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THE GREATEST CONSPIRACY OF THE PAST 2000 YEARS IS ABOUT TO UNRAVEL WHILE IN PARIS ON BUSINESS, HARVARD SYMBOLOGIST ROBERT LANGDON RECEIVES AN URGENT LATE-NIGHT PHONE CALL: THE ELDERLY CURATOR OF THE LOUVRE HAS BEEN MURDERED INSIDE THE MUSEUM. NEAR THE BODY, POLICE HAVE FOUND A BAFFLING CIPHER. SOLVING THE ENIGMATIC RIDDLE, LANGDON IS STUNNED TO DISCOVER IT LEADS TO A TRAIL OF CLUES HIDDEN IN THE WORKS OF DA VINCI... CLUES VISIBLE FOR ALL TO SEE... AND YET INGENIOUSLY DISGUISED BY THE PAINTER. LANGDON JOINS FORCES WITH A GIFTED FRENCH CRYPTOLOGIST, SOPHIE NEVEU, AND LEARNS THE LATE CURATOR WAS INVOLVED IN THE PRIORY OF SION-AN ACTUAL SECRET SOCIETY WHOSE MEMBERS INCLUDED SIR ISAAC NEWTON, BOTTICELLI, VICTOR HUGO, AND DA VINCI, AMONG OTHERS. THE LOUVRE CURATOR HAS SACRIFICED HIS LIFE TO PROTECT THE PRIORY`S MOST SACRED TRUST: THE LOCATION OF A VASTLY IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS RELIC, HIDDEN FOR CENTURIES. IN A BREATHLESS RACE THROUGH PARIS, LONDON, AND BEYOND, LANGDON AND NEVEU MATCH WITS WITH A FACELESS POWERBROKER WHO APPEARS TO WORK FOR OPUS DEI-A CLANDESTINE, VATICAN-SANCTIONED CATHOLIC SECT BELIEVED TO HAVE LONG PLOTTED TO SEIZE THE PRIORY`S SECRET. UNLESS LANGDON AND NEVEU CAN DECIPHER THE LABYRINTHINE PUZZLE IN TIME, THE PRIORY`S SECRET-AND A STUNNING HISTORICAL TRUTH-WILL BE LOST FOREVER. IN AN EXHILARATING BLEND OF RELENTLESS ADVENTURE, SCHOLARLY INTRIGUE, AND CUTTING WIT, SYMBOLOGIST ROBERT LANGDON (FIRST INTRODUCED IN DAN BROWN`S BESTSELLING ANGELS & DEMONS ) IS THE MOST ORIGINAL CHARACTER TO APPEAR IN YEARS. THE DA VINCI CODE HERALDS THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW BREED OF LIGHTENING-PACED, INTELLIGENT THRILLER... SURPRISING AT EVERY TWIST, ABSORBING AT EVERY TURN, AND IN THE END, UTTERLY UNPREDICTABLE... RIGHT UP TO ITS ASTONISHING CONCLUSION.
About Dan Brown
Dan Brown is an American author of thriller fiction, best known for the 2003 bestselling novel, *The Da Vinci Code*. Brown's novels, which are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour time period, feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into over 40 languages, and as of 2009, sold over 80 million copies.
Brown's novels that feature the lead character Robert Langdon also include historical themes and Christianity as recurring motifs, and as a result, have generated controversy. Brown states on his website that his books are not anti-Christian, though he is on a 'constant spiritual journey' himself, and says of his book *The Da Vinci Code* that it is simply "an entertaining story that promotes spiritual discussion and debate" and suggests that the book may be used "as a positive catalyst for introspection and exploration of our faith."
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[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Brown
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