Amber H. from S LAKE TAHOE, CA wrote on 5/7/2007...
From the Publisher
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. While working to solve 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 -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.
Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.
In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can deipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever.
THE DA VINCI CODE heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightening-paced, intelligent thriller…utterly unpredictable right up to its stunning conclusion.
Melanie B. (
melaniewb) from MOSCOW, ID wrote on 5/29/2006...
Thrilling adventure. I stayed up way past midnight with this one because it was just too good to put down. Action, adventure, mystery and intrigue!
DJ M. (
Lovetoread) from TOLEDO, OH wrote on 2/9/2006...
The book is a little hard to get into if you haven't read Angels and Demons but after the first couple of chapters, it is really good.
Alta P. (
Queenie) from SUN CITY CTR, FL wrote on 8/31/2005...
This copy is in large print and has been on the best seller list for many, many months. Once you get into it, you can't put it down. It is a thoroughly enjoyable read whether one wishes to get into any controversial issues that the book has raised. It is fiction after all and meant to be so. Enjoy!