Cover of Dan Brown's Inferno Released

The cover of Dan Brown's fourth Robert Langdon thriller — Inferno — has been released (right; click for larger image). Set in Italy, the novel centers on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces, Dante's Inferno.

Here's a brief synopsys for the book, which is scheduled to be published May 14th, 2013: In the heart of Italy, Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centered on one of history's most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces … Dante's Inferno. Against this backdrop, Langdon battles a chilling adversary and grapples with an ingenious riddle that pulls him into a landscape of classic art, secret passageways, and futuristic science. Drawing from Dante's dark epic poem, Langdon races to find answers and decide whom to trust … before the world is irrevocably altered.