Dan Brown "The Lost Symbol"

Malakha, tattooed villain whose main motivation is the obtaining of an ancient source of power, destroys the Smithonsonian-sponsored laboratory of Dr. Katherine Solomon;
When R. Lengdon and Dr. Katherine Solomon arrives at Malakh home, he puts Langdon in a tank of breathable oxygenated liquid from where Langdon unlocks the code at the Pyramid's base;
In the Temple, threatening to release a heavily edited videotape where visible government men, Malakh forces from the Word out of Peter Solomon, man without arms, and tattoos it on his head.
Characteristics of the main characters
Robert Lengdon - A professor of symbology at Harvard University, who will be happy to lecture rather than take part in dangerous activities ;
Malakh - Cruel man who for years spent in prison, later lived in Greece, and searched for the meaning of life. His body is covered with tattoos.
Katherine Solomon - Noetic scientist, sister of Peter Solomon, her wit helped solve the mystery, confident, beautiful woman.…