"Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown

This book is Dan Brown's first novel, and deals with moral issues such as the debate between science and religion. It outlines many of the internal workings of the Vatican (some in great detail) as a plot to blow up the Vatican unfolds during the conclave. "Angels and Demons" has many similarities with Brown's other books -- all events happen within 24 hours, it starts with a murder, and then takes a breakneck pace through many …

…Deception Point and Digital Fortress, because of its connection with The Da Vinci Code, and made it into the New York Times Bestseller List (in 2004, all four of Brown's novels were once on the list in the same week). As of 2005, there are now over 8 million copies of "Angels and Demons" in print, in a variety of languages. The book's popularity has led to a corresponding increase in tourism to the book's locations in Rome.