His study was nearing completion. His findings would undoubtedly stoke the fire of controversy, but no matter. Finally he would prove that Francis Bacon wrote the plays, not Shakespeare.
It was his life’s work. Financial backing from the governing bodies of Britain’s leading research institutes had allowed him to carry out experiments on organic matter taken from the original manuscripts.
Data had been processed; results cross referenced. Four centuries on, technology would solve the riddle. The computer would give him the author’s name.
A beep. Paper spewed out of the printer. He grabbed it and read the result…
“Dan Brown??”
