Product Description

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. 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. Winner of the Nielsen Bookscan Audiobook Award 2005 Winner of the Bookseller Booksellers' Audiobook Award 2005

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #600342 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-31
• Original language: German
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 454 pages

Amazon.co.uk
In 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 esoterica culled from 2,000 years of Western history.

A murder in the silent after-hours halls of the Louvre 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 daughter, 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 father'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, Neveu and Langdon embark on a breathless flight through France, England and history itself.

Brown 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. The Da Vinci Code is an enthralling read that provides rich food for thought. --Jeremy Pugh, Amazon.com

About the Author
Dan is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he spent time as an English teacher before turning his efforts fully to writing. In 1996, his interest in code-breaking and covert government agencies led him to write his first novel, Digital Fortress, which quickly became a #1 national bestselling eBook. His novels have been translated and published in more than 30 languages around the world. A native of New England, Jeff Harding has appeared in television productions as varied as Howard's End, The Fast Show, Father Ted and NCS Manhunt. He has recorded many audiobooks, including Orion's The Last Templar, Robert Ludlum's Bourne Trilogy and the best-selling Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code.

Customer Reviews

Utter Tripe
I read this only to find out how bad it is and it is very very bad indeed. I couldn't care less whether the supposed facts are fictitious but i don't believe i have ever read worse prose (H.P. Lovecraft at his worst could run him close though). It reads as though he had "how to write fiction" manual open beside him and many sentences made me laugh out loud. I despair that when hundreds of thousands of people decide to read they choose this. Brown before starting writing recorded an album of love songs sometime back in the 1990's, it may well be the worst pop album in history but he would make a better pop star than a novelist.

Not as good as I was lead to believe
I know that, with the 1000+ reviews this book has, this review is pretty pointless. But, for reasons explained by many other reviewers, I found this book absorbing, and the only thing that kept me turning the pages was so I could back up my arguments :D. I didn't find it to be difficult to tell what was going to happen, which wrecked the mystery element I was told it had. It, quite frankly, is written badly, which ruins it as a thriller. And Dan Brown is constantly adding random snippets of information in the form of flashbacks, something that constantly annoyed me as I didn't really want to hear about the main character teaching a classroom of children about things when I'm reading the "thrilling" bit. Just a bad read and waste of time.

A brilliant thriller based on facts
I am quite sure this book is based on historical facts & I have heard the author did alot of research before writing this book (although I don't know that for a fact, from the references in the book & my previous knowledge of the subject, it seems highly likely).
I had already read about the life of Jesus Christ not through the eyes of the Bible & this book only confirmed what I had read.
It doesn't matter whether you believe in the facts or not, it is still very interesting to know a different point of view & wonder.
I simply couldn't put this book down. It's a thriller full of suspence & mystery & it is wonderfully told.
From the beginning the adventure starts & it is action-filled all througout, you're always wondering what's going to happen next.
It is simply one of the best books I have read for long time.
I highly recommend it.