The Genesis Code

Italy : a dying doctor makes a chilling confession to the priest in a remote hillside village... Washington D.C. : a mother and her young son are savagely murdered before their house is burned to the ground... Joe Lassiter, the woman's brother, uncovers a series of similar killings around the world... What is the connection ? Who are the shadowy, merciless killers ? And what is the Genesis Code, a secret so unthinkable that powerful men will do anything to ensure it remains in the grave ?