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The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown

  • 489 pages · about 8 hours
  • First published 2003
  • 203 editions
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1 About this book

The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown. It is Brown's second novel to include the character Robert Langdon: the first was his 2000 novel Angels & Demons.

The Da Vinci Code follows "symbologist" Robert Langdon and cryptologist Sophie Neveu after a murder in the Louvre Museum in Paris causes them to become involved in a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene having had a child together.

  • Suspense & Thriller
  • Mystery & Suspense
  • Thrillers
  • Adventure
  • Mystery
  • Crimes against
  • Safe deposit boxes
  • Templars

2 What to expect

A fast thriller: a symbologist and a cryptologist follow clues through Paris and London toward a religious secret. Short chapters, cliffhangers and puzzles; the history is fictionalized.

Good for readers who want: a thriller, puzzles and codes, and a fast pace.

3 About Dan Brown

Born 1964

Daniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American writer best known for his thriller novels, particularly the Robert Langdon series Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), The Lost Symbol (2009), Inferno (2013), Origin (2017) and The Secret of Secrets (2025). His novels are treasure hunts that usually take place over a 24-hour period and center on recurring themes of cryptography, art, and conspiracy theories.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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