The Eye of God

The Eye of God is the ninth Sigma Force novel. It was released on 25 June 2013.

Synopsis
From jamesrollins.com:

In a masterwork of historical mystery and scientific exploration, New York Times bestselling author James Rollins reveals an apocalyptic vision of the day after tomorrow, of a future predicted by the distant past, of a world doomed to burn under The Eye of God.

The crash of a U.S. military research satellite in the remote wilds of Mongolia triggers an explosive search for the valuable cargo it holds: a code-black physics project connected to the study of dark energy, the energy connected to the birth of our universe. But the last blurry image from the falling satellite captures a chilling sight: a frightening look into the future, a view of a smoldering eastern seaboard of the United States in utter ruin.

At the Vatican, a mysterious package arrives for the head of Pontifical ancient studies, sent by a colleague who had vanished a decade earlier. It contains two strange artifacts: a skull scrawled with ancient Aramaic and a tome bound in human skin. DNA testing reveals both are from Genghis Khan—the long-dead Mongol king whose undiscovered tomb is rumored to hold the vast treasures and knowledge of a lost ancient empire.

Commander Gray Pierce, and Sigma—joined by a pair of Vatican historians—race to uncover a truth tied to the fall of the Roman Empire, to a mystery bound in the roots of Christianity's origins, and to a weapon hidden for centuries that holds the fate of humanity.

Characters

 * Monsignor Vigor Verona - member of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology. Serves the Holy See as the prefect of the Vatican's secret archives.
 * Rachel Verona - niece of Vigor. Lieutenant in the Cultural Heritage Police.
 * Father Josip Tarasco - friend of Vigor, presumed dead ten years before the start of the novel. Vanished during a research trip to Hungary.
 * Painter Crowe
 * General Gregory Metcalf - head of DARPA.
 * Dr. Jada Shaw - researcher from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
 * Grey, Kowalski, and seichan

Technology

 * IoG satellites - Interpolation of Geodetic Effect.
 * Dark Energy Camera - a 570 megapixel camera array in Chile.