The first half of this book was filled with some very exciting and action thrilled events. Nora's brother, Andy, died in a car accident, and that put a very emotional toll on Nora. A little bit after that it says how she received a scholarship to a school and ended up on a team with some friends to decipher an ancient manuscript. Nora ends up with some letters that The Hoff, the professor in charge of the team, thought would be important to the translation of the book. After getting close to figuring out the secret of the book Chris, Nora's friend, was murdered by a secret group. The police think that Nora's boyfriend Max murdered Chris because he mysteriously disappeared after the murder of Chris. Nora meets Chris's cousin Eli while cleaning out Chris's dorm room. Nora and Adrianne go on a trip to Prague to try and find Max. Eli follows Nora and Adrianne to Prague and they all team up to find Max. They find Max but while at it get jumped by some members of the secret group who murdered Chris. They get away but are very careful not to run into the group again. Nora leads her friends on searches for a machine called the Lumen Dei, a machine that's supposed to connect you to God. She follows clues that were hidden in the letters she was deciphering. They end up finding a box that they think could be the clue to finding the machine. They also run into a nice old lady who let them look in the attic of the oldest Synagogue in Prague. While in the attic Nora finds a box that she thinks holds the remains of a special clay golem that a Priest made in the olden days. Eli and Nora sneak back into the attic to steal the box, but while at it, they are almost caught and have to run fun security. This is about where I'm at, and it has been a very action filled book.