description: It's Easter at Princeton and two students, Tom Sullivan and Paul Harris, are a hair's breadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili -- a renowned text attributed to an Italian nobleman, a work that has baffled scholars since its publication in 1499. But as their deadline looms, research has stalled -- until a long-lost diary surfaces with a vital clue. And when a fellow researcher is murdered just hours later, Tom and Paul realize that they are not the first to glimpse the Hypnerotomachia's secrets.
language: English
title: The Rule of Four
titlecomplete: The Rule of Four
characters: Patrick Sullivan (Rule of Four), Paul Harris, Richard Curry, Gil (Preston Gilmore Rankin), Francesco Colonna, Vincent Taft, Charlie Freeman, Thomas Corelli Sullivan, Bill Stein, Katie Marchand
genres: Thriller, Historical Fiction, Historical, Suspense, Romance, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, Adventure, Fiction, Books About Books
ratings_count: 36883
places: Austin, Texas, Princeton, New Jersey, Genoa, Columbus, Ohio, Florence, Tuscany, Rome
publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio