THE DA VINCI CODE

Author: DAN BROWN
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication Date: 2006-06-01
Features: The bestselling phenomenon finally comes to mass-market paperback just in time for the May 19th release of Columbia Pictures' much-anticipated film adaptation, starring two-time Academy Award (winner for Best Actor Tom Hanks) and directed by Oscar-winning director Ron Howard ("A Beautiful Mind"). The Da Vinci Code is a mystery/detective novel by American author Dan Brown, published in 2003 by Doubleday. The novel is based on the controversial premise that there is a conspiracy within the Roman Catholic Church to cover up the true story of Jesus. According to this premise, the Vatican knows it is living a lie but continues to do so to keep itself in power. An ingenious code hidden in the works of Leonardo da Vinci. A desperate race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe. An astonishing truth concealed for centuries... unveiled at last. As millions of readers around the globe have already discovered, The Da Vinci Code is a reading experience unlike any other. Simultaneously lightning-paced, intelligent, and intricately layered with remarkable research and detail, Dan Brown's novel is a thrilling masterpiece—from its opening pages to its stunning conclusion.