Readers thrilled by The Da Vinci Code will relish the multi-layered secrets of The Eight. MATTHEW PEARL, author of The Dante Club A BIG, RICH, TWO-TIERED CONFECTION OF A NOVEL . . . A ROUSING, AMUSING GAME. San Francisco Chronicle A fascinating piece of entertainment that manages to be both vibrant and cerebral . . . Few will find it resistible. Los Angeles Times Book Review With alchemical skill, Neville blends modern romance, historical fiction, and medieval mystery . . . and comes up with gold. People From the Trade Paperback edition.