The Watchers

From my uncle! The end veered a little Da Vinci Code for me in a "this plot is QUITE complicated" way, and although the setting is current the characters have pretty anachronistic ways of speaking (this is arguably justifiable in 2/3 cases for the main characters, but only arguably). STILL, effective suspense and an interesting threading of various historical themes. And good enough for me to want to read the full trilogy.