Description
A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe.
An astonishing truth concealed for centuries . . . unveiled at last.
While in Paris, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night. The elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum, his body covered in baffling symbols. As Langdon and gifted French cryptologist Sophie Neveu sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to discover a trail of clues hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci�clues visible for all to see and yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.
Even more startling, the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion�a secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci�and he guarded a breathtaking historical secret. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle�while avoiding the faceless adversary who shadows their every move�the explosive, ancient truth will be lost forever.
As millions of readers around the globe have already discovered, The Da Vinci Code is a reading experience unlike any other. Simultaneously lightning-paced, intelligent, and intricately layered with remarkable research and detail, Dan Brown's novel is a thrilling masterpiece�from its opening pages to its stunning conclusion.
"Read the book and be enlightened." -The Washington Post Book World
"Blockbuster perfection. . . . A gleefully erudite suspense novel." -The New York Times
"A pulse-quickening, brain-teasing adventure." -People
"Thriller writing doesn't get any better than this." -The Denver Post
Format: Softcover Pocketbook, 496 pages