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A review by jarthur
The Omega Factor by Steve Berry
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
5.0
🎨 As an investigator for the UN’s Cultural Liaison and Investigative Office, Nicholas Lee’s job is to protect and preserve cultural artifacts around the world. He still has feelings for his former fiancé Kelsey who called off the wedding to become a nun and art restorer. His trip to Belgium to visit Kelsey takes a turn when her laptop is stolen while working on a painting. His chase to recover the laptop leads him to a mysterious convent and plunges him into a mystery to uncover the mystery of the Maidens of Saint-Michael. At the center of The Omega Factor is the twelfth panel of the Ghent Altarpiece, a painting stolen in 1934 and missing since. Lee’s quest for answers threatens to expose the Maidens of Saint-Michael and their centuries-long mission.
🎨 A new Steve Berry novel is something I look forward to. The Omega Factor is a typical fast-paced Berry book. His ability to generated unique and original storylines melding history with fiction is nothing short of brilliant. Nicholas Lee is a new protagonist who will hopefully return or work into Berry’s Cotton Malone series. It’s a plot-based novel with strong characters falling in the camps of heroes and villains although it’s sometimes difficult to differentiate between the two early in the story. That’s a Berry trademark. One of the best parts of any Steve Berry novel is the author’s note when he meticulously explains what is fact and what is fiction. It’s always an enlightening and well researched history lesson.
🎵 A playlist for reading The Omega Factor:
La Petite Bande - Johannes-Passion
Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks
Grail – Doomsdayer's Holiday
🎨 A new Steve Berry novel is something I look forward to. The Omega Factor is a typical fast-paced Berry book. His ability to generated unique and original storylines melding history with fiction is nothing short of brilliant. Nicholas Lee is a new protagonist who will hopefully return or work into Berry’s Cotton Malone series. It’s a plot-based novel with strong characters falling in the camps of heroes and villains although it’s sometimes difficult to differentiate between the two early in the story. That’s a Berry trademark. One of the best parts of any Steve Berry novel is the author’s note when he meticulously explains what is fact and what is fiction. It’s always an enlightening and well researched history lesson.
🎵 A playlist for reading The Omega Factor:
La Petite Bande - Johannes-Passion
Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks
Grail – Doomsdayer's Holiday