stakes rise as they delve deeper into the codes and riddles of the text, seeing it not just as a story of faith and eroticism, but as a bizarre mathematical maze. As they inch closer to deciphering the final puzzle, they understand that their own lives are in grave danger, as at least one person has been killed for knowing too much. From fifteenth-century Rome to Princeton, this tale takes readers on an entertaining and illuminating journey through history, culminating in nearly unbearable suspense.