The Da Vinci Code - Hardcover

Brown, Dan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593052447 ISBN 13: 9780593052440

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2003

Synopsis

Robert Langdon, Harvard Professor of symbology, receives an urgent late-night call while in Paris- the curator of the Louvre has been murdered. Alongside the body is a series of baffling ciphers. Langdon and a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, are stunned to find a trail that leads to the works of Da Vinci - and further. The curator, part of a secret society named the Priory of Sion, may have sacrificed his life to keep secret the location of a vastly important religious relic hidden for centuries. It appears that the clandestine Vatican-sanctioned Catholic sect Opus Dei has now made its move. Unless Landon 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.

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About the Author

Dan Brown is the bestselling author of Digital Fortress, Deception Point, Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code. 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

From the Back Cover

Praise for Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code:

'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

'Intrigue and menace mingle in one of the finest mysteries I've ever read.An amazing tale with enigma piled on secrets stacked on riddles.'
CLIVE CUSSLER

'A new master of smart thrills . A pulse-quickening, brain-teasing adventure.'
PEOPLE MAGAZINE

'The more I read, the more I had to read. Dan Brown has built a world that is rich in fascinating detail, and I could not get enough of it. Mr Brown, I am your fan.'
ROBERT CRAIS

'An ingenious mixture of paranoid thriller, art-history lesson and chase story, and the most fun you can have between the sort of covers that aren't 300-count Egyptian cotton.'
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'Dan Brown has to be one of the best, smartest and most accomplished writers in the country. The Da Vinci Code is many notches above the intelligent thriller, this is pure genius.'
NELSON DE MILLE

Harvard professor Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call while on business in Paris: the elderly curator of the Louvre, Jacques SauniSre, 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 clandestine sect that has long plotted to seize the Priory's secret, has 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 devastating historical truth - will be lost for ever . . .

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593052447
• ISBN 13: 9780593052440
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464