The Lost Symbol Author:Dan Brown The Lost Symbol the stunning follow up to The DaVinci Code is a masterstroke of storytelling a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes and unseen threats all under the watchful eye of a terrifying villain. set within the hidden tunnels and temples of Washington DC The Lost Symbol accelerates through a startling landscaped toward an u... more »nthinkable finale. Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to deliver an evening lecture in the US Capitol building. within minutes of his arrival the night takes a bizarre turn. a disturbing object- artfully encoded with five symbols- is discovered in the Capitol building. the object is an ancient invitation meant to usher its recipient into a long lost world of esoteric wisdom. and when Langdons mentor Peter Solomon- a prominent Mason and philanthropists- is kidnapped Langdons only hope of saving peter is to accept this invitation and follow it wherever it leads him Langdon finds himself plunged into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history and never before seen locations... all of which seems to be dragging him toward a single inconceivable truth. The Lost Symbol is exactly what Dan Brown's fans have been waiting for... his most thrilling novel yet« less