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With The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
masterfully concocts an intelligent and lucid thriller that
marries the gusto of an international murder mystery with a
collection of fascinating esoteria culled from 2,000 years of
Western history.
A murder in the silent after-hour halls of the Louvre museum
reveals a sinister plot to uncover a secret that has been
protected by a clandestine society since the days of Christ. The
victim is a high-ranking agent of this ancient society who, in the
moments before his death, manages to leave gruesome clues at the
scene that only his granddaughter, noted cryptographer Sophie
Neveu, and Robert Langdon, a famed symbologist, can untangle. The
duo become both suspects and detectives searching for not only
Neveu's grandfather's murderer but also the stunning secret of the
ages he was charged to protect. Mere steps ahead of the
authorities and the deadly competition, the mystery leads Neveu
and Langdon on a breathless flight through France, England, and
history itself. Brown (Angels and Demons) has created a
page-turning thriller that also provides an amazing interpretation
of Western history. Brown's hero and heroine embark on a lofty and
intriguing exploration of some of Western culture's greatest
mysteries--from the nature of the Mona Lisa's smile to the secret
of the Holy Grail. Though some will quibble with the veracity of
Brown's conjectures, therein lies the fun.
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