The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Harvard professor Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call while on business in Paris: the elderly curator of the Louvre, Jacques Sauniere, has been brutally murdered inside the museum.Alongside the body, police have found a series of baffling codes.As Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, begin to sort through the bizarre riddles, they are stunned to find a trail that leads to the works of Leonardo Da Vinci - and suggests the answer to a mystery that stretches deep into the vault of history. Langdon suspects the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion - a centuries old secret society - and has sacrificed his life to protect the Priory's most sacred trust: the location of a vastly important religious relic hidden for centuries.But it now appears that Opus Dei, a clandestinesect that has long plotted to seize the Prirory's secret, has now made its move.Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine code and quickly assemble the pieces of the puzzle, the Priory's secret - and a stunning historical truth - will be lost forever...Breaking the mould of traditional suspense novels, The Da Vinci Code is simultaneously lightning-paced, intelligent and intricately layered with remarkable research and detail. From the opening pages to the unpredictable and stunning conclusion, Dan Brown proves himself to be a master storyteller.
"'Wow..Blockbuster perfection...An exhilaratingly brainy thriller. Not since the advent of Harry Potter has an author so flagrantly delighted in leading readers on a breathless chase' " New York Times "'Brown's novel adroitly blends the chase-scene-stuffed thrillers of Robert Ludlum and the learned romps of Umberto Eco...For anyone who wants more brain-food than thrillers normally provide' " Sunday Times "'Exceedingly clever...Both fascinating and fun...a considerable achievement' " Washington Post "'A gripping bestseller...Brown has cracked the bestseller code' " Guardian "'Some genuinely fascinating insights into Grail history make this the best thriller FHM has read in yonks' " FHM
Dan Brown is the bestselling author of Digital Fortress, Deception Point and Angels and Demons. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he has taught English and creative writing. He lives in New England and can be found on the web at www.danbrown.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593055052 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593055055 |
| Title | The Da Vinci Code |
| Author | Dan Brown |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-07-04 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Prizes | Winner of British Book Awards: Book of the Year 2005 |
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